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.

Library Lab Instructions: Setting Up Google Account & Introducing Who Am I? Speech

Today is a lab workday, and there are several things for you to accomplish.  You should not be on any game sites.  You may have headphones, as long as you can remain focused.

Please complete the following tasks in the order below (Video Instruction):

1. Download Google Chrome from Launchy.
2. Create a Gmail account.
1. If you already have one, please sign into it.
1. You may use your school login + @rps30.k12.ar.us with your e= password.
2. Directions:
1. Type in gmail.com to the address bar.
2. In the top right, click Create An Account.
3. Fill in the information, and click next step.
4. If needed, verify your account with a text message sent to your phone.
3. Link your YouTube account.
1. Click the 9 boxes at the top right of your gmail screen.
2. Click on YouTube.
3. Click sign in at the top right of YouTube.
4. Bookmark my blog.
1. Push Control + D while on this webpage.
2. A new window will appear that says bookmark added.  Click done.
5. Create a folder (Portfolio) to share with me.
1. Click Create (Left column) > Folder
2. Name the folder class period you are in, your last name, and portfolio.
1. For example, if I were in first hour and my last name were Smith, mine would read 1.Smith.Oral Comm Portfolio
3. Share the folder with me.
1. Click the person with a plus sign in the top right.
2. Under Add People, type rhs.ocfd@gmail.com
3. Then click Done.
6. Begin working on Who Am I? Presentation (Video instruction)
1. Make sure you are signed into Google.
2. Click the 9 boxes at the top right of your gmail screen.
3. Select Drive.
4. On the left side of the screen, click Create > Presentation
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. It should be in the folder and automatically shared, but if not following the directions:
1. Click the blue Share button in the top right.
2. Under Add People, type rhs.ocfd@gmail.com
3. Then click Done.
8. 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)
7. Begin working on Who Am I? Outline (Video instruction)
1. 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. Drag 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.