Common Assessment

Today, you'll be watching two speeches and assessing the speaker's content and delivery. This is an INDIVIDUAL assessment, so do not work with a partner or small group. The sub has worksheets that you can fill out, or you can fill out the worksheet online (and receive extra credit).

*The white remote turns the projector on. Please turn the projector off after 7th hour.

After watching each video, please take no more than 15 minutes to complete the worksheet.

This is an assessment that all Oral Communications students are doing in the district this year. Answer the questions as best as you can.

Library: Day 2

Welcome back! Thanks for staying focused and working hard yesterday.

Today, we will continue with our visuals and outlines for this class. If you weren't here yesterday, I invited you to our Google classroom; you should have an email from me in your RPS30 account, and you can follow the directions in the post below.

Once you are finished with your Who Am I? Visual, you will choose 5 images that you will discuss in your Who Am I? Speech next week. Write in complete sentences and submit both documents when you are done!

Welcome to Oral Comm!

Welcome to Oral Comm! If you have your signed syllabus or Public Speaking Survey, please submit to me! This semester, we will be working with Google Classroom as we prepare for our speeches!

Once you log into your computers in the library today,

1. Log into your rps30 account
2. Go to classroom.google.com
3. Type in the following code for your class:
1. 6th hour: wg2764
2. 7th hour: ljs6fz
4. First, click on each of the documents so that you will have access to them. Then follow the directions below:
1. Digital Portfolio: On the first slide, change the name and hour. Then, submit in Google Classroom. (This is where I will put your videos and rubrics from class.)
2. Who Am I? Visual: After submitting the digital portfolio, click on your WAI? Visual. You will place at least 25 (school appropriate) images to paste on ONE slide. You can see my example here.
3. Who Am I? Outline: After completing the visual, you will start on your outline. You'll choose five images (or groups of images) to talk about. If you do not write in complete sentences, you will not receive full credit. 

Final Speech: The Commemoration Speech (The Toast)

For your final in Oral Communications, you will give a two to four minute speech about some aspect(s) of this class that you have enjoyed.  You can choose people, projects, or whatever other part of the class that has been fun, interesting, or beneficial to you.

Below are links to documents that will assist you in the creation of this outline and speech.

This is the last of the five required speeches to pass this course.

Commemorative Speech Rubric

Commemorative Speech Outline

• You can complete this on paper or online; if you do it online; make sure that you share it with me: rpstheatredance@gmail.com

Makeup Work

After going through both 6th and 7th hours grades for the first and second quarter, I have linked the documents that the majority of students are missing. If you are missing other documents or assignments like documents or visuals, send me an email once you have those completed. I will regrade as long as you have submitted assignments to me by December 20.

Any speech redos must be done by Wednesday, January 4.

Quarter 1
Types of Communication YouTube Activity
Informative Speech Reflection

Quarter 2
Denzel Washington's Commencement Speech Address
Monroe's Motivated Sequence YouTube Activity (6th Hour only)
Logos, Pathos, Ethos Worksheet (6th Hour only)
Persuasive Speech Pros/Grows
Persuasive Speech Reflection
Pros/Cons/Questions - 6th Hour
Pros/Cons/Questions - 7th Hour

Additionally, if you want to redo an outline or visual from this semester, you will need to send me an email for what you corrected. Email me at rpstheatredance@gmail.com or ewhite@rps30.k12.ar.us.

StuCo: Friday Updates

Today is the last day to complete your bibliography and outline.

Bibliography

• Do not just use the URL of the website. Go to www.EasyBib.com and format your citations accordingly.
• Write five detailed sentences for each source.

Outline

• Do not just copy and paste from your bill. There should be explanations, examples, statistics, and WAY more detail in your outline.
• Include those 3 in-text citations in your outline.

Pros/Cons/Questions

• After reading each bill, you (by yourself) will create two pros (affirmative points), two cons (negative points), and two questions for each bill.
• 6th Hour Template
• 6th Hour Bill Book
• 7th Hour Template
• 7th Hour Bill Book

Objective/Reflection

• Student Congress Objective  (to be filled out daily by EACH student)
• Student Congress Reflection (to be filled out daily by EACH student)

StuCo: Thursday Updates

YOUR BILL IS TO BE COMPLETED BY THE END OF CLASS TODAY!

