ORAL COMMUNICATION GS-Fall 2014

Home | Seton Hall University | SHU Blackboard | TITR/Arts Council info <page to be updated

SHORTCUT TO: Current Course Calendar or scroll down

ORAL COMMUNICATION COST1600-Section GS -- MW: 2:30-3:45

COURSE SYLLABUS

updated 12/2/14

---- DR. E. PLUMMER ---------- Department of Communication

{office: FH-51} / {mailbox: FH-45} {voicemail: 973-275-2791}{e-mail: evelyn.plummer@shu.edu /or/ plummeev@shu.edu }

{professor's web page: http://pirate.shu.edu/~plummeev }

REQUIRED TEXT: Communicate! (14th edition/any format) - Verderber, et al.

COURSE DESCRIPTION: (from University Bulletin) A broad study of the speaking and listening experience. Students perform and evaluate their skills. Voice and articulation and the organization and presentation of ideas are covered.

COURSE OBJECTIVES:

1. to improve your communication skills in several areas, including: audience-centeredness , clear organization , active listening , nonverbal awareness , face to face

2. to better understand the impacts of new communication technologies

3. to be able to organize and present materials for effective communication --- in both presentational & interpersonal contexts

4. to develop greater ease and confidence in all types of oral situations

5. to improve skills of voice and diction {especially clearer articulation & increased vocal variety }

6. to better understand the entire communication process (i.e. the underlying components, models, patterns and cultural influences)

7. Also refer to the document: "Oral Communication: Course Rationale & FAQ's " .

COURSE REQUIREMENTS:

1. On-time submission of written course assignments: via email or hardcopy, as specified

2. On-time completion of all presentations and speeches (including submission of hardcopy

outlines for each Major presentation)

3. Understanding as well as applying the material covered in the text & online tutorials

4. Regular attendance and participation in class {no more than 3 hrs of absence/ 3 tardies}

5. Completion of “outside” reading/research/observational assignments, as assigned

6. Use of audio recording AND/OR videorecording of many presentations (formats to be specified)

        7. Testing/Assessment: via Quizzes (3-4; announced; online via Blackboard
                                                " Midterm Exam (written, in class)
                                                " "The Final" (written + oral, in class)

8. Extra Credit Attendance & brief reaction paper for one performance of a Theater-in-the-Round/SHU Theatre production ( 2 productions this semester.) Click for additional information: T-I-T-R/Arts Council page to be updated

Also…BE AWARE OF ASSIGNMENTS’ DATES AND DEADLINES; there will be little or no opportunity for make up work.

EVALUATION PROCEDURES:

Students will be evaluated in consideration of their growth in, and mastery of, both public and interpersonal communication skills. Consideration also will be given to the comprehensiveness and quality exhibited in all course activities -- both written and oral.
ATTENDANCE AFFECTS GRADE. (In general, the semester grade will be lowered one
denomination in proportion to the number of additional absences beyond the course limit.)

GRADE COMPUTATION:	Major Oral Presentations (incl. revised, h.c. outlines) [more weight on presentations later in the semester]	40%
	Group Discussion Presentation & project submissions [topic disc.]	5%
	Classwork (incl. attendance, participation, homework, Blackboard activities, T-I-T-R attendance)	15%
	Online Quizzes	10%
	Midterm Exam	15%
	"The Final" (all parts: oral + written)	15%

i.e. roughly 55% for "oral work" & 45% for "written" work

ADDITIONAL NOTES

**Your computers will not be required in class for each session and in-class usage will be restricted to class-relevant applications only [That means no IM, no email, no chat, restricted notetaking, etc.]. Specific dates for in-class usage will be announced and/or indicated in the course calendar [:]. You may also be interested in reading about: Computer Distraction Research

** Of course, there is a no-electronic-distractions-policy for this class {e.g. no cell phone usage/no audible pagers or alarms/no texting, etc.}

** Department of Communication: Policy on Academic Honesty

** Explanation of my Criteria used for assigning Letter Grades

** SHU Disability Statement

Understanding the COURSE CALENDAR - (some guidelines for usage)

~ Dr. Plummer uses this webpage course calendar grid below as the PRIMARY source of information on the course's activities and assignments. Please note that units & assignments are listed CHRONOLOGICALLY, not by category. SOME of your Assignments/Activities/Quizzes/Tutorials will need to be accessed through other locations { such as Blackboard}, but, whenever possible, links and/or directions to those locations are also contained within this Calendar grid. HOWEVER, PLEASE BE AWARE THAT THE PROFESSOR'S WEBPAGE & THE COURSE CALENDAR BELOW ARE THE PRIMARY INFORMATION TOOLS FOR THIS COURSE. LOOK THERE FIRST. ~

<A> The core of Oral Communication relies on regular oral interaction and classroom activities. The course calendar below indicates many of the specifications for computer usage, as well as the SUBJECT AREAS , SPEAKING ACTIVITIES , ASSIGNMENT TOPICS , & READINGS IN THE TEXT. Additional items will be added as the semester progresses.

