Master public speaking and creative expression with the Starline Press Speech Set designed for grade 12. This consumable softcover book set offers a full-year elective (10 units across two semesters) blending creative writing and speech. Semester one covers creative writing through diverse literary periods (ancient epics, Biblical literature, Renaissance/Victorian works, modern poetry, fantasy/science fiction) with vocabulary drills and practice in narrative, expository, persuasive, and descriptive forms. Semester two focuses on speech fundamentals: storytelling, practical delivery, voice control, rhetoric, audience engagement, goal-setting, and champion speaking strategies, featuring in-depth study of historic speeches by Lincoln, King, Kennedy, and Bush. Low teacher involvement supports student-directed progress—ideal for homeschoolers developing confident communication, literary appreciation, and rhetorical analysis in a traditional, neutral curriculum.
Starline Press Speech Set
Description
Students learn strategies to succeed in public speaking and how to be a champion speaker. They learn the value of a public speaker and how to know your audience. Students study great speeches such as, John F. Kennedy's inaugural and George W. Bush's address to congress on terrorist attack.
The first semester course (5 units) focuses on creative writing skills. Creative writing is studied through ancient epics, The Bible (short stories, poetry and parables), Renaissance literature (includes Erasmus and Luther), Victorian literature, modern poetry, fantasy and science fiction. Attention is also given to vocabulary exercises and reviews of synonyms, antonyms, prefixes, root words, suffixes and context. Writing strategies are learned and demonstrated as they complete narrative, expository, persuasive or descriptive writing assignments.
The second semester course (5 units) provides greater instruction in Speech. Storytelling, practical application, delivery, voice and rhetoric are studied. Strategies for becoming a successful public speaking, achieving speaking goals and how to be a champion public speaker are also covered. Students study Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address, Martin Luther King's I have a Dream speech, John F. Kennedy's Inaugural speech, and George W. Bush's Address to Congress on Terrorist Attack.
| Product Format: | Softcover Book Set |
|---|---|
| Grade: | 12 |
| Brand: | Starline Press |
| Length in Inches: | 11 |
| Width in Inches: | 8.5 |
| Height in Inches: | 2 |
| Weight in Pounds: | 1.35 |