Reminders/Reflections after reviewing bills:

• No personal pronouns in bills; delete all uses of I, you, we, my, our, etc.
• Do not abbreviate proper names/places or use contractions.
• Now you can put bill numbers on bill (6th hour only)
• Review sample bill for: capitalization, tabbing, extra/not enough spaces, section numbering
• Review rubrics to see how many examples I want in each section; more than likely, you need more detail and more professional language.
• Whereas (Clause 1): clearly discusses importance of bill
• Whereas (Clause 2): clearly discusses at least two problems/harms 
• Whereas (Clause 3): clearly discusses at least one reason why the bill hasn't already passed
• Whereas (Clause 4): clearly discusses at least two benefits after passing your bill
• Section I: clearly discusses specifics of bill
• Section 2: gives specific date for passing bill (administration optional)
• Section 3: clearly discusses who will enforce the bill (penalties optional)
• Section 4: clearly discusses how much this will cost and what budget the money will come from (even if you don't think it will cost anything)
• Bibliography / 3 sources minimum:
• 10 points - Students select a credible source.  The citation is formatted  appropriately using APA or MLA (easybib).  Students complete the annotation with 5 or more sentences summarizing the source, not copying and pasting from the website.
• 7.5 points - Students select a source that lacks some credibility.  The citation is formatted; however, there are mistakes with APA or MLA.  Students complete the 4-5 sentences.  Students do not copy straight from the source, but they put the material in their own words.
• 5 points - Students select a source that lacks credibility.  The citation is not properly formatted using APA or MLA.  Students do not complete the 4-5 summary of the source, and/or they just copy and paste from the source.
• Outline
• Do not just copy and paste from bill. The outline should be an explanation.
• Put three sources into bill using in-text citation format.
• According to the National Education Association...
• or "... school is a good thing" (NEA, 2010).
• Complete each section.

Here is a list of topics by class.

Student Congress Objective 
(to be filled out daily by EACH student)
Student Congress Reflection 
(to be filled out daily by EACH student)

Student Congress (StuCo) Workdays

Watch your persuasive speech and reflect by answering this survey.

After filling out the persuasive speech reflection, you are ready to begin work on your Student Congress project. You have the first day only to change your topic, and it must be approved by me. Here is a list of topics by class.

Directions:

Student Congress Objective 
(to be filled out daily by EACH student)
Student Congress Reflection 
(to be filled out daily by EACH student)

Continue to work on your BILL and BIBLIOGRAPHY! Only the "techies" in each group will have the StuCo documents in their StuCo folder; everyone else will have the documents in their "Shared with me" Folder on the left side of Google Drive!

Please review the sample bill and the draft worksheet that you prepared in class before Thanksgiving. This will help you with your project.

YOUR BILL IS TO BE COMPLETED BY THE END OF CLASS ON THURSDAY. 

All of your classmates will receive a copy of your bill to critique it and prepare debates.

The center of your project is your bill. This is due by the end of class on Wednesday if you want any feedback, and the final copy is due at the end of class on Thursday. There is no visual allowed for this project. You will need an annotated bibliography and an outline. These documents will also be in your folder. Do not complete the outline until your bill is complete.

Bill // Outline // Bibliography

Happy Thanksgiving! (Notes for Sub)

Today, you will be working individually or with your partner on your Student Congress bill. Your sub will pass out your worksheet that you will complete during class and submit at the end of class. 

Charles Kye in 6th hour will need to review all of the topics from his class and choose a bill topic that has not been selected.

Please be respectful of your sub. Any negative notes will decide the fate of your next food day.

Persuasive Speech Guidelines

Monday through Friday (behavior pending) we will be meeting in the library lab to work on our persuasive speeches, which we will begin on Monday, November 7. All outlines and visuals are due Friday, November 4 by the end of the class period.

Reminder: Parent Teacher conferences are this week and next. Please check your grades before Wednesday, November 2 to review your Oral Comm. grades from last quarter and this quarter.

Persuasive Objective to be filled out every day at the beginning of class.
Persuasive Reflection to be filled out every day at the end of class.

You should have a persuasive folder with a persuasive outline and persuasive visual in our folder for class already. Please make sure that you use your time wisely and have everything finished by the end of class.

If you need another copy, here is the Persuasive Outline Template.

Informative Speech Guidelines

Informative Workdays

Tuesday through Monday, we will meet in the library lab for class.  There are several parts to this presentation.  Please review this presentation to review the guidelines.

