AP Language and Composition YEAR-END SPEECHES

OBJECTIVE Students will effectively communicate what defines them as an individual. Students will incorporate the rhetorical skills that they have been analyzing in speeches, articles, and documents into THEIR own speech.

YEAR-END SPEECHES What defines you? What makes you who you are? What are your goals and dreams? How have you evolved? Specific words? Specific quotes? Specific images? Specific themes? Specific symbols?

GOAL By the end of this speech, we should have a better understanding of who you are and what makes you, YOU. Your passions Your loves Your goals Your evolution Who/What has influenced you?

YEAR-END SPEECHES Your speech must be a minimum of 2 minutes long. You are allowed to use visuals BUT you cannot have text accompanying the visuals. You can use notecards but you will deducted points if you strictly read off of the notecards.

BE CREATIVE I know this scares you… but… BE CREATIVE It needs to be professional but think outside the box! In life, you need to set yourself apart from others. Be able to “sell” your best qualities 

YEAR-END SPEECHES You will turn in a copy of your speech with your rhetorical strategies annotated & explained. You will be graded on the following: CONTENT SPEECH LENGTH ENGAGEMENT OF THE AUDIENCE USE OF RHETORICAL STRATEGIES OVERALL PRESENTATION (Volume, eye contact, etc.)

YEAR-END SPEECHES FRIDAY 6/07: Computer Lab MONDAY 6/10: Computer Lab Speeches will begin Wednesday, June 12th. Speeches are worth 100 points of your Essays/Projects/Presentation grade (40%)

Speech Rubric You will be graded based on the 9 point AP Rubric. The speech is worth 100 points [essentially an essay] Your speeches will be graded based on: The use & effectiveness of rhetorical strategies (have a printed copy of your speech with all strategies annotated & explained in the margins) Overall speech presentation (volume, eye contact, confidence) Speech content Speech length (2-5 minutes) Engagement of audience