Communications 7th (Yarbro)

Instructor: Anna Katherine Yarbro
Terms: 2017-2018 School Year

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Course Description

Communications Workshop

Throughout their remaining school years, and into their adult lives, our students will be called upon to make oral presentations and to work cooperatively in small groups. The aim of the Communications Workshop is to prepare students for as many communication situations as possible by teaching presentation and cooperation skills.

Goals

Work in cooperation with others to accomplish communication goals
Gain skills in preparing presentations and debates
Confidently and effectively deliver oral presentations and participate in debates
Learn special skills of persuasion and improvisation that can be applied to performances or real-life situations

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Weekly Agenda

FINAL Week of May 21 -May 24

Monday May 14	TED TALK: Presentations TABOish game
Tuesday May 15	TABOish game
Wednesday May 16	TABOish game
Thursday May 17	Half Day TABOish game
Friday May 18	SUMMER!!!!!!!

Week of May 14 -May 18

Monday May 14	TED TALK: Script
Tuesday May 15	TED TALK: self time
Wednesday May 16	TED TALK: partner time and feedback
Thursday May 17	TED TALK: present
Friday May 18	TED TALK: present

Week of May 7 -May 8

Monday

May 4

Easy CBM

Tuesday

May 5

Finish Easy CBM

Minute to win it improv

Wednesday

May 6

Championship round

Minute to win it improv

Thursday

May 7

Field Day

Friday

May 8

Ted Talks

Week of April 30 -May 4

Monday April 30	Minute to win it improv
Tuesday May 1	Minute to win it improv
Wednesday May 2	Minute to win it improv
Thursday May 3	Minute to win it improv
Friday May 4	Minute to win it improv

Weekly Agenda

Week of April 23 - April 27

I will see each class only 4 days due to testing.

Monday

April 16

Day 1:STEM Career job project page 6 & 7

Tuesday

April 17

Day 1:STEM Career job project page 6 & 7

Day 2: STEM Career job project iMovie

Wednesday

April 18

Day 2: STEM Career job project iMovie

Day 3: STEM Career job project feed back

Thursday

April 19

Day 3: STEM Career job project feed back

Day 4: Presentations

Friday

April 20

Day 4: Presentations

Week of April 16 - April 20

I will see each class only 4 days due to testing.

Monday

April 16

Day 1:STEM Career job project page 6 & 7

Tuesday

April 17

Day 1:STEM Career job project page 6 & 7

Day 2: Make corrections

Wednesday

April 18

Day 2: Make corrections

Day 3: Begin prevention

Thursday

April 19

Day 3: Begin prevention

Day 4: finish Presentations

Friday

April 20

Day 4: finish Presentations

Week of April 9 - April 13

Monday April 9	STEM Career job project page 1
Tuesday April 10	STEM Career job project page 2
Wednesday April 11	STEM Career job project page 3
Thursday April 12	STEM Career job project page 4&5
Friday April 13	STEM Career job project page 6 & 7

Week of April 2 - April 6

Monday April 2	Present HOW TO speeches
Tuesday April 3	Present HOW TO speeches
Wednesday April 4	Future job project: Research
Thursday April 54	Future job project: Documentation
Friday April 6	Future job project: Documentation

Week Feb. 26 - March2 and March 5 - 9

Monday March 19	Begin HOW TO speech and complete speech outline
Tuesday March 20	Practice and self record HOW TO speech
Wednesday March 21	Listen to and provide useable feedback to help peers improve speeches
Thursday March 22	Present HOW TO speeches
Friday March 23	Present HOW TO speeches
Monday March 26	Finish How to speech round 1
Tuesday March 27	Begin HOW TO speech and complete speech outline. Explain to students this HOW TO speech must be able to have class participation.
Wednesday March 28	Practice how to speech round 2 on peers
Thursday March 29	Present HOW TO speeches round 2
Friday March 30	Good Friday NO SCHOOL!!
Monday April 2	Present HOW TO speeches round 2

