Students successfully completing this course will be able to:

*understand all the basic ideas of debate and rhetoric including the five faculties of oratory, modes of persuasion (ethos, pathos, logos), general lines of argument, and tropes
*be introduced to modern forms of debate and rhetoric in areas including:
Impromptu
Declamation
Oral Interpretation of Literature
Original Oratory
Extemporaneous Speaking
Public Forum

* to communicate effectively through speaking, thinking adroitly and responding fluently
* Be introduced to the storied history of the art of rhetoric from Aristotle to Winston Churchill
* Improve memory retention and organizational skills
* Gain confidence and poise in oral presentation
* Expand vocabulary and word usage
* To be able to write powerfully and persuasively utilizing all forms of rhetorical devices
* To craft and present original and persuasive speeches

Founder and former coach of an award-winning Speech and Debate team that competed at local, state and national levels, long-time speech judge for local, regional, national speech events for National Catholic Forensic League and National Speech and Debate Association, former teacher of high school debate and rhetoric, art history, literature, and AP Language and Composition. 

提供的家庭作業
Short homework assignments will be given after each class to form a bridge to the next class. Assignments will vary from short writing assignments to watching and making notes on speech videos to outlining and then crafting original speeches. The assignments promise to be intriguing and fun and will not require more than 60 minutes a week. 
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提供的評估
As a class we are a Team and Team members support each other to do their very best. Our class will also learn to judge each others presentations using the formal judging sheets from the National Speech and Debate Association. I will be judging as well as explaining and modeling how to judge and assess presentations.   Everyone gets better with positive support and constructive criticism. The idea isn't a grade, but becoming a more confident and powerful speaker!
提供的成績

*National Speech & Debate Association : Extemporanious Speaking, Public Forum, Lincoln-Douglas, Oral Interpretation of Literature, Original Oratory
*The Art of Memory by Frances Yates
*Rising to the Occasion by Edith Hazard & Wallace Pinfold
*The Daily Stoic by Ryan Holiday and Stephen Hanselman
*Meditations by Marcus Aurelius
*Vocabulary Rich Articles for Students
*Sentence Composing for College
https://www.artofmanliness.com/articles/the-35-greatest-speeches-in-history/