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2023 Summer Live Online Class
- 06/28 to 08/23 8 Classes Wednesday 4:00pm-5:30pm $255/term No class on July 05Location: Online11
Course Description: This is the second course of Speech/Debate series. While this course continues to help students build up the Speech confidence and skills, it focuses more on Debate.
Below are the sample topics to cover in the class. Topics may vary in different terms.
Unit 1: Introduction to Debate
1. Introduce students to some basic concepts and terms.
2. Involve students in an informal debate.Unit 2: Expanding on the concept of debate
1. Observe a live or videotaped debate.
2. Take part in an informal debate.Unit 3: Affirmative Structure
1. Gain an understanding of the Affirmative philosophy.
2. Examine the speech of the first Affirmative.Unit 4: Overview of Negative Strategy
1. Understand negative strategy.
2. understand the job of the first Negative speakerUnit 5: Overview of Debate
1. Second Affirmative Constructive Speech
2. Second Negative Constructive Speech
3. The Break
4. Rebuttal by First Negative
5. Rebuttal by First AffirmativeUnit 6: The Great debate (Discussion, Preparation, Presentation)
Provide students an opportunity to prepare and debate in a formal style.
Debate is an excellent way to develop critical thinking skills. The process of researching a debate is one of examining the pros and cons of an issue, determining what the problems are and considering alternative solutions. The research and presentation of a debate is clearly a team effort, and participation in activities like debate explicitly develops the skills needed to work in teams.
Instructor: Ta-Leah Smithers2023 Summer In-person Camp
Note: Half-day camps can be combined as full-day camps from 8:30am-5pm.
Week 4 (07/24-07/28)
07/24 to 07/28 5 half day Monday-Friday 1:00pm-4:00pm $250/camp Location: Rm 3This is the 1st out of 2 Speech camps for Grade k-3. The camp is limited to 10 students.
This camp is all about building confidence. Your child will learn to confidently discuss opinions and describe the world around them. Participants will get a head start speaking in front of others.
We will introuduce the basic speech skills such as eye contacts or voice etc and practice those skills in the camp via different topics.
07/24 to 07/28 5 half day Monday-Friday 1:00pm-4:00pm $250/camp Location: Rm 4This camp is limited to 12 students. This camp will have integrated outdoor sports time.
Public Speech/Debate Camp
This camp focuses on public speech and oral communication. Students will build up confidence and learn communication skills in the camp. We will go through following 5 units
Unit 1: Introduction to Speech
Students will learn essential speech techniques that they will be developing over the course of the class. They will learn the process of writing and prepare a speech and set goals for their learning.Unit 2: Informative
Students will learn the value of and ways to speak informatively through analyzation and practice. Students will be able to work through the process of collecting information through research and sharing that information in a logical and organized way, using effective public speaking skills.Unit 3: Persuade
Students will learn the value of and techniques to speak persuasively. They will be able to determine the difference between fact and opinion based argument, and effectively persuade an identified audience using sound reasoning and relevant evidence.Unit 4: Entertain
Students will learn the value of and ways to speak to entertain a specific audience, practising with both ideas of their own and others’. Students will work through the process of developing a speech to inform and presenting with appropriate tone and body language for the audience and purpose.Unit 5: Introduction to Debate
Instructor: Julie Weindel
Students will be able to understand opposing viewpoints then choose and defend one viewpoint or the other, using logical reasoning and relevant evidence in the appropriate debate format.Week 7 (08/14-08/18)
08/14 to 08/18 5 half day Monday-Friday 1:00pm-4:00pm $250/camp Location: Rm 3This is the 1st out of 2 Speech camps for Grade k-3. The camp is limited to 10 students.
This camp is all about building confidence. Your child will learn to confidently discuss opinions and describe the world around them. Participants will get a head start speaking in front of others.
We will introuduce the basic speech skills such as eye contacts or voice etc and practice those skills in the camp via different topics.
Week 8 (08/21-08/25)
08/21 to 08/25 5 Camp Monday-Friday 1:00pm-4:00pm $250/camp Location: Rm 2This camp is limited to 12 students. This camp will have integrated outdoor sports time.
Speech: Participants build their confidence speaking in front of others and completing skill achievements. Your child will break the ice every class by performing an impromptu speech. Students will also write a prepared speech with guidance from the instructor. Students have the freedom to pick any topic for their prepared speech as long as it falls within the category decided by the instructor. The categories include: informative, persuasive, storytelling, and demonstrative. He or she will also learn how to critique the speeches of others in a helpful and positive manner. Participants are also encouraged to take active roles in running their club. Roles include: timer, listener, librarian, counter, comedian, and recorder.
