A HANDBOOK WAS PREPARED FOR TEACHER USE IN SEVENTH- AND EIGHTH-GRADE RHETORIC CURRICULUMS. THE HANDBOOK CONTAINED DISCUSSIONS ON--(1) EFFECTIVE AND CONFIDENT SPEAKING, (2) OPPORTUNITIES, ASSUMPTIONS, AND SPEECH ASSIGNMENTS, (3) CRITERIA FOR EVALUATING SPEECH ACCOMPLISHMENT, AND (4) STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES FOR CRITICIZING SPEECHES GIVEN BY…

THIS MANUAL IS A REFERENCE AID FOR 11TH-GRADE STUDENTS PREPARING SPEAKING ASSIGNMENTS. CHAPTER 1, "THE PHYSIOLOGY OF SPEECH," CONTAINS INFORMATION ON THE SPEECH ORGANS AND THEIR FUNCTIONS IN THE PRODUCTION OF SOUNDS. THE MAIN POINTS OF "ROBERT'S RULES OF ORDER" ARE OUTLINED IN CHAPTER 2. CHAPTER 3 GIVES ATTENTION TO OUTLINING…

The Performance Standards of the Oregon Certificate of Initial Mastery are described and discussed. Performance standards define how well students must perform on classroom and state assessments that lead to Oregon's Certificate of Initial Mastery. Students must complete classroom and state assessments that show what they know and can do in…