Welcome to Speech and Debate!
The purpose of this class is to help you develop solid thinking skills as well as learning how to most effectively speak in public. I hope this semester you will know what you believe and why, that you will be able to analyse media and other spoken communication to disseminate what is truly being said and why.
Therefore we will learn to:
Examine the underlying premise of a position
Learn to locate the values/mindset and assumptions behind positions expressed by others
Articulate your position clearly & persuasively
I believe that students who have the thinking skills to analytically process the ideas they are confronted with in our culture, are better equipped to stand firmly for what they believe when challenged by opposing worldviews.
Most often you will have speeches to watch, analyse and respond to for your blog assignments. Occasionally there may be other prompts or activities for which you will be required to respond.
Your posts will be due on Wednesdays at 4:00pm. Your first post will be due on September 4.
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