Course SyllabusFayetteville State UniversityCollege of Humanities and Social SciencesDepartment of Performing and Fine ArtsI. LOCATOR INFORMATIONSemester: Spring 2005Course No.: SPEE350 Course Name: Speechwriting Hrs: 3Prerequisite: SPEE200Day/Time/Room: TR 2-3:20; BU237Instructor: Dr. Todd S. Frobish, Assistant Professor of SpeechOffice Location: BU267 Phone: 672-1206Office Hours: MW 12-2 Email: II. COURSE DESCRIPTION:SPEE350 is: A comprehensive look at the history of and current trends in speechwriting inAmerica with an emphasis on persuasion and the strategic employment of language. Studentswill learn and practice the art of effective speechmaking by studying both effective andinadequate models of oratory. Students will learn how to prepare various types of speeches for avariety of audiences and rhetorical situations, including how to manage new technologies inthose situations. Prerequisite: SPEE200.III. TEXTBOOK: Carpenter, R. (1990). Choosing Powerful Words: Eloquence that Works. 3ed. Boston, MA: Allyn& Bacon.Perlman, A. (1998). Writing Great Speeches: Professional Techniques You Can Use. Boston,MA: Allyn & Bacon.IV. SPECIFIC COURSE OBJECTIVES:At the end of the course, students will have1. Gained an ability to write advanced speeches for themselves and others in a variety ofstyles.2. Demonstrated an understanding of audience analysis, research, writing, and revision in the speechwriting process.3. Gained an appreciation for the role and power of strategic language in their personal,professional, and political lives.4. Learned about the history of and current trends in speechmaking in America.5. Gained an ability to critically examine the speeches of others.V. COURSE COMPETENCIES:INTASC #1 (Knowledge ) The teacher understands the major concepts, assumptions, debates,processes of inquiry and ways of knowing that are central to the discipline he or she teaches.INTASC #9.4 (Reflection) The teacher is committed to reflection, assessment, and learning as anongoing process.INTASC #6.13 NCDPI #6.4 (Technology) The teacher knows how to use a variety of mediacommunication tools, including audiovisual aids and computers, to enrich learning opportunities.INTASC #3 ( Diversity) The teacher understands how students differ in their approaches tolearning and creates instructional opportunities that are adapted to diverse learners.INTASC #10.12, NCDPI #10 (Collaboration) The teacher establishes respectful and productiverelationships with diverse home and community situations, and seeks to develop cooperativepartnerships in support of learning and well being.VI. EVALUATION CRITERIA:Student will be evaluated based upon their performance and effort on all class presentations,papers, and examinations. Written speeches will be graded according to criteria established inclass handouts. The final examination will be short essay format. Grading Scale (in points):920 -1000 =A830 - 910 =B730 - 820 =C640 - 720 =D0 - 630 =FI =IncompleteGrade Distribution:Speech of Introduction 100 pointsSpeech Analysis 75 pointsEthics Mini-Paper 75 pointsProduct Proposal Speech 150 points Motivational Speech 150 pointsCampaign Speech 150 pointsFinal Exam 150 pointsWeekly Reading Quizzes 100 pointsTotal: 1000 pointsVII. COURSE OUTLINE:• The following schedule may be altered to accommodate class size changes, inclement weather, and so forth. Descriptions of assignments will be forthcoming during class in due time for you to properly prepare.• To save trees, keeping this syllabus, assignments, handouts, and notes together in a suitable folder or binder will eliminate the need for extra copies.Week One Introduction to SPEE350- Introduction to Syllabus- Self-Introductions Week Two Fundamentals of Speechwriting (Carpenter 1)Speeches of Introduction DueWeek Three Ethics in Speechwriting (Carpenter 3; Perlman 5)Week Four The Nature of RhetoricEthics Mini-Paper DueWeek Five The Rhetorical Situation (handout articles)Week Six Speech Criticism (handout articles)Week Seven Professional Speechwriting (Perlman 1,2,3,)Speech Analysis DueWeek Eight Professional Speechwriting (continued) (Carpenter 4,5; Perlman 9)Week Nine Professional Speechwriting (continued) (Perlman 7; Carpenter 6)Product Proposal Speech DueWeek Ten Political Speechwriting (Handout articles)Week Eleven Political Speechwriting (continued)Week Twelve Writing WorkshopsCampaign Speech DueWeek Thirteen Speechwriting for Celebrations (Perlman 6)Week Fourteen Speechwriting for Celebrations (continued)Week Fifteen Writing WorkshopsMotivational Speech DueVIII. COURSE REQUIREMENTS:Student Responsibilities: To earn a passing grade in this course, a student must minimally attend80% of all class meetings, hand in all assignments and take the final exams. A student whowishes to achieve better than a passing grade should strive to actively participate in classdiscussions and activities, and show effort, thoughtfulness, and creativity in course assignments.Plagiarism, or using someone else’s intellectual work as one’s own, WILL NOT be tolerated.Plagiarizing will result in the failure for that assignment and may lead to one’s failure of thecourse!Absences and Make-up Policy:• This course is considered a lab. Your attendance is mandatory. By not attending class, youare not only hurting yourself, but putting your peers at a disadvantage since class discussion will suffer and activities will not be as interactive.• Three absences with explanation will be allowed. For each absence after three, your grade will be reduced by two cumulative percentage points. NOTE: Cutting classes for reasons other than illness or emergency limits your allowed absences for real problems. In other words, don’t cut.• If you fail to turn in an assignment on the date that it is due, you will have only two school days to hand it in for a grade. For each day the assignment is tardy, your grade for that assignment will be reduced by one letter grade. Assignments will not be accepted through email or fax. Failure to show up for a test will require you to make up that test during my office hours within two school days of the absence. Failure to make up that test within two school days will result in a grade of zero for that speech. Make-ups for assignments and exams are always as the discretion of the instructor when the absence is unexcused.Tardiness, Classroom Entrances and Exits: Tardiness is annoying and