Wednesday, November 5, 2014

1. Give Person of the Year speeches & powerpoints.
2. Current Event speeches due tomorrow.

Tuesday, November 4, 2014

1. Assign Current Event speech.
2. Give Person of the Year speeches & powerpoints.

CURRENT EVENT SPEECH

Choose a current event in the news. Read a 2-3 minute report on that current event as you think a news anchor would do. This is due Thursday.

Monday, November 3, 2014

1. Check outlines.
2. Work on Person of the Year speeches (due tomorrow).

Friday, October 31, 2014

1. Discuss citations and format.
2. Work on outline, powerpoint, and speech for Person of the Year. (outline due Monday; powerpoint & speech due Tuesday)

Thursday, October 30, 2014

1. Review of rhetoric and persuasion notes (from Journal notes and/or Blog on Monday, Oct. 20).
2. Assign Person of the Year speech.
3. Work on PoY speech.

Person of the Year Persuasive Speech

REQUIREMENTS

1. Choose a person who you feel deserves to be the person of the year for 2014. This person needs to have had an impact on the world in some way.

2. You will create for this assignment:

- an outline

- a powerpoint 

- MLA (Modern Language Association) citations

- speech

3. You must use at least two of the most important means of persuading an audience:

-Ethos

-Pathos

-Logos

4. You will decide how best to incorporate your speech and powerpoint together to make the most effective impression. You may arrange for a partner to control the slides during your speech.

Time’s Person of the Year, 2010

The door opened, and a distinguished-looking gray-haired man burst in--it’s the only way to describe his entrance--trailed by a couple of deputies. He was both the oldest person in the room by 20 years and the only one wearing a suit. He was in the building, he explained with the delighted air of a man about to secure the ironclad bragging rights forever, and he just had to stop in and introduce himself to Zuckerberg: Robert Mueller, director of the FBI, pleased to meet you. They shook hands and chatted about nothing for a couple of minutes, and then Mueller left. There was a giddy silence while everybody just looked at one another as if to say, “What the hell just happened?” It was a fair question.

What just happened? In less than seven years, Zuckerberg wired together a twelfth of humanity into a single network, thereby creating a social entity almost twice as large as the US. If Facebook were a country it would be the third largest behind only China and India. Facebook has merged with the social fabric of American life, and not just American but human life: nearly half of all Americans have a Facebook account, but 70% of Facebook users live outside the US. It’s a permanent fact of our global social reality. We have entered the Facebook age, and Mark Zuckerberg is the man who brought us here.

MLA Citation

Grossman, Lev. Person of the Year 2010.  Time Mag., 15 Dec 2010. Web 22 Feb  2012.

http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,2036683_2037183_

2037185,00.html

Powerpoint Requirements
1. First slide has Person of the Year and the person's name.
2. Second slide has pictures of the person.
3. Third slide has pertinent information about the person.
4. Fourth slide has all the sources written in proper format. (We will discuss the format tomorrow.)


Speech Requirements 
1. Subject of the speech is the person who, in your opinion, impacted the world the most in the past year.
2. Included is any information about that person that would be helpful in proving your case and swaying the audience that your choice as Person of the Year is the correct one.
3. An argument will be made by you why that person should be chosen as Person of the Year.
4. Your speech must be between two and four minutes long.
5. Although not required, an interesting anecdote such as the one about Mark Zuckerberg and Robert Mueller above can be helpful.


Timeline
1. Outline due on Monday, November 3.
2. Powerpoint due on Tuesday, November 4.
3. Speeches due on Tuesday, November 4.
4. Speeches given on Tuesday, November 4, and Wednesday, November 5.


Outline Example (Yours may be different)
I.    Introduction
II.   Person
       A. Background
       B. Qualifications
       C. Accomplishments
       D. Impact
III.  Conclusion

Wednesday, October 29, 2014

1. Give demonstration speeches (Wednesday group).

Tuesday, October 28, 2014

1. Give demonstration speeches (Tuesday group).

Monday, October 27, 2014

1. Check notecards for daily grade.
     a. must have either outline or list
     b. must be long enough for time requirements
     c. must be appropriate (subject and props)
2. Assign students which day (Tuesday or Wednesday) they will give their demonstration speeches.
3. Work on and complete speeches.

