This language arts minicourse guide for Lampeter-Strasburg (Pennsylvania) High School contains a topical outline for a speech course. The guide includes a list of sixteen course objectives; an outline of the elements of speech communication to be covered by the course; a description of the content and concepts to be studied in interpersonal and intrapersonal communication, public speaking, and persuasive discourse; the presentation of sixteen student activities intended to increase self-awareness in the communication process; and suggestions for instructional materials, including textbooks, transparencies, filmstrips, tapes, and films. (RB)