<B> How To Read The Course Calendar: Unless otherwise noted, the reading and speaking assignments are listed in the calendar grid in the row for the day that they are DUE. Read details carefully. Some assignments are to be emailed [+]; some are to be submitted in hardcopy [4]; some are to be used in class via a file you created on your computer [:]; and some will be completed orally as classwork. Whenever possible, the details of the listed assignments also will be clarified in class; however, it is the student's responsibility to anticipate, to be prepared and to look for posted updates {done via e-mail or web page}. A key of the symbols used is listed at the end of the calendar.

<C> FOR EMAILED ASSIGNMENTS, THE subject line should indicate THE APPROPRIATE INFORMATION; OTHERWISE IT MAY GET OVERLOOKED IN MY INBOX. [As general professional practice, email is prioritized, opened & answered according to the subject line area.) Therefore, any email you send to me should clearly indicate your actual name (not just user ID), your course section, and the EXACT ASSIGNMENT TITLE (or your reason for emailing.)

<D> All speaking activities are indicated with a box border. Of these, the MAJOR presentations are indicated by capitals. Note: each MAJOR oral presentation will require the submission of:

(1) a preliminary analysis paper/or/ outline [to the instructor - via email]

(2) a final, revised anal.pap /or/ outline [to the instructor - via a "hard copy"] including bibliography, when required

(3) the use of presentation delivery notes/outline [for the speaker].

<E> The Presentation Schedule Procedure: As mentioned above, there will be few, if any, opportunities for "make-up" presentations. The MAJOR presentation slots are scheduled in advance via the posting of a specific Presentation Schedule . This schedule lists the assigned dates for speakers, evaluators, and recorder operators/technical assistants. This schedule will be "published" at least one day before the presentations begin--linked to your course calendar as well as via a shortcut on Professor's main web page. Whenever possible, a copy also will be posted on Professor's office door. Consequently, students always are expected to be prepared to speak on their assigned date -- NO EXCEPTIONS.

**Missed major presentations default to a: DURING-FINALS-WEEK / BRING-YOUR-OWN-AUDIENCE/ APPOINTMENT-ONLY procedure . Therefore, since all factors need to align, the opportunity to make up such missed presentations is not guaranteed.**

<F> About using Internet source citations: Grade points will be deducted if bibliographies are not formatted correctly-i.e. according to a specific style sheet such as APA, MLA, etc. Also, please note that when referring to material from an electronic source, your written source citations/bibliography, must list at least at the very least these 4 items: [1] URL, [2] the Title of the particular Webpage you used, [3] the Date that you accessed the page & [4] (if available) the last date that the page itself was updated. It is also recommended that you refer to the guidelines in the Department of Communication's Policy on Academic Honesty

NOTE: Bibliographies that list only the URL will be considered incomplete and will lose points.

GS - COURSE CALENDAR [ day-by-day]

Updates & links will be added as the semester progresses / Stay Tuned!

DATE F14

MW: 9:30-10:45

UNIT

ASSIGNMENTS & READINGS that are DUE on this date 14th ed

M 8/25

Intro to Course; Interview Session

W 8/27

Interview speech (Q) speech-of-introduction [= p.20:14e]

- Overviews: Communication vs Communications vs Oral Communication vs Effective Oral Communication?

- if time, Slide Show Overview: Communication Theory: Principles & Perspectives

► Interview Speech - ready for delivery [approx 1 min long]

- - - - - - - - -& - - - - - - - - - - -

►optional email submission: [+] GS-"T.V.Watching Comments"; Complete the viewing assignment: Analyzing: Effective & Ineffective TV Communicators [click link for assignment sheet] [can submit ASAP - but due no later than Weds 9/3 -4:00pm]

& be sure to use the specified assignment title for your e-mail subject line

M 9/1

NO CLASSES - Labor Day

[Add/Drop ends 9/2]

W 9/3

- Slide Show Overview: Communication Theory: Principles & Perspectives

- Overview: Communication Apprehension (it's a GOOD thing!)

- Overview: Breathing & Relaxation

►Chap 1 & "Communication Improvement Plans"

- - - - - - - - -& - - - - - - - - - - -

►Review misc. "Communication Process" overviews archived within Blackboard

- - - - - - - - -& - - - - - - - - - - -

►pp. 352-355 within Ch 15 [PS apprehension] {13 ed = 333-

M 9/8

Show & Tell (Q)

- Continue overviews as necessary: Communication Theory/Apprehension-Relaxation

►Show &Tell talk - ready for delivery [approx. 2 min. long]; also, Bring personal audiorecording device

- - - - - - - - - -& - - - - - - - - - - -

► Skim Chap 2 [perception]

- - - - - - - - - -& - - - - - - - - - - -

►Complete "Communication Skill/Skill Building: Perception Checking" / see pp.44 {13 ed= p.42-4]. Nothing to submit. Be prepared to discuss in class, if there is time

W 9/10

if necessary, Complete Show & Tell talks

- Slide Show Overview: Your Voice & how to use it: Intro to vocal effectiveness

Vocal Exercises--{the sounds you make}

► pp. 356-357 & 362-365 within Ch15 {13 e = Ch 14 (pp. 336-340) NOTE - Review all of the delivery tips in Chap 15 each time you prepare for a presentation
- - - - - - - - - -& - - - - - - - - - - -

