Great speeches: go to this site: https://www.americanrhetoric.com/top100speechesall.htmlOr this site: https://www.americanrhetoric.com/top100speechesfemales.htmSelect a speech, and excerpt about 500 words that comprise the essence of the speech. You will memorize these, and paste the excerpt into our Google Classroom site. Choose something interesting, climactic, or incredibly persuasive. You can piece together parts of your speech from a larger whole to create ~ 500 words, but your transitions must be smooth and make sense. You may use index cards as prompts. We will begin speeches next week.

In Google Classroom, turn in a 100 word essay explaining the historical significance of the speaker, and speech.

Great speeches: go to this site: https://www.americanrhetoric.com/top100speechesall.htmlOr this site: https://www.americanrhetoric.com/top100speechesfemales.htmSelect a speech, and excerpt about 500 words that comprise the essence of the speech. You will memorize these, and paste the excerpt into our Google Classroom site. Choose something interesting, climactic, or incredibly persuasive. You can piece together parts of your speech from a larger whole to create ~ 500 words, but your transitions must be smooth and make sense. You may use index cards as prompts. We will begin speeches next week.

In Google Classroom, turn in a 100 word essay explaining the historical significance of the speaker, and speech.

Monday, November 19: Great speech preparationTuesday, November 20: Great speech preparationWednesday, November 21: Thanksgiving breakThursday, November 22: ThanksgivingFriday, November 23: Thanksgiving break

Great speeches: go to this site: https://www.americanrhetoric.com/top100speechesall.htmlOr this site: https://www.americanrhetoric.com/top100speechesfemales.htmSelect a speech, and excerpt about 500 words that comprise the essence of the speech. You will memorize these, and paste the excerpt into our Google Classroom site. Choose something interesting, climactic, or incredibly persuasive. You can piece together parts of your speech from a larger whole to create ~ 500 words, but your transitions must be smooth and make sense. You may use index cards as prompts. We will begin speeches next week.

In Google Classroom, turn in a 100 word essay explaining the historical significance of the speaker, and speech.

Monday, November 5: ----Tuesday, November 6: Great speech preparationWednesday, November 7: ----Thursday, November 8: Great speech preparation

Week of October 22-26: Preparation for Speech

Monday, October 8: Endangered Species debatesTuesday, October 9: Endangered Species debatesWednesday, October 10: ---Thursday, October 11: Endangered Species debatesFriday, October 12: Endangered Species debates conclusion

Speeches are to be memorized and at least 300 words long. One can excerpt in order to make it approximately 300 words. Mr. Brain will need to see your speech before you memorize it.

Monday, January 15: MLKTuesday, January 16: Short speechWednesday, January 17: ___Thursday, January 18: Short speechFriday, January 19: Short speech

Monday, December 11: Round Three debate researchTuesday, December 12: Round Three debatesWednesday, December 13: ---Thursday, December 14: Round Three debatesFriday, December 15: Round Three debate results

Speeches are to be memorized and at least 300 words long. One can excerpt in order to make it approximately 300 words. Mr. Brain will need to see your speech before you memorize it.

Monday, December 18: Short speechTuesday, December 19: Short speechWednesday, December 20: ___Thursday, December 21: Short speechFriday, December 22: Short speech

First assignment of new trimester: Rapidfire DebatesMonday, November 20: Debate topics and teamsTuesday, November 21: Research & DesignWednesday, November 22: vacationThursday, November 23: ThanksgivingFriday, November 24: vacation

Monday, November 27: Round Two debateTuesday, November 28: Round Two debate if necessary, or Research and DesignWednesday, November 29: ---Thursday, November 30: Research & Design-Round Two debateFriday, December 1: Round Two debate

Monday, December 4: Round Three Research and DesignTuesday, December 5: Round ThreeWednesday, December 6: ___Thursday, December 7: Round ThreeFriday, December 8: Round Three

Monday, November 6: Debate topics and teamsTuesday, November 7: Research & DesignWednesday, November 8: ---Thursday, November 9: Research & Design-Round One debateFriday, November 9: Veteran's Day, no school

Monday, November 13: Round One debateTuesday, November 14: Round One debate if necessary, or Research and DesignWednesday, November 15: ---Thursday, November 16: Research & Design-Round Two debateFriday, November 17: Round Two debate

We will end the trimester with an assignment designed to bring out the inner critic.Movie critic & critique

Monday, October 9: Teacher work dayTuesday, October 10: Logical Fallacies introductionWednesday, October 11: ---Thursday, October 12: Logical Fallacies to Archeology/Xeno-Biology team selectionFriday, October 13: Archeology/Xeno-Biology research and planning

Monday, October 16: Archeology/Xeno-Biology final research and planningTuesday, October 17: Archeology/Xeno-Biology presentation and criticism (logical fallacies!)Wednesday, October 18: ---Thursday, October 19: Archeology/Xeno-Biology presentationsFriday, October 20: Archeology/Xeno-Biology presentationsI will store all past web pages here

Monday, September 11: Debates beginTuesday, September 12: Debates continuedWednesday, September 13: ---Thursday, September 14: Debates continuedFriday, September 15: Debates continued

Mr. Brain called for jury duty this week, be prepared for an alternative lesson if absentMonday, September 18: No students, teacher professional developmentTuesday, September 19: Debate reviewWednesday, September 20: ---Thursday, September 21: Logos/Ethos/Pathos guidelinesFriday, September 22: Logos/Ethos/Pathos research______Monday, August 21: Teacher Work DayTuesday, August 22: Teacher Work DayWednesday, August 23: Teacher Work DayThursday, August 24: Ground RulesFriday, August 25: First Impromptu options

Monday, August 28: Monologue/Impromptu preparationTuesday, August 29: Monologue/Impromptu preparationWednesday, August 30: Monologue/ImpromptuThursday, August 31: Monologue/Impromptu Rubric and Criteria; first performancesFriday, September 1: Monologue/performance

Monday, September 4: Labor DayTuesday, September 5: Monologue/Impromptu performance as necessaryWednesday, September 6: Monologue/ImpromptuThursday, September 7: Monologue/Impromptu wrapup and next assignmentFriday, September 8: Debate guidelines

Logos/Ethos/Pathos research: Use LEP to persuade the audience to add an elective of your choice to the array at Del Mar.