Unit 06 · Rhetoric & Public Voice · Week 18
How does a writer compose language meant to be heard once?
A complete five-day rhetoric sequence with local source material, explicit reasoning instruction, handwriting or typing, and evaluator-reviewed mastery.
Weekly targets
Course-created source
COURSE SPEECH SEED A school tool should not merely be impressive when demonstrated. It should remain understandable when the network is unavailable, usable when a learner needs more time, and honest about what it records. Reliability is not decoration. Accessibility is not an afterthought. Privacy is not a promise hidden at the bottom of a page. These are conditions of trust.
This original instructional source may be printed, annotated, quoted and adapted for course work.
Day 86
Recognize differences between readable prose and listenable speech.
Mark the speech seed for breath groups, signposts, sentence length and information density. Read it aloud once and record where meaning is lost.
Revise one dense paragraph for one-hearing comprehension.
Day 87
Use parallelism and repetition to organize meaning rather than imitate importance.
Analyze the repeated “is not” structure. Test a version with random repetition and explain why pattern must carry a real relationship.
Create one three-part parallel sequence and justify its order.
Day 88
Integrate evidence so a listener can identify source, number, meaning and limitation.
Transform a small local data table into two spoken sentences. State the comparison base and avoid reading a citation string aloud.
Write and annotate a 90-second evidence section.
Day 89
Plan pace, pause, emphasis, gesture or an approved accessible equivalent.
Rehearse three times, changing one variable per trial. Record which choice clarified meaning and which exaggerated it.
Complete an annotated script and rehearsal log.
Day 90
Deliver and defend an ethical, evidence-based speech.
Present live, recorded, through AAC or another approved mode. The same standards apply to organization, evidence, reasoning and audience awareness. Answer two evidence questions.
Submit the speech, script, rehearsal log, source note and reflection.
Weekly mastery assessment
Submit the principal product, five daily responses, source annotations and a 150–250 word reflection. Completion or delivery alone does not establish mastery.
| Criterion | 2 · Secure | 1 · Developing | 0 · Insufficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rhetorical understanding | Specific, accurate and complete | Partly demonstrated; revision needed | Missing, unsupported or inaccurate |
| Evidence and source accuracy | Specific, accurate and complete | Partly demonstrated; revision needed | Missing, unsupported or inaccurate |
| Reasoning and qualification | Specific, accurate and complete | Partly demonstrated; revision needed | Missing, unsupported or inaccurate |
| Audience, organization and language | Specific, accurate and complete | Partly demonstrated; revision needed | Missing, unsupported or inaccurate |
| Revision, reflection and delivery evidence | Specific, accurate and complete | Partly demonstrated; revision needed | Missing, unsupported or inaccurate |
Mastery: 8/10 after evaluator review. Below mastery, revise the lowest criterion and resubmit. Accessible speech modes are evaluated by the same intellectual criteria, never by volume, eye contact or physical performance.
Earlier notes remain in their original fields. Bring revisions and tool evidence here.