Speech: High School

Class Year:  2026-2027
Time:  Wed 02:00 pm - 03:30 pm;
Teacher:  René Schiltz
Tuition:  $600 / year 0r $75 / month for 8 months or $60 / month for 10 months
Supply Fee:  $50 / Year - Due Upon Registration (Non-Refundable)
Location:  Northwest (Cypress)

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This course is designed for high school students in 9th-12th grades.

Speech Communication is a practical course designed to offer students numerous opportunities to prepare and practice public speaking assignments. Students will develop the confidence to present various kinds of speeches designed for the workplace, community events, and formal occasions. Emphasis is on organization, research, delivery, and presentation of informative, persuasive, and narrative public speeches. The meaningful use of presentation technology will also be included. These skills are highly desired by employers in all fields of study or work.

Prerequisite: Students must be able to use and operate a laptop computer including Google Docs and Google Slides, or Microsoft Word and Powerpoint. Students must be able to communicate fluently in writing and verbal speech delivery in the English language at the high school level (9-12th grade).

Assignments will focus on the process: From Idea to Presentation

• The writing process
• Research skills
• Vocal & physical presentation skills
• Preparing notecards & memorization

Styles of speeches will include:

• Limited preparation speeches - draw a topic, brainstorm, speak (includes apologetics)
• Prepared speeches - pre-written speeches 6-7 minutes in length
  • One speech must utilize a slide show to accompany the speech
  • One speech will utilize a demonstration/teaching segment
• Oratory - a memorized speech 8 minutes in length designed for a specific occasion

Class Project

• Students will work in groups on an assigned real-world project related to research and development, marketing, and sales
• Students will present their project to a panel of guest evaluators

Assignments & Homework

• Homework: 35 -45 min/day
• Students will be expected to type on a laptop they can bring to class occasionally
• Students will write two drafts of each speech
• Parents partner with Mrs. Schiltz for their student's success by overseeing their student's computer settings for safe research online

Presentation Days: In order to prevent delays in teaching new material and to stay on schedule, it is highly recommended that students look ahead to know when or if conflicts in his or her schedule require swapping his or her assigned presentation day with someone else in the class.

Supply fee: $50 Tuition: $600/year or 10 monthly payments of $60.

Textbooks: provided

Class time: 1.5 hours, once weekly

PLEASE NOTE: *Withdrawal fee after 9/30 of that school year is 3 months of tuition. *Drop Fee after December 15 will be the remaining year’s tuition. *The Supply Fee and Mrs. Schiltz’s class forms are due upon registration. *If the Supply fee and forms are not received within 2 weeks of registration, the student may be unenrolled from class. *The Supply Fee is non-refundable after August 1st.