Republic of the Philippines

Stratford International School

J. Catolico Avenue, Lagao General Santos City
Syllabus

COURSE TITLE: SPEECH AND STAGE ARTS

CLASS DAYS AND CLASS TIME: SAT/2:30PM -4:00 PM ROOM: E108

INSTRUCTOR: MS.FERLIZA B. LOPEZ

Email address: ferlizalopez05@gmail.com

COURSE DESCRIPTION:
This course intended the students to learn the theory and practice of speech
communication in order to develop proficiency in various interpersonal speaking situations such
as private and public speaking. Also, it will enable the students to develop their acting skills with
emphasis on the development of the voice, articulation, and pronunciation of theater production.

LEARNING OUTCOMES (LO):

On completion of the course, the student is expected to be able to do the following:

TOPIC LEARNING OUTCOME

I. Introduction to Public Speaking:
Basic communication concepts,
processes, and models;
Communication concepts and
principles and public speaking;
Steps and methods of speech
preparation; Ethics in public
speaking
Students will be able demonstrate knowledge of
public speaking principles and concepts.
Students will be able to Apply knowledge of
principles, concepts and skills learned in speech
preparation.
Students will be able to imbibe the benefits of
public speaking.

II. Building Confidence: Students will be able to build confidence through

General Methods, Specific
techniques
III. Speech and Communication
Process:
Processes of Communication
IV. Listening and Speech Criticism:
Effective listening, the listening process,
and types of listening; Listening
barriers; Identifying and improving
listening styles; Evaluating speech and
following the general methods and specific
techniques.
Students will be able to determine the speech and
communication process.
Students will be able to develop skills in effective
listening.
Students will be able to realize the importance and
the process of listening.
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effective speech techniques.

V. Conversations, Introductions, Students will be able to understand the ideas in
Telephone etiquette, and conversation, introductions, telephone etiquette,
Interviews: Skills in conversations, and interviews.
Introductions, Telephone
Etiquette and Interviews.

VI. Principles and Characteristics of Students will be able to identify the principles and
a Good Speech: Principles of good characteristics of good speech.
speech, the ladder to effective
speaking.

VII. Principles of Delivery: Basic Students will be able to understand the principles
Principles of Delivery, Modes of of delivery.
expression, Voice.

VIII. Bodily action in speech Students will be able to apply the bodily action in
delivery: Platform Etiquette, speech delivery
Bodily Action, Dress and
Appearance

IX. Use of voice in speech delivery: Students will be able to use their voice in speech
Developing of Voice, Using ample delivery.
resonance

X. Selecting a Topic and Knowing Students will be able to apply process of selecting
Your Audience: Identifying and narrowing a speech topic
sources; Tools and techniques for
selecting and refining speech
topics; Identifying

XI. Speaking with a Purpose: Students will be able to write speech with a
Informative, persuasive, and purpose.
ceremonial speeches
XII. Speeches of special types: Students will be able to understand the concepts of
Impromptu Speech, speeches of special types and deliver speeches of
Extemporaneous Speech, special types.
Manuscript Speech, After-
dinner Speech, Speech of
goodwill, Speech of Courtesy,
Special types of speech.
 XIII. Elements of stage arts:
- Structure of drama - Tradition and
changing scene, Exposition, Plot,
Characters, Theme, Dialogue,
Action, Situation
Students will be able to identify the Elements of
stage arts.
Students will be able to identify the structure of
drama.

XIV. Fundamentals of play Students will be able to determine the

production: Production of fundamentals of play production.
Staff, Pre-rehearsal Activity,
Casting of Play, Rehearsing.

XV. Stage setting: Stage Students will be able to identify the concepts in
Terminologies, Purposes of stage setting.
Scenery, types of Sets, New
techniques of staging.
XVI. Stage lighting: Stage Lighting
Effects, Necessary equipment, Students will be able to identify the concepts in
Basic Lighting Principle, stage lighting
Special Lighting Effects.

XVII. Stage Play Students will perform a stage play in the class
room.

FINAL COURSE OUTPUT:

As evidence of attaining the above learning outcomes, the student is required to do and submit
the following during the indicated dates of the term.

LEARNING OUTCOME REQUIRED OUTPUT DUE DATE*

LO Students will be able Sababan and Bactat
1: demonstrate knowledge of
public speaking principles
and concepts.

Students will be able to

Apply knowledge of
principles, concepts and
skills learned in speech
preparation.

Students will be able to

 imbibe the benefits of
public speaking.

LO Students will be able to Speaking activities /// Rosa

2: build confidence through
following the general
methods and specific
techniques.
Students will be able to Banas
LO determine the speech and
3: communication process.
LO Students will be able to Villabito
4: develop skills in effective
listening.

Students will be able to

realize the importance and
the process of listening.

LO Students will be able to Script on telephone communication ////

5: understand the ideas in torrigoza
conversation,
introductions, telephone
etiquette, and interviews.
LO Students will be able to Writing an Outline - Villanueva
6: identify the principles and
characteristics of good
speech.
LO Students will be able to Speech Composition - Ogan
7: understand the principles
of delivery.
LO Students will be able to Speech delivery – De Leon, Ogan
8: apply the bodily action in
speech delivery
LO Students will be able to use Speech delivery
9: their voice in speech
delivery.
LO Students will be able to Speech delivery
10: apply process of selecting
and narrowing a speech
topic

LO Students will be able to Speech Composition

11: write speech with a
 purpose.
LO Students will be able to
12: understand the concepts of
speeches of special types
and deliver speeches of
special types.
LO Students will be able to
13: identify the Elements of
stage arts.

