Last Ditch Day Rules & Procedure

Last Ditch Day Rules & Procedures

This semester Last Ditch Day will be held on Monday May 4th, 2009. If you missed a speech you can go to ANY of the following class times:

Monday at 12 pm	Monday at 2 pm
Business 40	Business 40

In an effort to be fair this will be the one day students can make up a speech. Students can only make up ONE speech.

The BAD NEWS: all make up speeches, outlines, and reference pages will suffer a 2 letter grade reduction from the original points possible. I will only listen to late speeches on this day. Reflection points are worth the original amount if they are submitted one class after your make up speech.

Make Up Speeches

NO ONE CAN PASS THIS CLASS IF THEY MISS A SPEECH ~ PERIOD!!

If you miss a speech you will be allowed to make up that ONE speech on the Last Ditch Effort Day but you will be at the mercy of time constraints and some basic rules.

First you can only make up ONE speech from the semester. (If you missed two speeches you have officially failed the class.)

Second you must have your outline and reference page typed and ready when you are called up to speak. With out an outline you will NOT be allowed to give a speech - if you turned it in earlier in the semester but didn't do your speech - I probably threw it away - so bring a new copy.

Third you must be ON TIME – NO ONE IS ALLOWED IN THE ROOM ONCE SPEECHES BEGIN, a sign will be posted on the door. I will lock the door 5 minutes after the official start of class - DO NOT KNOCK - just come to a different time slot!!

Fourth all speeches will be given on a lottery basis. (I cannot guarantee we will have time for all speeches ) - if we run out of time I take the stack of cards to the next available class time - those cards will be placed on the TOP of the new stack and will be able to do their speech first.

How it works: at the start of class everyone who has a make up speech will put their names on a card and I will draw names – if we run out of time, you ran out of luck! I will hold very strict time limits on speeches (yes I will stop speeches when their time is up) but cannot guarantee that everyone will get a turn. Those students making up speeches due to verifiable excused absences will be given priority and full credit for their speeches on this day.

The GOOD NEWS: if you have given all of your speeches and do not have any to make up, consider this a free day – take the time to study for the final or sleep in, go to the beach (Reedley Beach??) or whatever you want, after all you have earned it.