Friday, October 24, 2014

1. Work on Demonstration speeches.
2. Catch up on any missing work or speeches due.

Thursday, October 23, 2014

1. Finish Bucket List presentations.
2. Check off remaining outlines.
3. Assign Demonstration speeches.

Demonstration Speech

This is an approximately two-minute speech in which you are to demonstrate how to do something. 

Use notecards for this speech. On the notecards will be either an outline or a list to follow when giving the speech. You may use props for this speech. The notecards will be checked Monday, October 27, for a daily grade. The speeches will be given on Tuesday, October 28, and Wednesday, October 29. 

Wednesday, October 22, 2014

1. Bucket List speeches (Wednesday group)

POWERPOINT MUST BE FINISHED IN ORDER TO GIVE PRESENTATION.

Tuesday, October 21, 2014

1. Bucket List speeches (Tuesday group)

POWERPOINT MUST BE FINISHED IN ORDER TO GIVE PRESENTATION.

Monday, October 20, 2014

1. Rhetoric and persuasion notes (put them in your journal.)

2. Finish up Bucket List speeches (due tomorrow.) 

3. Have powerpoints checked.

4. Assign speech order slots.

RHETORIC AND PERSUASION

An ancient Greek philosopher, Plato, wanted to know how the quest for truth can be fueled or foiled through power of rhetoric and persuasion.

He strove for truth through logical appeals and emotion.

Aristotle, Plato's pupil, went further to create ethos, pathos, and logos.

WHAT IS RHETORIC?

It is the art of finding the best available means of persuading a specific audience in a specific situation.

THE RHETORICAL TRIANGLE

A person must consider all three elements when creating or analyzing rhetoric-- audience, writer, purpose

WRITER-- must make a good impression, establish credibility, and connect to persuade the audience.

AUDIENCE-- the speaker must give the audience what they expect or better, and he will have to address any preconceived notions the audience might have.

PURPOSE-- purposes of rhetoric are persuade, inform, and/or express.

RHETORICAL DEVICES-- this is how persuasive rhetoric is implemented. The major three are ethos, logos, and pathos.

DICTION-- style of speaking or writing based upon choice of words. Diction can be either objective (logic) or subjective (emotion); denotative (dictionary meaning) or connotative (emotional meaning); literal (factual) or figurative (exaggerated).

RHETORICAL QUESTION-- a question to which no answer is expected, because the answer is obvious. It is used to emphasize a point or create an emotional effect.

Examples:

Do you want to get grounded?

Are you stupid?

PARALLELISM-- using the same grammatical form to express ideas of equal worth.

ANALOGY-- a point by point comparison between two things for the purpose of clarifying the less familiar of the two subjects.

ALLUSION-- an indirect reference to a person, place, event, or literary work with which the author believes the audience will be familiar.

TRANSFER-- uses images to bring up strong feelings in order to persuade. It often uses symbols, like waving the flag, to stir emotions and win approval.

TESTIMONIAL-- using the words and images of a famous person or expert to persuade.

PLAIN FOLKS APPEAL-- this technique often depicts a product as attractive to ordinary people. Spokesperson is from humble origins and is relatable to audience; and he uses ordinary language and mannerisms.

NAME CALLING-- creates fear and arouses prejudice by using negative words to create an unfavorable opinion against a group, belief, or proposal. It is often employed using sarcasm and ridicule.

CARD STACKING-- used to make the best case possible for the speaker's side and the worst for the opposing viewpoint by carefully using only those facts that support his or her side of the argument. It is difficult to detect for the audience to make an informed decision. Audience must decide what is missing.

SCARE TACTICS-- try to frighten people to agree with the speaker by threatening them or predicting unrealistically dire consequences.

OVERSTATEMENT-- making something seem more important than it really is.