Guidelines

• Workdays (10 Points/Day)
• Every day you should complete the objective in the first five minutes of class.
• During the last five minutes of every class, you should complete the reflection.
• Outline (55 Points)

• Please log into Gmail.
• Click on the template.
• File > Make a Copy.
• Drag this copy into your folder for this class.
• Fill in the blanks for your speech.
• 2 outside sources (use Easy Bib for citation help)
• 2 in-text citations
• Use full and detailed sentences.
• Attach a bibliography/work cited.
• Check out this example.
• Visual (50 Points) 

• Do not start until the outline is complete. 
• Use Google Presentation, and create it in your Oral Comm folder.
• Follow the rubric for the visual.
• 4-7 slides
• 20 words or less per slide
• Visually appealing
• More pictures than words
• Check out this example.

• Speech (104 Points)
• 4-6 minutes
• Follow the outline for your speech.
• Use the visual to enhance your speech.
• You may use one note card.
• Follow the rubric for the speech.
• Watch this example!
• Reflection (20 Points)
• Complete in class after all of the presentations. 

Welcome to Oral Comm!

Want to disable those AVG Pop Ups? Follow instructions below or watch this video.

1. Right click the AVG square at the bottom right 
2. Click Disable AVG Protection.
3. In the new window, choose Until Restart from the drop down menu.
4. Click ok.

Hello students!

Welcome to Oral Communications! This is such an important class, but I know it can cause anxiety for some. I'm here to help you become an even better communicator and a more effective presenter.

There are five required speeches throughout the semester. These include introductory, informative, digital, student congress, and commemorative speeches. Each speech requires an outline, and all but one will have a visual to accompany it.

In this class, we do a lot of work in the lab, and all students will have a digital portfolio. Please follow the instructions below to create your own portfolio.

1. Create a folder (portfolio) to share with me.
1. Download Google Chrome.
2. Log into your rps30 account.
3. Click the 9 boxes at the top right of your gmail screen.
4. Select Drive.
5. Click Create/New (left column) > Folder
6. Name the folder the class hour you are in, your last name, first name, and OC Portfolio.
1. For example, if I were in first hour and my last name were Smith, mine would read 1.Smith.Oral Comm Portfolio.
7. Share the folder with me.
1. Click the person with a plus sign in the top right.
2. Under Add People, type ewhite@rps30.k12.ar.us
3. Then click Done/Yes.
2. Create folder for Who Am I? Presentation
1. Title it 1 - Who Am I
3. Begin working on Who Am I? Slides (Video instruction)
1. In the 1 - Who Am I Folder, follow the instructions below.
1. On the left side of the screen, click Create > Slides
2. A new window will appear.  You can choose your theme now, or you can change it later.
3. Change the title of the document to Who Am I
2. Find 25 images that represent you, copy/paste or insert them into your visual.  This should be aesthetically pleasing. (Google Drive doesn't like for you to paste using the mouse. You have to use keyboard commands. Ctrl + C is copy and Ctrl + V is paste)
4. Begin working on Who Am I? Outline (Video instruction)
1. In the 1 - Who Am I Folder, follow the instructions below.
1. Sign into Gmail, and open the template.
2. Select File > Make a Copy.
3. Change the title of the document to Who Am I
4. Drag the outline into your Who Am I Folder in your Oral Comm folder.
5. Fill out each section of the outline.
1. Under introduction, write how you will introduce yourself and list out the five items you will discuss.
2. Under each item, give some detail about how you will discuss them.  Please write in full sentences.
3. Under conclusion, find a way to thank you audience for listening.
5. Make a copy of the rubrics.
1. Click on this document.
2. Click FIle > Make a Copy.
3. Rename it to your class period, last name, first name.
4. Drag into your Oral Comm Portfolio.

Makeup assignment to PASS THIS CLASS! :)

Hello!

Linked below is a worksheet that students may fill out if they are missing any big assignments. For example, informative pros/grows or reflections over 75 points. Here's what you can do:

1. Watch a speech. This should be a relatively famous speech. You can search commencement speeches, political speeches, or anything that was recorded and given to a large audience. Please do not select a speech that we have watched in class this year.
2. Fill out the linked analysis. Mr. Morris, your sub, has 10 copies in the back. You can type out your answers, or you can print this form and fill it out by hand. 
3. I will ONLY evaluate quality answers, which means full sentences and plenty of detail.

All makeup assignments and speeches are due by the end of class on TUESDAY, MAY 26.

End of Year Assessment

Welcome to the final days of Oral Communications! There are a few assessments left this semester.

