1. Report on veering assignment.
2. 35 Greatest Speeches
a. Go to the 35 Greatest Speeches site.
b. Choose one of the excerpts there.
c. Practice it and be prepared to read it in class tomorrow smoothly with few errors.
3. Although the name says "35 Greatest Speeches", they are including some, in my opinion, that should not be there. They are also omitting others that should. However, this site does a great job cutting the speeches and having the most important excerpts, and that is the only reason I use it. The big issue with this site is that none of the speeches is by a woman, but what would you expect from a site called "The Art of Manliness"? You have the option of choosing another speech (by a woman or man) instead of one of these 35. If you want a speech by a woman, some good examples of speakers would be Elizabeth I, Sojourner Truth, Eleanor Roosevelt, and Emma Watson, just to name a few. I would prefer that you not use the speech at the United Nations by Emma Watson, simply because we have watched and listened to that speech in its entirety in class. If you do choose one not on the list, remember that your speech should be appropriate, and you must have it approved by me.
4. While reading speech, pay attention to the following:
a. posture-- Don't lean on podium, put hands in pockets, rock back and forth, etc.
b. eye contact-- For this one, look up at least three times.
c. voice-- Slow down. Be loud enough and clear.
d. attitude-- Be confident and act as you should.
5. You will be graded on the above things, scoring anywhere from 0 to 10 points each.
6. Be sure to practice, as you will also earn from 0 to 20 points on your ability to handle all of the words on delivery.
7. If it is done on time, you will earn 10 points.
8. Final 30 points will be awarded for simply giving the speech.
Monday, January 30, 2017
Friday, January 27, 2017
Friday, February 3, 2017
1. Veering assignment
Choose one of the subjects below. It should be one of which you have little or no prior knowledge. You have to start with your chosen area, but you may veer off when you come to something that interests you. Find out more about it, experience it, use it, whatever.
Uluru
lemmings
Baikal
Sun Tzu
haggis
quark
cinchona
remora
trephination
Shai Hulud
Shaka
curling (sport)
Vlad the Impaler
figgy pudding
whirling dervish
Azuki beans
George Eliot
Xenophon
Basenji
horehound
Silmarillion
noodling
Poughkeepsie
Hardy Brown
Mensa
(Exit, pursued by a bear)
2. Monday you will give a 30-second to 2-minute report on it, tell us the route that took you there, and/or whatever you want to tell us about it.
3. The report must include:
a. an introduction,
b. something about your veering assignment, and
c. a conclusion.
Choose one of the subjects below. It should be one of which you have little or no prior knowledge. You have to start with your chosen area, but you may veer off when you come to something that interests you. Find out more about it, experience it, use it, whatever.
Uluru
lemmings
Baikal
Sun Tzu
haggis
quark
cinchona
remora
trephination
Shai Hulud
Shaka
curling (sport)
Vlad the Impaler
figgy pudding
whirling dervish
Azuki beans
George Eliot
Xenophon
Basenji
horehound
Silmarillion
noodling
Poughkeepsie
Hardy Brown
Mensa
(Exit, pursued by a bear)
2. Monday you will give a 30-second to 2-minute report on it, tell us the route that took you there, and/or whatever you want to tell us about it.
3. The report must include:
a. an introduction,
b. something about your veering assignment, and
c. a conclusion.
Wednesday, February 1, 2017
1. Reading the Audience notes
Reading the Audience
2. Watch Randy Pausch video
Video
3. In your folder write three things that Randy Pausch said.
Thursday, January 26, 2017
Friday, January 27, 2017
1. Present "I Am the Greatest" poems in class.
2. Turn in poems:
a. If it is on paper, give it to me. Make sure your name and period are on it.
b. If it is on your Chromebook, turn it in to the "I Am the Greatest" folder in Google Classroom.
Just to make sure, you should have the following for your poem:
a. title (I Am the Greatest),
b. ten lines of poetry minimum,
c. aa, bb, cc, dd, ee rhyming pattern,
d. an eleventh line saying, "I am the greatest", and
e. name at bottom.
Thursday, January 26, 2017
1. Vocabulary notes.
Vocabulary
2. I Am the Greatest project.
I Am the Greatest
Vocabulary
2. I Am the Greatest project.
I Am the Greatest
I AM THE GREATEST
Assignment
Your assignment is to compose an “I Am the Greatest” poem about yourself based on Ali’s example.
Requirements:
- title your poem “I Am the Greatest”
- minimum of ten lines
- aa, bb, cc, dd . . . rhyme scheme you must use
- the final line (not included in the ten lines) is "I AM THE GREATEST"
- your name goes underneath the poem
You will read the poem in class.
This will be two daily grades (one for the poem and one for the reading).
You have today in class to work on the poem. It is due tomorrow, January 27. You will also read it in class tomorrow.
