THE WRITE WAY TO PUBLIC SPEAKING A Paired Course Offering of Developmental Writing and College Public Speaking

P AIRED COURSE P ROFESSORS  Frank Cronin, Developmental Writing,  Mark Butland, Speech,

 This paired course offering allows DEVED students to gain college credit.  It is an accelerated approach different from others in that it speeds up DEVED students gaining college credit.  The developmental writing class isn’t an add on or side car course supporting the speech class. Rather, it is an equal partner with the speech class.

PRE-REQUISITES  Pass Writing Skills Two  Or Assess into Writing Skills Three  College Level Reading

R ESOURCES  Speech Class Tutor, required visits  Writing Skills Tutors, required visits  Counselor, Eddie Garcia  Academic Coach, Tina McGaughey  Office Hours

RETENTION STRATEGIES  First Class: both teachers, speech tutor, and counselor  Class Visits by Counselor  Student Progress Analysis Reports: 4 th, 8 th, and 12 th weeks  Weekly Communications

PUBLIC SPEAKING  Self Introduction Speech  Informative Speech  Research Training: SmartMouth Tutorial  Persuasive Speech The speaking skills the students learn in the Speech course are used in the writing class activities listed in the following slide.

WRITING SKILLS THREE  Presentations: Grammar, Punctuation, Writing Process, Essay Organization  Group Work: Test Reviews

STUDENT SUCCESS  Knowledge of Similarities and Differences between Essays and Speeches  Increased Confidence in Writing and Speaking  Better Prepared to Participate in College Courses: Presentations, Discussion, Group Work

OUTCOMES  Acceleration  DEVED Students Earn College Credit  Fewer Dropouts Compared to Other Classes