Assignments

Requirements

• Throughout each module in the course, there are various computer-graded interactives. These practice interactives do not count toward your grade. They are designed to prepare you for the end-of-module quizzes, the unit quizzes, feedback assignments, and for the final exam.

• There are 15 instructional modules in this course. Module 16 is the final exam module.  

• Throughout the course you will complete and submit assignments. You will submit assignments on their due dates. 

Knowledge, Skill, and Attribute

Knowledge: Communications: Public Speaking

In this course, knowledge refers to the subject matter and content you will learn while taking the course. You will be learning about and preparing to give a speech.

Skill: Deliver Presentations

Employers and colleges expect high school graduates to have twenty-first-century skills. These skills include communication, critical thinking, creativity, and collaboration. In this course, you will become better in one of these areas. You can earn a micro-credential to share on a resume or in a college application essay. The micro-credential is proof you have gained the skill.

Attribute: Kindness

An attribute is a quality, characteristic, or trait. You can develop attributes to make yourself a better person. Attributes can include things like respect, gratitude, and kindness. In this course, you will learn more about the attribute of kindness. This will be a great way to develop into an even more amazing person than you already are.

Note-Taking Guide

This course includes Note-Taking Guides that will be graded by the instructor. The Note-Taking Guide is provided for you as a downloadable Word doc or fillable PDF. These activities will allow you to customize your learning and responses. You will submit these activities using the file upload function at the end of modules 3, 6, 9, 12, and 15.

Module Quizzes and Midcourse Quiz

You will complete computer-graded quizzes throughout the course and a Midcourse Quiz that will assess your understanding of the concepts in the first half of the course. 

Speeches

Since this is a Public Speaking course, there are two required speeches:

• Personal Introduction Speech Submission *Skill* (Mod 3)

• Persuasive Speech Submission *Skill* (Mod 14)

These assignments require you to submit an audio or visual file of yourself practicing different kinds of public speaking. For these assignments, these audio/video files will be the only acceptable files for submission:

• WAV

• MOV

• WMF

• MP3

• MP4

• Links to online websites where you have uploaded your presentation

If you submit your recording in another format, it will not be accepted. Likewise, any other forms of recordings will not be reviewed and you will be asked to re-submit your assignment.

Assignments

NOTE: worksheets for each assignment item are included in the assignment descriptions in each module. The annotated student worksheet can be filled out easily online and submitted. 

• Public Opinion Assignment and Note-Taking Guide Submission (Mod 3)

  1. Personal Introduction Speech Submission *Skill* (Mod 3)

  2. Discussion-Based Quiz #1: To Inform or Persuade? (Mod 4)

  3. Persuasive Idea Brainstorm (Mod 5)

  4. Modules 4-6 Note-Taking Guide Submission (Mod 6)

  5. Topic Brainstorm (Mod 7)

  6. Discussion-Based Quiz #2: Monroe's Motivational Sequence (Mod 8)

  7. Speech Analysis and Note-Taking Guide Submission (Mod 9)

  8. Speech Outlines *Skill* (Mod 9)

  9. Speech Analysis Application (Mod 11)

  10. Modules 10-12 Note-Taking Guide Submission (Mod 12)

  11. Visual Aids *Skill* (Mod 13)

  12. Persuasive Speech Submission *Skill* (Mod 14)

  13. Self-Critique and Note-Taking Guide Submission (Mod 15)

  14. Speaker Critique (Mod 15)

Worksheets and other documents you upload for each assignment must be in one of the following formats:

• Doc

• Docx

• RTF

• PDF

Any other format will result in a 0 grade for the assignment.

Audio/Video Files for Assignments

Some assignments require you to submit an audio or visual file of yourself practicing different kinds of public speaking. For these assignments, the following audio/video files will be the only acceptable files for submission:

• .WAV files

• .MOV files

• .WMF files

• .MP3 files

• .MP4 files

• Links to online websites where you have uploaded your presentation

If you submit your recording in another format, it will not be accepted. Likewise, any other forms of recordings will not be reviewed and you will be asked to re-submit your assignment.