Friday, October 2, 2015

1. Work on Dream Life Project
2. Outline rough draft due
3. Final draft due Tuesday.

Thursday, October 1, 2015

1. Work on Dream Life Project.

Wednesday, September 30, 2015

1. Discuss outlines.
2. Dream Life Project

DREAM LIFE PROJECT

GOALS FOR THIS PROJECT:

1.      Practice searching for reliable information and images on the internet.

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

3.      Present a 2-4 minute speech using a power point and researched information.

4.      Begin thinking of options available to you in your future.

STEP ONE:

Brainstorm for your dream job: Consider places in which you would like to live, career goals you would like to attain, activities you would like to do, etc.

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STEP TWO:

Select ONE place in which you want to live and ONE career on which to conduct your research.

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STEP THREE:

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

STEP FOUR:

Create your power point per instructions and turn it in to Google Classroom.

STEP FIVE:

Present your speech and power point to the class. Remember to make it interesting.

POWER POINT

Slide one: Your name and title with a picture of you

Slide two: Name of career with one picture and name of destination with one picture

Slide three: Career with one picture (not the same as on slide two) along with explanation(s) why you are choosing that line of work
Research to get information for slides below:

Slide four: Tasks and/or duties for that job (at least three with one picture)

Slide five: Earnings and/or perks for the job (at least three with one picture)

Slide six: Education and training required (with one picture)

Slide seven: Destination with one picture (not the same as on slide two) along with reason(s) why you want to settle in that place

Slide eight: Sightseeing information (three pictures with descriptions)

Slide nine: Eating and drinking options (three pictures with descriptions)

Slide ten: Shopping options (three pictures with descriptions)

Slide eleven: Arts/cultural opportunities (three pictures with descriptions)

Slide twelve: Activities (three pictures with descriptions)

Slide thirteen: Dream house and/or property (one picture with description)
Slide fourteen: Tell and/or show pictures of whatever else would make your dream life complete.
Slide fifteen: Citation information for both career and destination

Hints:
Adding pictures and/or videos to the slides will make them more interesting.
Do not use backgrounds that are too busy or letter colors that are hard to read.

GRADING RUBRIC

Proper outline: Separate daily grade

Power point (50 pts.): following specific requirements

Presentation (50 pts.)

            Clear, concise (10 pts.)—to the point; know what you want to say; no rambling

            Complete (10 pts.)—all information included

            Delivery (30 pts.)-- good articulation, pacing, eye contact, posture, attitude, etc.

YOU WILL NEED TO PRACTICE TO BECOME FAMILIAR WITH YOUR INFORMATION.

Once you have your power point finished, you will turn it in to Google Classroom (Dream Life Project).

TIMELINE

Rough draft outline                 Friday, October 2

Final outline                           Tuesday, October 6

Power point                            Wednesday, October 7

Presentation                           Begin Thursday, October 8

Tuesday, September 29, 2015

1. Gripe Speeches. I will be looking for the following:
     a.  presented,
     b.  on time,
     c.  gripe,
     d.  solution,
     e.  coherence,
     f.  posture,
     g.  eye contact,
     h.  voice, and
     i.  attitude.

2. Points will be deducted for being under one and a half minutes or over three minutes. The rate is one point per second.

3. Points will also be deducted for personal attacks; pinpointing an easily-identified individual or a religious/cultural group; or being especially mean or nasty. Politicians and celebrities are an exception to being pinpointed, but not to receiving mean or nasty attacks. 

4. In cases in which the speaker steps way over the line, I will stop the speech immediately and assign the speaker a failing grade (from 0 to 69).

Monday, September 28, 2015

1. Quiz
2. Work on Gripe Speech
3. Volunteers for early Gripe Speech presentations

Friday, September 25, 2015

1. Work on Gripe Speech.

Thursday, September 24, 2015

1. Reading the Audience notes

Reading the Audience

2. Assign Gripe Speech.

GRIPE SPEECH

ASSIGNMENT: All of us have pet peeves or issues that drive us crazy. These are easy for us to complain about to others. You will choose a pet peeve or issue that is driving you crazy.

First, present your difficult situation. Your gripe may be serious or tongue-in-cheek, but be creative. For example, don’t just talk about bad drivers; describe the scenario in detail.

Be sure not to attack individuals personally. Also, do not attack religious or cultural groups, because individuals in those groups will take it personally. The point of this is not to make someone feel bad. However, politicians and celebrities are ok; just do not get nasty.

Second, present your ideal solution to the problem. No use in complaining if you don’t have any solutions in mind. Your solution may be either viable or impossible to implement. Violence is not an acceptable solution.

Your speech should be approximately 2 minutes long. It can be as short as 1 ½ minutes or as long as 3 minutes without penalty. 

DUE DATE: Tuesday, September 29, 2015

GRADE: This will count as a test grade.

Wednesday, September 23, 2015

1. Proverb speeches
     20   Presented
     20   On Time
     20   Content
     10   Posture
     10   Eye Contact (5 times)
     10   Voice
     10   Attitude
     (-)   Time (minus one point for each second under a minute)

Tuesday, September 22, 2015

1. Proverb speech
       Choose one of the proverbs from yesterday.
       Tell what it means.
       Tell where it came from.
       Tell how you can apply it to your life.
       Your speech must be at least one minute long. You will be penalized one point per second under one minute.
       This speech is due tomorrow.

     

Monday, September 21, 2015

1. Write Communication Apprehension notes in folder.

Communication Apprehension

2. Proverb Quiz

Friday, September 18, 2015

1. Speech Vocabulary Quiz
2. Write "Levels of Communication" notes in folder.

Levels of Communication

3. Watch Randy Pausch video.

Randy Pausch

4. In your folder write three things that Randy Pausch said.

Thursday, September 17, 2015

1. Read "I Am the Greatest" poems in class.

Wednesday, September 16, 2015

1. Turn in Scavenger Hunt if you haven't already.
2. "I Am the Greatest" project.

I Am the Greatest

Greatest Project

Tuesday, September 15, 2015

1. Complete "35 Greatest Speeches" Scavenger Hunt.
2. Finish speeches (if necessary).

Monday, September 14, 2015

1. Read 35 Greatest Speeches in class.

Friday, September 11, 2015

1. Write thank-you letters to men and women in the services.

Operation Gratitude