1. Check your grades for both 3rd and 4th quarter. Are you on pace to pass this class? If not, let's get to work!
2. ALL LATE WORK AND SPEECHES ARE DUE BY THE END OF CLASS ON TUESDAY, MAY 26.
3. Complete the individual speech reflection based on your student congress speech. I pasted the video on the last slide of whatever first visual was in your folder. For most, it was your Who Am I Speech; however, for some, it was on an informative speech visual.
4. Prepare for your commencement speech. You can complete the outline online so that you don't lose it, and it will help you prepare for the presentation. 
1. Outline Template
1. Make sure you are signed into gmail.
2. Click the above link.
3. Go to File > Make a Copy.
4. Put in your Oral Comm folder.

StuCo Workdays

Welcome back to the lab! We will be working on this Student Congress progress for the next few days in the lab. This means that everything is due by the end of class on Thursday, April 9. There are no exceptions on the deadline, which includes days absent. For every day something is late, you will receive 10% off your score.

First, please reflect on your second informative speech, which is on the last slide of your 2nd informative visual.

2nd Informative Speech Reflection


Each day, please begin class by completing the Daily Objective
Each day, please end class by completing the Daily Reflection

Here is a spreadsheet of StuCo information including topics, IDs, and submitted materials. Here is the bill rubric to show you exactly how I will evaluate your bill.

Designate a "techie" who will go through the document sharing process for each of the bibliography, bill, and outline.

Sharing process:

1. Make a copy of the document.
2. Rename it appropriately.
1. class hour.last names.title
1. 1.Samson.Bibliography
2. 1.Samson.Bill
3. 1.Samson.Outline
3. Share it with me (rhs.ocfd@gmail.com) and partner.
4. Drag the documents into your Oral Comm. folder.

Bibliography
Bill
Outline

Here is a sample bill with notes. You may use your draft bill from class to assist with your bill.

Friday, March 6 - Lab Instructions

Oral Comm students will work on two assignments: 

1. Complete Informative Speech Reflection
1. Video should be on last slide on your informative visual. Double click the video to play, OR click present in top right of page and then it should play. If it doesn't work, move on to number 2.
2. Begin second Informative Speech

Informative Speech Reflection



Second Informative Speech

This speech should be on a different topic than your first informative speech. Your goal on your first day is to determine your speech topic, make a copy of your outline, and begin working on organization. Keep everything in your Oral Comm Google Folder. This way I can help you and provide you comments as you work on this!

Informative Speech Outline Template

1. Sign into gmail.
2. Click on the nine boxes at the top right of the screen and click drive.
3. Open outline template.
4. In the top left, click File > Make a Copy.
5. Change the title of the document as requested.
6. Move the document into the Oral Comm. Folder.

If you are unsure of your speech topic today, don't waste time. Finish or correct parts from your previous speech for me to regrade.

Please keep the following in mind:

1. Keep your main points simple. Try to keep a parallel structure. So if you did your speech on ice cream, your main points could be vanilla, chocolate, and strawberry. If you did your speech on dogs, you could select dachshunds, pit bulls, and chihuahuas. 
2. Provide plenty of detail in outline. Most of our speeches were way too short. Your online outline should provide enough support to fill up a 4-6 minute speech. Three sub points per main point is a minimum. You can and should add more!
3. Provide sources. Your sources should be in two locations: in the outline and in the bibliography. Wikipedia will not be a valid source for this speech. You need to find credible sources to support your speech. This will help to provide detail in your outline; however, DO NOT COPY AND PASTE FROM A WEBSITE.
4. Complete research, outline, and then visual. Your visual should be the last thing that you work on - NOT THE FIRST. I know it's probably the most fun part of the whole presentation, but you need to know what you're talking about in your outline before you create your visual.
5. Work wisely. Reflect on your last speech. Could you have used your time more effectively? Did you actually work throughout the class period?

Informative Workdays

Every day this week, we will meet in the lab for class.  There are several parts to this presentation.  Please review this presentation to review the guidelines.

