Speech and Debate
Ready to Give an Answer for the Hope That Is Within You
Ready to Give an Answer for the Hope That Is Within You is a user-friendly speech and debate curriculum for junior high and high school students who desire to learn the fundamentals of public speaking, policy debate, and value debate. Unlike most other speech and debate books available to home schoolers, Ready to Give an Answer teaches the basics of both speech and debate in one volume. Use this two-hundred page curriculum as a guide for teachers since it comes complete with detailed explanations of all speech types and beginning debate, as well as activities and suggestions for each one. Use this volume as your student text by assigning reading to students on each speech type and debate topic as you teach them. Includes information and forms for the home school speech and debate competitive league (NCFCA). Spiral bound. Class/club discounts available.
Speak Up!
Speak Up! It’s never too early to begin learning the fundamentals of public speaking! Speak Up! student text is a gentle introduction to speech writing and giving for elementary and middle school students. It takes them step-by-step through the speech process by giving them opportunities in the text to take notes, outline speeches, write openers and closers, and more. This forty page volume has outlines throughout that the student fills in, teaches several different speech types (including dramatics), and is tons of fun!
Speak Up! Teacher’s Guide
Speak Up! Teacher’s Guide provides the teacher of Speak Up! with all of the student text, answers for all of the outline blanks students fill in, lesson plans, suggestions, on how to teach each speech type, game and activity suggestions and more. Teachers using this text are provided with all of the details as to how to teach the fundamentals of public speaking to elementary and middle school students. Spiral bound for ease of use.
For more information about home school speech and debate and the national home school league, visit http://www.ncfca.org