UNDERSTATEMENT-- a figure of speech in which the speaker deliberately makes a situation seem less important or serious than it really is.

REPETITION-- the use of any element of language (word, phrase, sentence) more than once.

Thursday, October 16, 2014

1. Outlines due.
2. Give Love It speeches.
3. If time, work on Bucket List speeches

Wednesday, October 15, 2014

1. Discuss Love It speeches.
2. Assign Love It speeches.
3. Work on Love It speeches.
4. If time, work on Bucket List speeches.
LOVE IT SPEECHES DUE THURSDAY, OCTOBER 16!

Love It Speech
Think of something that you love (not a person) and write a one-minute speech about it. It can be a concrete item, and idea, a place, an activity, etc. You should include the following:
     a. what it is you love,
     b. when you love it,
     c. where is this thing you love,
     d. why you love it, and
     e. who is responsible for this thing you love.
You should also mention in what way, if possible, that this thing could be improved so that you love it even more.

Tuesday, October 14, 2014

1. Get all information about Bucket List Speech.

Bucket List Speech/Project

Goals for this project:

1. Learn and practice how to search for reliable information and images on the Internet.

2. Use information that was discovered through Internet research to write a short speech utilizing an outline format.

3. Present a 2-3 minute oral presentation using a powerpoint and researched information.

Step one:

Brainstorm for your bucket list: consider physical activities you would perform, actual places you’d like to visit, etc.

1. ________________________

2. ________________________

3. ________________________  

4. ________________________

5. ________________________
6. ________________________
7. ________________________
8. ________________________
9. ________________________
10._______________________

Step two:

Select FOUR places you want to visit and FOUR activities you want to try on which to conduct your research.

Place: __________________       

Place: __________________        

Place: __________________        

Place: __________________        

Activity: _________________
Activity: _________________
Activity: _________________
Activity: _________________

Step three:

Complete a rough draft outline to be submitted to Mr. Bone and then updated for a final copy.

Step four:

Create your powerpoint per instructions.

Step five:

Present your speech and powerpoint to the class!!! Remember to make it interesting!

GRADING RUBRIC

Grammatically correct Outline:

Introduction (5 points) attention getter, topic

Body (20 points) main points clear, developed, and easy to follow

Conclusion (5 points) summarizes and contains the last “punch”

Powerpoint: following specific requirements (30 points)

Speech: Delivery (40 points) good articulation, pacing, eye contact,

              posture

    You will need to PRACTICE to become familiar with your information!

Bucket List PowerPoint Requirements

One slide with name and title and appropriate photo for title slide

Four slides with researched destinations, with each slide including the following:

1. why you want to go there,
2. three interesting facts about the destination,
3. a photo of the destination, and
4. a different one of the following in each:
1. sightseeing information,
2. eating and drinking options,
3. shopping options,
4. arts/cultural activities, and
5. interesting people.

Four slides with researched activities, with each slide including the following:

1. why you want to do the activity,
2. what you hope to get out of the activity, and
3. a photo of the activity.

One slide with the name of a person you want to accompany you and why.

Adding pictures to the slides will make for a more interesting project.

Adding animation to the slides will make for a more interesting project.

Outlines due on Thursday, October 16, 2014

This speech is due on Tuesday, October 21, 2014, and is a major test grade.

Monday, October 13, 2014

1. Read anti-bullying poems.
2. Give out prize for winning poem.
3. Watch "The Bucket List" movie trailer.
4. Assign Bucket List speech (more specific info tomorrow).

Friday, October 10, 2014

1. Finish Impromptu Speeches (if not already finished).
2. Write a 2-line poem about bullying.
3. Put it on a blank sheet of paper.
4. Color it, decorate it, draw a picture, whatever.
3. Read your poem about bullying to the class on Monday.