Monday, January 23, 2017
Tuesday, January 24, 2017
1. Complete work on response to current event article.
2. Practice presentation.
3. Presentations will be tomorrow.
2. Practice presentation.
3. Presentations will be tomorrow.
Monday, January 23, 2017
1. For this current event speech, you may work by yourself or pair up with another person.
2. Find a current event article online.
3. Write a response to the article (clarification, positive, negative, whatever, ...).
4.You will read the article. (It should be a minimum of one minute long and no longer than four minutes.) (The main focus here is that you have read and practiced the article enough that you do not stumble over the words.)
5. You will read the response. (There is a 30-second minimum and a two-minute maximum.) (The main focus here is that you have put together a coherent thought about the article.)
6. If you are working as a pair, each of you must read one of the two parts. If you are working by yourself, you obviously must read both parts.
7. If you are working as a pair, you will share the same grade as your partner.
8. You will have Tuesday, January 24, to work on it in class.
9. The speeches are due and will be presented on Wednesday, January 25.
10. This is for two daily grades. I will add points up and divide the total by two to get your grades.
11. The scoring will be as follows:
25 points-- reading the article (all or nothing)
0-25 points-- adequate voice on article
0-25 points-- apparent practice on article
5 points-- article within time limits
25 points-- reading the response (all or nothing)
0-25 points-- adequate voice on response
0-25 points-- apparent practice on response
5 points-- response within time limits
0-40 points-- coherent, proper response
As you may see from above, you need to focus on voice, pronunciation, and creating a proper response. I am not deducting points for things such as eye contact and posture on this speech.
You may use visual aids if you wish, but it is not required, and it will not be a part of the grade. It will be only a part of making your response more coherent.
AS ALWAYS, KEEP THINGS APPROPRIATE.
2. Find a current event article online.
3. Write a response to the article (clarification, positive, negative, whatever, ...).
4.You will read the article. (It should be a minimum of one minute long and no longer than four minutes.) (The main focus here is that you have read and practiced the article enough that you do not stumble over the words.)
5. You will read the response. (There is a 30-second minimum and a two-minute maximum.) (The main focus here is that you have put together a coherent thought about the article.)
6. If you are working as a pair, each of you must read one of the two parts. If you are working by yourself, you obviously must read both parts.
7. If you are working as a pair, you will share the same grade as your partner.
8. You will have Tuesday, January 24, to work on it in class.
9. The speeches are due and will be presented on Wednesday, January 25.
10. This is for two daily grades. I will add points up and divide the total by two to get your grades.
11. The scoring will be as follows:
25 points-- reading the article (all or nothing)
0-25 points-- adequate voice on article
0-25 points-- apparent practice on article
5 points-- article within time limits
25 points-- reading the response (all or nothing)
0-25 points-- adequate voice on response
0-25 points-- apparent practice on response
5 points-- response within time limits
0-40 points-- coherent, proper response
As you may see from above, you need to focus on voice, pronunciation, and creating a proper response. I am not deducting points for things such as eye contact and posture on this speech.
You may use visual aids if you wish, but it is not required, and it will not be a part of the grade. It will be only a part of making your response more coherent.
AS ALWAYS, KEEP THINGS APPROPRIATE.
Thursday, January 19, 2017
Friday, January 20, 2017
1. Check responses about equality as Dr. Martin Luther King saw it and whether it has come to pass.
2. Discuss the issue.
3. Notes on rhetoric and persuasion
Rhetoric and Persuasion
Rhetoric:
The art of finding the best available means of persuading a specific audience in a specific situation.
Elements of the rhetorical triangle:
Audience
Purpose
Writer (or speaker)
Purposes of rhetoric:
Persuade
Inform
Express
Three major rhetorical devices:
Logos
Pathos
Ethos
Other rhetorical devices:
Diction
Parallelism
Rhetorical question
Analogy
Allusion
Transfer
Testimonial
Plain folks appeal
Bandwagon
Name calling
Card stacking
Scare tactics
Overstatement
Understatement
Repetition
4. If there is time, catch up on All About Me presentations, as well as jokes.
2. Discuss the issue.
3. Notes on rhetoric and persuasion
Rhetoric and Persuasion
Rhetoric:
The art of finding the best available means of persuading a specific audience in a specific situation.
Elements of the rhetorical triangle:
Audience
Purpose
Writer (or speaker)
Purposes of rhetoric:
Persuade
Inform
Express
Three major rhetorical devices:
Logos
Pathos
Ethos
Other rhetorical devices:
Diction
Parallelism
Rhetorical question
Analogy
Allusion
Transfer
Testimonial
Plain folks appeal
Bandwagon
Name calling
Card stacking
Scare tactics
Overstatement
Understatement
Repetition
4. If there is time, catch up on All About Me presentations, as well as jokes.
Wednesday, January 18, 2017
Thursday, January 19, 2017
1. Discuss Dr. Martin Luther King's I Have a Dream speech, as well as his ideas and methods.
2. Watch Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s famous speech.
3. Use your listening and thinking skills to pick up ideas that he is trying to get across.
4. You will use ten sentences to answer the following questions, "Do you think that equality as Dr. King saw it has come to pass?" "Why?" or "Why not?"