Debate: Debate will have a relatively small role in this age group. Students will have opportunities to debate within the impromptu speech segment of the class.
What do we do every day?
1. Sign up: Students pick a role for that day.
2. Key to Speech: Instructor explains that day's "Key to Speech" such as eye contact or gestures. Students are then given directions for a fun impromptu speech activity where they must use chosen key.
3. Evaluation: Students give a small speech evaluating how well their peer was able to use the key.
4. Roles: Students present the data they recorded according to their role.
5. Vote: Student vote for best impromptu speech and best evaluator.
6. Prepared Speech Prep: Instructor explains small part of how to write a speech and students are given time to write down their ideas for that portion. Example: Grabber - grabbing the audience’s attention.
7. Conclusion: The instructor summarizes what was done that day and dismisses class.
08/21 to 08/25 5 half day Monday-Friday 1:00pm-4:00pm $250/camp Location: Rm 2This camp is limited to 12 students. This camp will have integrated outdoor sports time.
Public Speech/Debate Camp
This camp focuses on public speech and oral communication. Students will build up confidence and learn communication skills in the camp. We will go through following 5 units
Unit 1: Introduction to Speech
Students will learn essential speech techniques that they will be developing over the course of the class. They will learn the process of writing and prepare a speech and set goals for their learning.Unit 2: Informative
Students will learn the value of and ways to speak informatively through analyzation and practice. Students will be able to work through the process of collecting information through research and sharing that information in a logical and organized way, using effective public speaking skills.Unit 3: Persuade
Students will learn the value of and techniques to speak persuasively. They will be able to determine the difference between fact and opinion based argument, and effectively persuade an identified audience using sound reasoning and relevant evidence.Unit 4: Entertain
Students will learn the value of and ways to speak to entertain a specific audience, practising with both ideas of their own and others’. Students will work through the process of developing a speech to inform and presenting with appropriate tone and body language for the audience and purpose.Unit 5: Introduction to Debate
Students will be able to understand opposing viewpoints then choose and defend one viewpoint or the other, using logical reasoning and relevant evidence in the appropriate debate format.2023 Winter/Spring Live Online Class
- 01/13 to 06/09 20 Classes Friday 5:00pm-6:00pm $240/term No classes on Mar 31 and May 26Location: Rm 3
Speech: Participants build their confidence speaking in front of others and completing skill achievements.
Students will write a prepared speech with guidance from the instructor. Students have the freedom to pick any topic for their prepared speech as long as it falls within the category decided by the instructor. The categories include informative, persuasive, storytelling, and demonstrative.
Students will also learn how to critique the speeches of others in a helpful and positive manner. Roles include timer, listener, librarian, counter, comedian, and recorder.
Debate: This class will integrate a portion of debate in it. Debate is a valuable activity for students of all skill levels. Debate teaches useful skills for other academic pursuits and life more generally. Most obviously, debaters build confidence speaking in public and expressing their ideas eloquently.
Instructor: Adley Robbins01/13 to 06/09 20 Classes Friday 5:00pm-6:30pm $360/term No classes on Mar 31 and May 26Location: Online15Course Description: This is the third course of Speech/Debate series. While this course continues to help students build up the Speech confidence and skills, it focuses more on Debate.
Below are the sample topics to cover in the class. Topics may vary in different terms.
Unit 1: Introduction to Debate
1. Introduce students to some basic concepts and terms.
2. Involve students in an informal debate.Unit 2: Expanding on the concept of debate
1. Observe a live or videotaped debate.
2. Take part in an informal debate.Unit 3: Affirmative Structure
1. Gain an understanding of the Affirmative philosophy.
2. Examine the speech of the first Affirmative.Unit 4: Overview of Negative Strategy
1. Understand negative strategy.
2. understand the job of the first Negative speakerUnit 5: Overview of Debate
1. Second Affirmative Constructive Speech
2. Second Negative Constructive Speech
3. The Break
4. Rebuttal by First Negative
5. Rebuttal by First AffirmativeUnit 6: The Great debate (Discussion, Preparation, Presentation)
Provide students an opportunity to prepare and debate in a formal style.
Debate is an excellent way to develop critical thinking skills. The process of researching a debate is one of examining the pros and cons of an issue, determining what the problems are and considering alternative solutions. The research and presentation of a debate is clearly a team effort, and participation in activities like debate explicitly develops the skills needed to work in teams.
Instructor: Ta-Leah Smithers- Sunshine Enrichment Class Coupons
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