Guidelines

• Workdays (10 Points/Day)
• Every day you should complete the objective in the first five minutes of class.
• During the last five minutes of every class, you should complete the reflection.
• Outline (55 Points)
• Please log into Gmail.
• Click on the template.
• File > Make a Copy.
• Rename to class hour, last name, and informative outline.
• Example, 4.Smith.Informative Outline
• Drag this copy into your folder for this class.
• Fill in the blanks for your speech.
• Follow the guidelines and rubric for the outline.
• 2 outside sources (use Easy Bib for citation help)
• 2 in-text citations
• Use full and detailed sentences.
• Attach a bibliography/work cited.
• Visual (50 Points)
• Do not start until the outline is complete.
• Use Google Presentation or Prezi
• Follow the guidelines and rubric for the visual.
• 4-7 slides
• 20 words or less per slide
• Visually appealing
• More pictures than words
• Speech (100 Points)
• 4-6 minutes
• Follow the outline for your speech.
• Use the visual to enhance your speech.
• You may use one note card.
• Follow the guidelines and rubric for the speech.
• Watch this example!
• Reflection (20 Points)
• Complete in class after all of the presentations. 

Who Am I? Speech Reflection

Please watch all of your Who Am I? Speech, which can be found on your Who Am I? Visual. After watching your speech, please answer the following questions.

Speech Analysis: Ellen DeGeneres

Hello!

In class on Wednesday (1/28/15), you'll be analyzing Ellen DeGeneres's Commencement Speech at Tulane University from 2009. The questions that go along with this speech should be in your folders on page 9; it's a purple sheet. You can write your responses on the page underneath the purple sheet.

Please be sure to read the entire question, and respond appropriately. I have copied the questions at the bottom of this post in case you cannot find your purple sheet.

If you get done early and want to see her speech from 2006, which she references in her 2009 address, you can watch that here. There are no questions to answer for the 2006 speech.

Here are the questions in case you cannot find yours:

1. Describe 2 nonverbal communication behaviors that Ellen DeGeneres utilizes during her speech.  What were these and how did she use these to her benefit her speech?  (For example: dancing – Ellen dances at the end of her speech to celebrate the success of the graduates and have a little fun.)
2. What was the thesis, or the overall main point, of Ellen’s speech?
3. Ellen uses other sources/people to support her ideas.  Name one outside source, or author, that Ellen uses in her speech, and explain how and why she uses her sources. 
4. Ellen also uses humor in her speech. Find one example and explain how she uses comedy in her speech.
5. The speaker uses her audience’s knowledge and experiences to develop a speech that relates to them. List and explain one example of how Ellen uses her audience’s knowledge to connect with them.
6. How does Ellen conclude her speech?  Explain the effectiveness of her conclusion.
7. What 3 pieces of advice from your Advice for Speakers fold out did Ellen follow? What could she work on for future speeches?

Who Am I? Presentation & Guidelines

For your first required presentation, you are introducing yourself to the class.  This is called the Who Am I? Presentation.

For this presentation, you will complete an outline and a presentation.  Even though you will have 25 images on your visual, you will only talk about five.

Here is the rubric for both the outline, the visual, and the presentation.  I will print this off for you.

Here is a link to the speech order.

Outline

1. Open Google Chrome, sign into Gmail, and open the template.
2. Select File > Make a Copy.
3. Change the title of the document to the class period you are in, your last name, and "Who Am I? Outline."
1. For example, if I were in first hour and my last name were Smith, mine would read 1.Smith.Who Am I? Outline
4. Share the outline with me by dragging and dropping the outline into your Oral Comm folder.
5. Fill out each section of the outline.
1. Under introduction, write how you will introduce yourself and list out the five items you will discuss.
2. Under each item, give some detail about how you will discuss them.  Please write in full sentences.
3. Under conclusion, find a way to thank you audience for listening.

Presentation (Visual)

1. Here's a YouTube video for how to do this! Here is my example.
2. Directions:
1. Open Google Chrome and sign in to Gmail.
2. Click on "Drive" or "Documents" along the top of the webpage.
3. On the left, click the red box that says "Create" or "New"
4. Then click "Presentation" or "Google Slides"
5. A new window will appear.  You can choose your theme now, or you can change it later.
6. Change the title of the document to the class period you are in, your last name, and "Who Am I? Visual."
1. For example, if I were in first hour and my last name were Smith, mine would read 1.Smith.Who Am I? Visual
7. Share the presentation with me by dragging the presentation into your Oral Comm folder.
8. Find 25 images that represent you, copy/paste or insert them into your visual.  This should be aesthetically pleasing.

Speech

1. Follow your outline as you deliver the speech, but don't bring your outline with you (only a note card if necessary)!  
2. Be yourself!
3. Keep your body facing the audience, not the screen.
4. Listen to your classmates' speeches with respect.