Description

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It is important that home school students are able to discuss life issues from a biblical worldview in a manner that glorifies God. Early exposure to speaking in front of people allows you to overcome your fears and become comfortable speaking to an audience at a relatively young age. The public speaking course gives every child an opportunity to learn public speaking fundamentals and practice: improvisation, giving impromptu speeches, presenting persuasive speeches, and receiving constructive evaluation. Students will: o Learn about kids in the Bible that defended their faith o Increase their self-confidence and communication skills o Identify techniques speakers use to effectively communicate their messages o Present a book or movie review, newscast, instructional segment, or current events report o Deliver a short speech from a list of selected topics Relevant K-12 National Standards NL-ENG.K-12.4 Communication Skills: Students adjust their use of spoken, written, and visual language (e.g., conventions, style, vocabulary) to communicate effectively with a variety of audiences and for different purposes. NL-ENG.K-12.5 Communication Strategies: Students employ a wide range of strategies as they write and use different writing process elements appropriately to communicate with different audiences for a variety of purposes. NL-ENG.K-12.8 Developing Research Skills: Students use a variety of technological and information resources (e.g., libraries, databases, computer networks, video) to gather and synthesize information and to create and communicate knowledge. National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) / and the International Reading Association (IRA) Standards for the English Language Artswww.ncte.org/standards/ncte-ira.

About the Author

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Althea Penn has over twenty years of experience in education serving as a teacher, Children's Ministry pastor, and principal. She has two Masters degrees in Education Administration (one in applied science and one in Christian Education Administration) and is certified as an Early Childhood Educator and school administrator. She is an author and popular conference speaker. She is a doctoral of education with an emphasis in organization leadership candidate. She is married to her high school sweetheart and has two daughters and two grandchildren.