Week 13: Informative Speech on the Arts — Delivery Week (outline pending)
Week of Mon, Nov 9 · week closes Sun, Nov 15
This week's items
- Informative Speech (3–5 min)points in Canvas
- Written Critique #1points in Canvas
Exact due times are in Canvas.
Read this week
Know these cold
- Explain the purpose of informative speaking — to increase knowledge, not to change beliefs.
- Distinguish between four types of informative speeches: object, event, concept, process.
- Describe how to make informative content memorable: examples, analogies, visualization, narrative.
- Explain the difference between concrete and abstract language and why concrete language aids comprehension.
- Identify strategies for managing public speaking anxiety: preparation, practice, reframing, and breathing.
- Complete at least three timed practice runs of your Informative Speech before delivery.
- Complete Written Critique #1 using the Critique Form scaffold.
- Review the Informative Speech rubric in Canvas before your delivery day.
Meerk's quiz — open the Week 13 gate
10 questions, no time limit. 85% on your first attempt in a 24-hour window opens the gate. Retakes inside the window are practice — they help you learn, they don't count. Work alone; the point is to know it, not to have seen it.
Stuck?
Raise your hand. Mr. James gets a message right away and can help you remotely. Nothing else is stored — just your last name, grade, and where you're stuck.
Dinner Table Question
Ask at home: What is the most interesting thing you learned while researching your Informative Speech topic? Did it change how you think about the subject?
En español: ¿Qué es lo más interesante que aprendiste mientras investigabas tu tema para el discurso informativo? ¿Cambió tu forma de pensar sobre el tema?