Weekly Agenda

Week Feb. 26 - March2 and March 5 - 9

Monday Feb. 26	Present debate day 2
Tuesday Feb. 27	Present debate day 3
Wednesday Feb.28	Introduce Sport Broadcasting project
Thursday March 1	Data gathering for Sports Broadcasting project
Friday March 2	Sports Board-casting: Begin designing CLIPS file
Monday March 5	Sports Board-casting: Finish CLIPs file and start voice over
Tuesday March 6	Sports Board-casting: Finish CLIPs voice over
Wednesday March 7	Sports Board-casting: Finishing to project and submit
Thursday March 8	Sports Board-casting: Presentations
Friday March 9	Sports Board-casting: Presentations

Week Feb. 19-23

Monday Feb. 19	No School for students :).
Tuesday Feb. 20	Begin DEBATE research
Wednesday Feb.21	Complete research and plan debate speeches
Thursday Feb.22	Present debate day 1
Friday Feb.23	Present debate day 2
Monday Feb. 26	Present debate day 3

Weekly Agenda

Week Feb. 12 -15

Monday Feb. 12	Shark Tank Presentation practice. Classmates will provide areas of strength and areas of weakness to prepare for final presentation.
Tuesday Feb. 13	Shark Tank Presentation practice. Classmates will provide areas of strength and areas of weakness to prepare for final presentation.
Wednesday Feb.14	Shark Tank Presentation Day. Please dress neatly for your presentation.
Thursday Feb.15	Shark Tank Presentation Day. Please dress neatly for your presentation
Friday Feb.16	No School for students :).

Week Feb. 5 -9

Monday Feb. 5	Complete any remaining assignments
Tuesday Jan. 27	Begin Presentation Board
Wednesday Jan. 24	Finish Presentation Board
Thursday Jan 25	Practice Presentation
Friday Jan 26	Practice Presentation

Week Jan 29 - Feb. 2

Monday Jan. 26	Assignment 6: Post card. Start Assignment 7; Radio Ad
Tuesday Jan. 27	Assignment 9: Radio Ad
Wednesday Jan. 24	Assignment 10: Classified Ad
Thursday Jan 25	Assignment 11: Business Card
Friday Jan 26	Assignment 12: Letterhead. Radio advertisement due today

Week of Jan. 22-26

Monday

Jan. 22

Assignment 4: Job Description should be submitted not late than tolday

Assignment 4 B: Formal Business Plan started

Tuesday

Jan. 23

Assignment 4 B: Formal Business Plan submitted

Wednesday

Jan. 24

Assignment 5: Newspaper Advertisement

Thursday

Jan 25

Assignment 6: Post Card

Friday

Jan 26

Assignment 7: Radio Advertisement

Weekly Agenda

Week of Jan. 4 & 5 and Jan. 8-12

Thursday Jan. 4	Learning Blade: STEM based program
Friday Jan 5	Learning Blade: continue practice with STEM based program

Monday Jan. 8	Assignment 1: Business Proposal
Tuesday Jan. 9	Assignment 1: Business Proposal submit to schoology
Wednesday Jan. 10	Assignment 2 and 3: Logo/ Slogan
Thursday Jan 11	Assignment 4: Job Descriptions
Friday Jan 12	Assignment 4: Job Descriptions

Week of Dec. 11-15 and Dec. 18-20

Monday, Dec. 11	Task 6 - Write Scene 2 - Some crisis arises and the problem is complicated by some new element, which will probably be some event and accompanied by several new players to offer more acting opportunities.
Tuesday, Dec. 12	Task 7 - Write Scene 3 - Resolution of the problem by the players.
Wednesday Dec. 13	Task 8 - Choose Title, 3 music selections and edit. Begin rehearsing
Thursday Dec. 14	Task 9 - Rehearse
Friday Dec. 15	Task 10 - Record
Monday Dec. 18	Task 10 - Finish recording
Tuesday Dec. 19	Listen in class and Play Guess the Story.
Wednesday Dec. 20	Listen in class and Play Guess the Story.