4. You may use the link below to access the speech again.
ONE OF THE FOLLOWING LINKS IS GRAMMATICALLY CORRECT AND WILL TAKE YOU TO THE RIGHT VIDEO. THE OTHER IS GRAMMATICALLY INCORRECT AND WILL TAKE YOU TO THE WRONG VIDEO. CHOOSE WISELY.
I Have a Dream
I've Got a Dream
2. Watch Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s famous speech.
3. Use your listening and thinking skills to pick up ideas that he is trying to get across.
4. You will use ten sentences to answer the following questions, "Do you think that equality as Dr. King saw it has come to pass?" "Why?" or "Why not?"
4. You may use the link below to access the speech again.
ONE OF THE FOLLOWING LINKS IS GRAMMATICALLY CORRECT AND WILL TAKE YOU TO THE RIGHT VIDEO. THE OTHER IS GRAMMATICALLY INCORRECT AND WILL TAKE YOU TO THE WRONG VIDEO. CHOOSE WISELY.
I Have a Dream
I've Got a Dream
Thursday, January 12, 2017
Friday, January 13, 2017
1. Tell jokes (Really!)
2. Folder
3. Discuss the need for good communication.
4. The Communication Process notes
5. Communication videos.
The Communication Process
Communication Video #1
Communication Video #2
Communication Video #3
2. Folder
3. Discuss the need for good communication.
4. The Communication Process notes
5. Communication videos.
The Communication Process
THE COMMUNICATION PROCESS
Communication—the process of sending and receiving messages that occur when we express ourselves in a manner that is clearly understood.
Components of Communication
Sender—one who transmits the message
Message—that which is sent or said
Receiver—one who receives the message and then decodes or interprets
Feedback—includes the reaction that the receiver gives to the message
Communication Barrier—any obstacle that gets in the way of effective communication
Types of Communication Barriers
Physical
Perceptual
Language
Cultural
Types of Communication
Communication Video #1
Communication Video #2
Communication Video #3
Thursday, January 12, 2017
1. Take attendance.
2. Do seating chart.
3. Discuss rules, expectations, etc.
4. Sign up for Google Classroom.
5. Discuss All About Me assignment.
6. Go over example of poster presentation.
7. Discuss jokes.
8. Find a good, appropriate joke, which you will present in class tomorrow for a daily grade.
2. Do seating chart.
3. Discuss rules, expectations, etc.
4. Sign up for Google Classroom.
5. Discuss All About Me assignment.
6. Go over example of poster presentation.
7. Discuss jokes.
8. Find a good, appropriate joke, which you will present in class tomorrow for a daily grade.
Tuesday, January 10, 2017
1. Go over color chart.
2. Do All About Me assignment.
ALL ABOUT ME ASSIGNMENT
YOUR FIRST MAJOR SPEECH OF THE YEAR IS ABOUT YOUR FAVORITE SUBJECT... YOU! YOU WILL CREATE A VISUAL AID THAT INCLUDES INFORMATION ALL ABOUT YOU. YOU MAY FOLLOW THE CODE (A SET OF REGULATIONS) BELOW AND WILL GIVE A PRESENTATION USING YOUR VISUAL AID.
CODE
1. Examples of options for your visual aid:
poster,
online poster,
power point,
animated drawing, or
movie, but
you are not limited to these!
online poster,
power point,
animated drawing, or
movie, but
you are not limited to these!
3. Divide the visual aid into five sections:
Section one: your name with adjectives that describe you. (You may use http://adjectivesthatstart.com for help.)
Section one: your name with adjectives that describe you. (You may use http://adjectivesthatstart.com for help.)
Section two: the two
colors that best describe your personality (color chart on the blog),
Section three: a quote, motto, or poem that
describes you and/or that you love.
Section four: at least three things you love
and enjoy (pictures must be included),
Section five: at least two memories from
your life (pictures must be included).
4. Presentation (speech)
Discuss why you chose the adjectives for
your name.
Discuss each section of your me poster.
The presentation will be approximately two
minutes in length.
5. The visual aid is one TEST GRADE, and the
presentation is one TEST GRADE.
6. The visual aid is due on Friday, January 13, 2017.
7. The presentation is due on Tuesday, January 17, 2017.
"The
code is more what you call guidelines than actual rules.
Monday, January 9, 2017
1. Discuss fears/ phobias.
2. Answer a survey about fear of public speaking.
2. Answer a survey about fear of public speaking.
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