Thursday, October 9, 2014

1. Impromptu speeches

Wednesday, October 8, 2014

1. Gripe speeches (Wednesday group)
2. Practice impromptu speeches.

Tips for Impromptu Speech

GENERAL DIRECTIONS:  You will be given a topic.  You have five minutes to get your thoughts together.  Then you will speak on that quote for one minute.  You may have to wing (make part of the speech up as you go) since you don't have lots of time to write a speech.  For this reason, avoid trying to write out the speech word for word; this will only ensure you won't be able to make the time limit.  It is difficult to write a speech, word for word, in 5 minutes.  So you will have to flex your outlining and mental muscle.  Trust yourself.  You can deliver off a topical outline that just has your ideas on them, not full sentences.  This is a thinking exercise as much as it is a speaking exercise.  You will find, in many instances, impromptu speaking leaves you with a few minutes to put your thoughts together.  You really don't need much time to devise a speech.  It is in this time that you, the trained positive minded speaker, will organize your thoughts and thrive under pressure.  You are already equipped with the proper tools to do this exercise, believe it.  "Just be the ball, Danny." ("Caddyshack")

Impromptu Speaking Tips

First, relax and breathe, you need to write a speech in the next 5 minutes.

Focus on your topic and what it means to you; jot down some general ideas.

You might want to bring in a skeleton outline to use. (already prepared)

(for example):       

Intro:  

SP:  

Thesis:  

Body I. 

II.  

Conclusion

Practice a few trial outlines.

Rely on your experiences as you speak about your quote.  Add a few in, if you don't, you may go too short.

Don't shut yourself down, be open to all information

Mention the topic early in the speech so the audience understands it

Remember all good delivery techniques: eye contact and good volume

Make sure you mention the topic loud enough so the audience knows what you are speaking on.

Have a solid short intro and conclusion (remember keys to intro/conclusion = have a strategy, i.e. humor, question, etc.)

Fake enthusiasm and confidence if need be

Do not run out of the room screaming, "I can't do this!"

If you do run out of the room, stay in the building, we'll send someone out after you! (smile)

Some are philosophical and should cause you to think about life and yourself.

Don't write out a short scripted paragraph and then deliver that. You won't make the time limit.  It will always go short.

Read through the quotes a few times.  You may end up doing one you practiced on!

Tuesday, October 7, 2014

1. Check speeches for readiness.
2. Gripe speeches (Tuesday group)
3. Go over some impromptu speech pointers.
3. Practice impromptu speeches (if time available).

An Impromptu or Unexpected Speech

Rarely will you be asked to stand and deliver a speech with no warning and no time to organize your thoughts. This would be unusual in the classroom, unless the teacher is attempting to make a point about the importance of preparedness.

Nonetheless, at some point in your life you may be asked to speak without notice. There are a few things you can do to avoid panic and embarrassment.

1. Grab a pen and a piece of paper, whether it is a napkin, envelope, or the back of a piece of paper you have on hand.
   
   
2. Feel free to acknowledge that you have not prepared for a speech. Do this in a professional way! This should not be an attempt to garner pity, but rather a way to put yourself and your audience at ease. Then, excuse yourself for a moment and take time to jot down a quick outline. Zone out the audience. They will be okay chatting and sipping water for a minute.
   
   
3. Jot down interesting or significant points about your topic, which will be related in some way to the event you're attending. If it is a homework assignment you are addressing, for instance, write down your impression of the assignment or anecdotes about your time spent on it.
   Was it difficult? Why? Did you run into any road blocks during this assignment? Did you have the material you needed? Did your little brother interrupt you several times?
   Very important: If you do nothing else, write down an introductory sentence and an ending sentence!
   There's a little known fact about speeches. If you start your speech with a good line, then stumble and stammer for a few minutes, and then end your speech with a really great punch, the speech will still be perceived as a total success! The beginning and ending markers are critical.
4. If you have to choose one great moment, keep in mind that your ending line is particularly important. If you can walk away gracefully, your speech will be a hit. Keep your big zinger for last.
   