Weekly Agenda Dec. 11-15 and Dec. 18-20

Week of Dec. 11-15 and Dec. 18-20

Monday, Dec. 11	Task 6 - Write Scene 2 - Some crisis arises and the problem is complicated by some new element, which will probably be some event and accompanied by several new players to offer more acting opportunities.
Tuesday, Dec. 12	Task 7 - Write Scene 3 - Resolution of the problem by the players.
Wednesday Dec. 13	Task 8 - Choose Title, 3 music selections and edit. Begin rehearsing
Thursday Dec. 14	Task 9 - Rehearse
Friday Dec. 15	Task 10 - Record
Monday Dec. 18	Task 10 - Finish recording
Tuesday Dec. 19	Listen in class and Play Guess the Story.
Wednesday Dec. 20	Listen in class and Play Guess the Story.

Week: Dec. 4-Dec 8

Monday, Dec 4	Field Trip
Tuesday, Dec. 5	Create production company and design Logo Introduce project for production company
Wednesday Dec. 6	Review project details for production company Draw setting, accent and tone for radio drama Create character profiles baed on information selected Develop story online
Thursday Dec. 7	Create story from online. Develop a storyboard with a clear plot: exposition, introduction of conflict, middle, resolution
Friday Dec.8	Write Scene 1: intro principal -players, place, problem all through dialogue.

Week: Nov. 20- Nov.21 and Week: Nov.27 - Dec. 1

Monday, Nov. 20	Continue working with A Christmas Carolein preparation or field trip
Tuesday, Nov. 21	Continue working with A Christmas Carolein preparation or field trip
Monday, Nov. 27	Digital Citizenship Continue working with A Christmas Carolein preparation or field trip
Tuesday, Nov. 28	Digital Citizenship Continue working with A Christmas Carolein preparation or field trip
Wednesday Nov. 29	Digital Citizenship Continue working with A Christmas Carolein preparation or field trip
Thursday Nov. 30	Digital Citizenship Continue working with A Christmas Carolein preparation or field trip
Friday Dec. 1	Digital Citizenship Continue working with A Christmas Carolein preparation or field trip

Week: Nov. 13 - Nov.17 and Week: Nov.20 and Nov. 21

Monday, Nov. 13	Finish Presenting debute
Tuesday, Nov. 14	Finish presenting debate
Wednesday, Nov. 15	Intro theater: improv
Thursday, Nov. 16	Begin reading and acting out A Christmas Carol
Friday, Nov. 17	Conitnue acting out A Christmas Carol
Monday Nov. 20	Continue working with A Christmas Carolein preparation or field trip
Tuesday Nov.21	Continue working with A Christmas Carolein preparation or field trip

Week 13: Nov. 6 - Nov.10

Monday, Nov. 6	Finish Presenting iMovie Assign new debate teams Explain points Pick topics for debate
Tuesday, Nov. 7	Research your debate topic
Wednesday, Nov. 8	Assign debate topic rolls
Thursday, Nov. 9	Practice debates
Friday, Nov. 10	Begin presenting debates

Week 12: Oct. 30 - Nov. 3

Monday, Oct. 30	Submit Part 2 of Short story the story map
Tuesday, Oct.31	egin making iMovie focus on images
Wednesday, Nov. 1	Continue making iMovie focus on subtitles
Thursday, Nov. 2	Finish making iMovie focus on adding sound
Friday, Nov. 3	Begin presenting iMovie

Week 11: Oct. 23 - Oct. 27

Monday, Oct. 23	Present your dramatic FairyTales
Tuesday, Oct.24	Introduce Idramatics- creating imovie or oral dramatic readings of short stories
Wednesday, Oct. 25	Choose stories, assign roles
Thursday, Oct. 26	Choose music background, images and piece together visual project
Friday, Oct. 27	Begin putting iMovies together