Students will be able to

identify the structure of
drama.
LO Students will be able to Script writing
14: determine the fundamentals
of play production.
LO Students will be able to
15: identify the concepts in
stage setting.
LO Students will be able to
16: identify the concepts in
stage lighting.
LO Students will perform a Stage Play
17: stage play in the class
room.
*Dates are subject to changes.

RUBRIC FOR ASSESSMENT:

The following rubrics shall be used for assessment as applicable

Category 5. Exemplary 4. Satisfactory 3. Developing Rating

Purpose/Audience/Topic/Word You clearly make You could make Your purpose or
choice (organization) your topic & purpose your purpose more relevance of topic
relevant and clear or your topic or were unclear or
interesting to your word choices more inappropriate for
specified audience, relevant to your your specified
using appropriate specified audience. audience.
word choice and
level of complexity.
Introduction You had a good You had a start on You need stronger
(organization) attention-getter and an introduction but attention-getter and
a clear preview or still needed a clear a clearer preview or
purpose statement preview or purpose purpose statement.
that guide us statement that guide
smoothly into the us smoothly into the
speech. speech.
Body/Transition Your organization You need to make Your organization
(organization) pattern and your main points pattern and/or
transition made your more clear; transition were
speech easy to reorganize or chunk unclear, making it
follow. some of your difficult for us to
 information so it is follow and
easier to follow and understand.
remember and/or
give us stronger
cues.
Conclusion Your conclusion You had a start on a You need to bring
(organization) emphasized your conclusion but still your speech to a
main point(s) and need an emphasis in close by
drew your speech to your main point(s) summarizing or
a close with an and drew your reminding us of
effective memorable speech to a close your main points.
statement. with an effective
memorable
statement.
Support/Explanation of Ideas Your rhetorical Your support was You support was
(organization) support (illustration, useful in making weak.
examples. etc.) your points.
and/or visual support
was effective in
making your point(s)
Eye Contact You used your notes You need to rely You appeared to be
(delivery) as cues, not less on your notes reading to us a
crutches, which and/or make better significant part of
added to your use of eye contact to the time and/or had
credibility and our enhance your little eye contact.
involvement. Your message and stay
eye contact was connected with your
excellent in all areas audience.
of the room.
Vocal Rate, Pitch, Pauses, and Your voice was loud Your vocal variety You need to work
Volume enough to hear was effective on your voice rate,
(delivery) easily; you used overall, but you pitch, pauses and
your rate volume, could use your voice volume.
pitch and pauses to enhance your
effectively to message by making
enhance your it louder enough to
message. hear easily.
Vocal Quality/Articulation and Your voice was You need to put You need to put a
Pronunciation conversational, more life in your great deal more life
(delivery) pleasant, and voice and/or use a in your voice in
powerful which more conversational order to maintain
helped engage us in tone; continue to the audience’s
your message; work on articulation attention.
articulation and and pronunciation.
pronunciation were
clear.
Nonverbal/Posture/Gestures Your looked Your body language You had very few
(delivery) comfortable, using worked well. gestures, body
your hands, body motions, or facial
and facial expressions; you
expressions need to be more
naturally and animated; your
effectively, without posture and gesture
distractions. were distracting
and/or unnatural.
Preparedness, Composure, You appeared well You seemed fairly Your presentation
and Polish prepared, confident comfortable and seemed pretty
(delivery) and comfortable, confident, which rough. You needed
which enhanced started to build more practice to
your credibility. Your credibility although increase your
presentation seemed you seemed to need credibility and build
polished. a bit more practice your confidence.
to have a polished
presentation.
Total
Script Writing Rubric
CRITERIA EXEMPLARY SATISFACTORY DEVELOPING BEGINNING RATING
4 3 2 1
Category 1 The submitted The submitted The submitted The submitted
work manifests work manifests the work partially work does not
qualities which required qualities. manifests the manifest any
go beyond the required of the
requirements. qualities. requirements.
Certain aspects
are either
incomplete or
incorrect.
Category 2 The submitted The submitted The submitted
work manifests work manifests the work partially
qualities which required qualities. manifests the
go beyond the required
requirements. qualities.
Certain aspects
are either
incomplete or
incorrect.
Category 3 The submitted The submitted The submitted
work manifests work manifests the work partially
qualities which required qualities. manifests the
go beyond the required
requirements. qualities.
Certain aspects
are either
incomplete or
incorrect.
TOTAL:

OTHER REQUIREMENTS AND ASSESSMENTS:

Aside from the final output, the student will be assessed at other times during the term by the
following:

 Reaction Paper
 Speech tasks
 Accomplished Script
 Group Report
 Stage Play

GRADING SYSTEM:

The student will be graded according to the following:

 Attendance – 10%
 Assignment/Project – 20%
  Quizzes – 20%
 Class Participation – 10%
 Periodical Examinations (Prelim, Midterm, Finals) – 40%

Number Grade Equivalent in %

1.0 98-100
1.25 95-97
1.5 92-94
1.75 89-91
2.0 86-88
2.25 83-85
2.5 80-82
2.75 77-79
3.0 75-76
F Failed
W Withdrawn
D Dropped
INC 1 No Examination
INC 2 No Projects/Other
Requirements

REFERENCES:

DeVito, J.A. (2009). The Essential Elements of Public Speaking. (3rd ed.) Boston: Pearson
Education, Inc.

Lucas, S.E. (2009). The Art of Public Speaking. (10th ed.) New York: McGraw - Hill Co.

Zarefsky, D. (2011). Public Speaking: Strategies for Success. (6th ed. Boston: Pearson
Education, Inc).

Rustica C. Carpio, P. D. (2004). Private and Public Speaking. Sampaloc, Manila: Rex
Book Store.

Ommanney, K.A. (1982). The Stage and the School. United States of America:
McGraw Hill Inc.

CLASS POLICIES:

Class policies shall be in accordance to the school policies. The Instructor may implement rules
as needed.