   
5. Hijack the topic. There is an old trick that politicians use when they're being interviewed on TV, and once you realize this, you can see it clearly. They think of questions ahead of time (or topics to discuss), prepare some talking points, and talk about those, despite the topic or question they're given. This is a handy trick when you're facing a hard question that you can't really answer.
6. Remember you're in charge of this time. Your goal is to deliver a one-sided conversation, off the cuff, so you are in complete control. Relax and make it your own. If you want to make this a funny story about your pesky little brother who always bothers you during homework time, then do it. Everyone will applaud your effort.
    
7. Begin with your introductory sentence, elaborate, then start working your way to your ending sentence. Fill in the middle space with as many points as you can, elaborating on each one as you go. Just concentrate on the zinger you've reserved for the end.
   
   
8. As you deliver your speech, concentrate on diction and tone. If you are thinking about this, you are not thinking about the eyes watching you. This really works! Your mind can't think about too many things at once, so think about enunciating your words and controlling your tone, and you'll maintain more control.

What if You Draw A Blank?

If you have time before your speech, create an outline of the major themes or points and commit it to memory with a memorization trick, like an acronym. Don't try to remember the entire speech in detail like this; just remember the order of important points.

If you suddenly lose your train of thought or draw a complete blank, there are a few you can do to keep from panicking.

1. Pretend like you're pausing on purpose. Walk back and forth slowly, as if you're letting your last point sink in.
2. There is always a joker or popular person who will stand out in the crowd. Stare at someone like this and try to draw a response from him or her while you think.
3. If you need more time to think, you may want to ask the audience a question. Have a few prepared ahead, like "Do you have any questions," or "Can everyone hear me okay?"
4. If you still can't remember what to say, make up a reason to pause the speech. You can say, "I'm sorry, but my throat is very dry. Can I please get a glass of water?" Someone will go to get you a drink, and you will have time to think of two or three points to talk about.

If these tricks don't appeal to you, think of your own. The trick is to have somethingready ahead of time.

Monday, October 6, 2014

1. Notecard notes in journal
2. Assign slots for Gripe Speech.
3. Finish preparations for Gripe Speech. This is due tomorrow-- I will check everyone's on Tuesday to see if it is ready, regardless whether you have a Tuesday or Wednesday slot.
4. Impromptu Speech is next on Thursday.

Thursday, October 2, 2014

1.Turn in any missing work.
2. Work on Gripe Speech.

Friday, October 3, 2014

1. Read the speech Emma Watson gave at the United Nations assembly.
2. Write a 3- to 10-sentence comment about it.
3. Work on Gripe Speech.

On Saturday, September 20, British actor and Goodwill Ambassador for UN Women, Emma Watson, gave a smart, important, and moving speech aboutgender inequality and how to fight it. In doing so, she launched the HeForSheinitiative, which aims to get men and boys to pledge to join the feminist fight for gender equality. In the speech Ms. Watson makes the very important point that in order for gender equality to be achieved, harmful and destructive stereotypes of and expectations for masculinity have got to change. Below is the full transcript of her thirteen-minute speech.

Today we are launching a campaign called for HeForShe. I am reaching out to you because we need your help. We want to end gender inequality, and to do this, we need everyone involved. This is the first campaign of its kind at the UN. We want to try to mobilize as many men and boys as possible to be advocates for change. And, we don’t just want to talk about it. We want to try and make sure that it’s tangible.

I was appointed as Goodwill Ambassador for UN Women six months ago. And, the more I spoke about feminism, the more I realized that fighting for women’s rights has too often become synonymous with man-hating. If there is one thing I know for certain, it is that this has to stop.

For the record, feminism by definition is the belief that men and women should have equal rights and opportunities. It is the theory of political, economic and social equality of the sexes.

I started questioning gender-based assumptions a long time ago. When I was 8, I was confused for being called bossy because I wanted to direct the plays that we would put on for our parents, but the boys were not. When at 14, I started to be sexualized by certain elements of the media. When at 15, my girlfriends started dropping out of sports teams because they didn’t want to appear muscly. When at 18, my male friends were unable to express their feelings.