Week 10: Oct 16-20

Monday, Oct. 16	History of Storytelling – Intro: Why tell stories: benefits, key features of good storytelling; Show examples
Tuesday, Oct.17	Develop Skills of Storytelling: Games to develop storytelling – Show more examples if time
Wednesday, Oct. 18	Finding and Mapping a Story Model using Billy Goats Gruff as example Students choose their story from provided website
Thursday, Oct. 19	Getting your story ready Model using Billy Goats Gruff
Friday, Oct. 20	Presenting your dramatic story retelling Choose beginning Choose ending Practice to begin presenting Monday

Week Oct 9-13

Fall Break: NO SCHOOL

Week 9: Oct 2- 6

Monday, Oct. 2	Debate Day 1
Tuesday, Oct. 3	Debate Day 2
Wednesday, Oct. 4	Debate Day 3
Thursday, Oct. 5	Fairy Tale rewrite
Friday, Oct. 6	Finish Fairy Tale Scope Magizine

Week 8: Sept 25-29

Monday, Sept 25	introduce debates debate rules and procedures assign topics and teams
Tuesday, Sept 26	Review debate procedures Work in team to research and prepare debate
Wednesday, Sept 27	Work in team to research and prepare debate
Thursday, Sept 28	Work in team to finalize debate
Friday, Sept 29	rehearse debate with team

Week 7: Sept 18-22

Monday - Friday

Present 6-7 informative speeches
complete peer evaluation on our classmates.

Week 6: Sept 11-15

Monday, Sept. 11: Informative Speech

Create visual aid for speech
Create presentation to support 6-7 speech

Tuesday, Sept 12: Informative Speeches

Practice speech with a partner
Work on time length or speech

Wednesday, Sept. 13: Informative Speeches

Ask a partner to record you giving your speech.
Begin self critique

Thursday, Sept 14: Informative Speech.

Finish critique your speech using Self critique – submit.
Submit modified outline using self critiques

Friday, Sept 15: NO STUDENTS

Week 5: Sept 5-Sept 8

Tuesday: Informative Speech intro

Discuss format and relevance of informative speeches
Explain material in Schoology folder
Review rubric
Select topic from list in Schoology Informative Speeches Folder

Wednesday: Informative Speeches

Watch speeches examples of informative speeches
Begin outline for 6-7 minute
Work on speech outline due by end of class Thurs

Thursday: Informative Speeches

Complete speech outline
Submit outline to schoology
Discuss visual aid for speech
Create presentation to support 6-7 speech

Friday

Ask a partner to record you giving your speech.
Critique your speech using Self critique - submit.

Week 4:

Monday and Tuesday: Speech on Me
Begin individual speeches
Record speech
Practice peer reviews
Submit Self critique to Schoology - 30 seconds (guidelines in Schoology)
Wednesday: Evaluate Speeches
Watch speeches from a variety of venues: Presidents, comics, news coverage, TED talks.
Discuss the techniques observed by the students that they could utilize for their next speech.
Thursday: Informative Speeches
Discuss format and relevance of informative speeches
Explain material in Schoology folder - Informative Speeches
Review rubric
Select topic from list in Schoology Informative Speeches Folder
Begin outline for 6-7 minute
Friday:
Complete speech outline
Submit outline to schoology
Create presentation to support 6-7 speech
Ask a partner to record you giving your speech.
Critique your speech using Self critique - submit.
Week 3:

Monday Aug 21:

App presentations

practice their group presentations
Time presentation
Put finally touches on presentations

Tuesday and Wednesday Aug 22-23

Groups present App Presentations

Begin Popplet if time allows

Thursday Aug 24

Complete Popplet activity found on Schoology

Friday Aug 25

Individual Presentations

Week 2:

Monday, 8/14

Complete last week's activities: Email Etiquette
Introduce Schoology
Pass out class dojo letters home

Tuesday, 8/15 - Friday, 8/ 15

Pick an App due Friday, be prepared to present 8/21
- Groups will choose an App from the ipad.
- Create a presentation to teach their peers how to use chosen App
- App presentation should include directions and modeling of how to use their App
- Groups will create an assignment from their App to give to class. Each group will email the App to group leader.