Speech & Debate for Grades K-3rd and 3rd-5th

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K-2nd Grade Class offered:

• Wednesdays (times to be announced)
  $325 per semester (2 semester course)​

​3rd-5th Grade Class offered:

• Wednesdays (times to be announced)
  $325 per semester (2 semester course)

Please Note:

• All classes cover similar areas of communications but are adjusted according to grade level.

• Continuing enrollment, from year to year, means opportunity for continued growth. ​
• Class assignments are varied from year to year with a few favorites repeated.

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Noteworthy Aspects of the Course

• Students are not evaluated on a curve but against their own prior performances which serves to propel individual growth.
• Assignments that require outside of class preparation are alternated with assignments that require little or no outside preparation. There is also an attempt to keep load lighter during finals.


• This class is for students who are reluctant as well as those who thrive on performing (and every student in between those two extremes).
• New assignments are almost always given at the top of the class. This increases the importance of being on time.

Typical Class Session

1. Listen & Learn (instruction, new assignments, notes)
2. Performances & Review (from peers & instructor) or in-class time to work on group assignments

The year focuses on: 

• Focus on Speech
  • Introductions and Creating Class Connections
  • Assignments likely to include
    • platform speaking (an original composition, either fully scripted or fully outlined)
    • Literature Interpretation (somewhat similar to acting)
    • Limited Preparation Speaking (speeches that require little or no at home preparation)
  • Teaching and Evaluation will include every aspect of delivery.
• Focus on Debate
  • An Introduction to the Basics of Debate (what it is and is not)
  • ​Introduction to an Organized Debate Format
  • Viewing and Analyzing Debates
  • How to Construct an Argument
  • Common Fallacies
  • 4 Point Refutation​

 

• To register for Competitive Debate through Pacific Coast Learning Center, click here. (Link will be enabled when Fall 2021 registration opens.)
• To explore plans and pricing, click here. 
• To contact Rebecca Starbeck, click here.