I decided that I was a feminist, and this seemed uncomplicated to me. But my recent research has shown me that feminism has become an unpopular word. Women are choosing not to identify as feminists. Apparently, I’m among the ranks of women whose expressions are seen as too strong, too aggressive, isolating, and anti-men. Unattractive, even.

Why has the word become such an uncomfortable one? I am from Britain, and I think it is right I am paid the same as my male counterparts. I think it is right that I should be able to make decisions about my own body. I think it is right that women be involved on my behalf in the policies and decisions that will affect my life. I think it is right that socially, I am afforded the same respect as men.

But sadly, I can say that there is no one country in the world where all women can expect to see these rights. No country in the world can yet say that they achieved gender equality. These rights, I consider to be human rights, but I am one of the lucky ones.

My life is a sheer privilege because my parents didn’t love me less because I was born a daughter. My school did not limit me because I was a girl. My mentors didn't assume that I would go less far because I might give birth to a child one day. These influences were the gender equality ambassadors that made me who I am today. They may not know it, but they are the inadvertent feminists that are changing the world today. We need more of those.

And if you still hate the word, it is not the word that is important. It’s the idea and the ambition behind it, because not all women have received the same rights I have. In fact, statistically, very few have.

In 1997, Hillary Clinton made a famous speech in Beijing about women’s rights. Sadly, many of the things that she wanted to change are still true today. But what stood out for me the most was that less than thirty percent of the audience were male. How can we effect change in the world when only half of it is invited or feel welcome to participate in the conversation?

Men, I would like to take this opportunity to extend your formal invitation. Gender equality is your issue, too. Because to date, I’ve seen my father’s role as a parent being valued less by society, despite my need of his presence as a child, as much as my mother’s. I’ve seen young men suffering from mental illness, unable to ask for help for fear it would make them less of a man. In fact, in the UK, suicide is the biggest killer of men between 20 to 49, eclipsing road accidents, cancer and coronary heart disease. I’ve seen men made fragile and insecure by a distorted sense of what constitutes male success. Men don’t have the benefits of equality, either.

We don’t often talk about men being imprisoned by gender stereotypes, but I can see that they are, and that when they are free, things will change for women as a natural consequence. If men don’t have to be aggressive in order to be accepted, women won’t feel compelled to be submissive. If men don’t have to control, women won’t have to be controlled.

Both men and women should feel free to be sensitive. Both men and women should feel free to be strong. It is time that we all perceive gender on a spectrum, instead of two sets of opposing ideals. If we stop defining each other by what we are not, and start defining ourselves by who we are, we can all be freer, and this is what HeForShe is about. It’s about freedom.

I want men to take up this mantle so that their daughters, sisters, and mothers can be free from prejudice, but also so that their sons have permission to be vulnerable and human too, reclaim those parts of themselves they abandoned, and in doing so, be a more true and complete version of themselves.

You might be thinking, “Who is this Harry Potter girl, and what is she doing speaking at the UN?” And, it’s a really good question. I’ve been asking myself the same thing.

All I know is that I care about this problem, and I want to make it better. And, having seen what I’ve seen, and given the chance, I feel it is my responsibility to say something.

Statesman Edmund Burke said, “All that is needed for the forces of evil to triumph is for good men and women to do nothing.”

In my nervousness for this speech and in my moments of doubt, I told myself firmly, “If not me, who? If not now, when?” If you have similar doubts when opportunities are presented to you, I hope those words will be helpful. Because the reality is that if we do nothing, it will take seventy-five years, or for me to be nearly 100, beforewomen can expect to be paid the same as men for the same work. 15.5 million girls will be married in the next 16 years as children. And at current rates, it won't be until 2086 before all rural African girls can have a secondary education.

If you believe in equality, you might be one of those inadvertent feminists that I spoke of earlier, and for this, I applaud you. We are struggling for a uniting word, but the good news is, we have a uniting movement. It is called HeForShe. I invite you to step forward, to be seen and to ask yourself, “If not me, who? If not now, when?”

Thank you very, very much.