Welcome CRS 325 students! Here is the main page for information related to everyone taking Presentational Speaking from Professor Dunagan at Syracuse University. Inside you’ll find the course syllabus, important activities, and a week-by-week course schedule. Below is a condensed version of the semester schedule.
| WEEK# | DATES | ACTIVITIES | READING | DUE DATES |
| 1 | 1/12-1/14 | Introductions, course overview, review syllabus, course resources, “
2/1 – Chapters 1, 2 2/15 – Chapters 12, 13, 14 3/22 – Chapters 3, 4, 15, 16 4/12 – Chapters 5, 6, 9, 10, 11 4/26 – Chapters 7, 8, 17, 19 |
Text Chapter 1, 1-20 and Chapter 2, 21-44 |
Work on/complete Chapter 1 & 2 LearningCurve assessments (optional, worth 10 points if completed) |
| 2 | 1/21 | NO CLASS 1/19 – MARTIN LUTHER KING DAY
All-class impromptu speeches, Discuss |
Text Chapter 12, 241-252 | Work on/complete Chapter 12 LearningCurve assessment |
| 3 | 1/26-1/28 | Impromptu speeches, Scholar update presentations, Discuss |
Text Chapter 13, 237-248 and Chapter 14, 275-292 | Work on/complete Chapter 13 & 14 LearningCurve assessments LearningCurve assessments for Chapters 1 and 2 (ungraded) due 9/14 |
| 4 | 2/2-2/4 | Impromptu speeches, |
Text Chapter 15, 295-312 and Chapter 16, 315-338 | Work on/complete Chapter 15 & 16 LearningCurve assessments Prepare for single-topic celebratory speeches on 2/11 |
| 5 | 2/9-2/11 | Impromptu speeches, Single-Topic Celebratory speeches |
Text Chapter 3, 45-72 and Chapter 4, 75-88 | Work on/complete Chapter 3 & 4 LearningCurve assessments Prepare for celebratory speeches on 2/16 LearningCurve assessments for Chapters 12, 13, 14 due by 2/15 |
| 6 | 2/16-2/18 | Impromptu speeches, Celebratory speeches |
Text Chapter 5, 91-106 and Chapter 6, 109-130 | Work on/complete Chapter 5 & 6 LearningCurve assessments |
| 7 | 2/23-2/25 | Impromptu speeches, |
Text Chapter 9, 179-198 and Chapter 10, 201-218 | Work on/complete Chapter 9 & 10 LearningCurve assessments Prepare for single-topic informative speeches 3/4 |
| 8 | 3/2-3/4 | Impromptu speeches, Discuss |
Text Chapter 11, 221-239 | Work on/complete Chapter 11 LearningCurve assessment Prepare for informative speeches 3/16-3/18 |
| 9 | 3/16-3/18 | NO CLASS 3/9 AND 3/11 – SPRING BREAK
Informative speeches, Impromptu speeches, |
Text Chapter 7, 133-160 and Chapter 8, 163-176 | Work on/complete Chapter 7 and 8 LearningCurve assessments LearningCurve assessments for chapters 3, 4, 15, 16 are due 3/22 |
| 10 | 3/23-3/25 | Impromptu speeches, |
Text Chapter 17, 341-353 | Work on/complete Chapter 17 LearningCurve assessments Prepare for single-topic persuasive speeches 4/1 |
| 11 | 3/30-4/1 | Impromptu speeches, |
Text Chapter 19, 371-390 | Prepare for persuasive speeches April 6 and 8 |
| 12 | 4/6-4/8 | Persuasive speeches, |
Prepare for final speech presentations April 20, April 22, and April 27 LearningCurve assessments for Chapters 5, 6, 9, 10, 11 are due 11/23 |
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| 13 | 4/13-4/15 | Impromptu speeches, Discuss |
Prepare for final speech presentations April 20, 22, and 27 | |
| 14 | 4/20-4/22 | Final speech presentations | Be ready to present final speech if scheduled
LearningCurve assessments for Chapters 7, 8, 17, 19 are due 4/26 |
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| 15 | 4/27 | Final speech presentations | Be ready to present final speech if scheduled
LearningCurve assessments for Chapters 7, 8, 17, 19 are due 12/7 |