► email submission: [+] GS: My First General Self Assessment: including specific reference to your 2 voice recordings: Show&Tell Submission Contents = 3 paragraphs: 1 = evaluation of your current effectiveness as a speaker, and 2 = your current effectiveness as a listener, and 3 = a voice self assessment using the criteria from Chap 15 {14}+ any class notes + slide show. [ due no later than Monday 9/15- by 4:00pm]

& be sure to use the specific assignment title for your e-mail subject line

- - - - - - - - - -& - - - - - - - - - - -

►>>Online Quiz #1 due Friday<<

Accessible only via BLACKBOARD / Quiz available: 9/9-9/12

M 9/15

Children's story telling (Q)

Continue Overviews as necessary:

- Maximizing vocal & physical technique;

- Relaxation & channeling apprehension

<< Oral Interp. presentation preview>>

► Prepare for a story telling session {= be prepared to add a 1 min. original, impromptu segment to an ongoing, improvised storytelling exercise to a (hypothetical) 5-yr-old audience}

- - - - - - - - - -& - - - - - - - - - - -

► Bring a flexible voice & a good imagination! You can bring props & use gestures

W 9/17

- Language Workshop I: How Coding Systems make Meaning (aka Language); if Koko can do it so can you)

Discussion: Considering the dynamics of Verbal

     Communication. - What are at least 2 ways

      that you (a human) and Koko (a gorilla)

      are similar in the use of language/

     verbal communication?

►Read Chapter 3

- - - - - - - - - -& - - - - - - - - - -

►Bring in example clippings {h.c. or Internet}of your specifically assigned Language Techniques --see assignment sheet for specifications: "Language Workshop Assignment"[click link for assignment sheet]

- - - - - - - - - -& - - - - - - - - - -

► email submission: [+]"GS- Oral Interp. Preliminary Analysis": Submit a preliminary Analysis Paper for your upcoming presentation {specifications are listed in this linked document: Oral Interp Presentation Assignment Sheet [ due no later than Fri 9/19 -10:00pm]

& be sure to use the specific assignment title for your e-mail subject line

M 9/22

Language Workshop II: Using audience-centered language / Language-as-culture /

► review Chap 3 ; Read Chapters 4 & 14 (Verbal Mgs& Language)
- - - - - - - - - -& - - - - - - - - - - -

►►Bring in Laptops for in-class activities: "Targeting your Audience & Tailoring your Language: strategies for eloquence & appropriateness"

W 9/24

MAJOR PRESENTATION #1{Oral Interp} making the written word speak [manuscript rdg]

► [4] O.I. presentation & Analysis Paper-ready for delivery & submission / according to assigned specifications [see link at left]

- - - - - - - - - -& - - - - - - - - - - -

► Review general rehearsal tips: pp. 369-372 {13 e = pp. 346-351} & apply all relevant presentation guidelines for "scripted" presentations]

- - - - - - - - - -& - - - - - - - - - - -

► (optional) Bring: personal recording device

►see: Oral Interp. Presentation Schedule

M 9/29

MAJOR PRESENTATION #1 cont { " " }

- - - - - - - - -& - - - - - - - - - - -
preview: Slide Show & Workshop: "Organizing Oral Messages";

► Chapters 11 & 12, if time skim pp.332-3 within Chap14. {13 e = Ch 13}

- - - - - - - - - -& - - - - - - - - - - -

W 10/1

- Slide Show & Workshop: "Organizing Oral Messages";
(Incl.: Choosing & Limiting Topics // Basic Speech Org)

- if necessary, Complete Language Workshop

►Chapters 14 & 16; review Chap 12 {13 e = 13&14; rev Ch 12}

- - - - - - - - - -& - - - - - - - - - - -

► [:]Brainstorming prep.* - via computer but for classroom use. Complete: Brainstorm/ Concept Map for Topics [Action Step 1.a on bottom of p. 250 {13 e = p254} ] NOTE: Despite texts directions, you actually only need to devise at least 4 items per each of the 3 columns]

* be sure your battery is charged & document is saved on your local drive.

- - - - - - - - - & - - - - - - - -

M 10/6

- Workshop, cont: "Organizing Oral Messages";
(Incl. Styles & Techniques of Delivery , "Instant Composite Speeches")
- - - - - - - - - & - - - - - - - -

► [:] via computer - but for classroom use: your "Outline-In-Progress" : For today, you should have your revised thesis statement completed & ready for review.

- - - - - - - - - & - - - - - - - -
► email submission: ► [+]"GS- Preliminary Informative Outline" . This submission is ONLY for people whose prelim. outline was not approved (with Professor's initials) during the in-class workshop. If it wasn't, then submit a presentation outline accd'g to the Informative Presentation assignment sheet [click link for assignment sheet] [due asap but no later than TUES 10/14 by 4:00pm]

& be sure to use the specific title for your e-mail subject line

W 10/8

- Intro. to Informative Speaking: Formats & Techniques
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

if time, Review of standard outlining technique

►>>Online Quiz #2 due Friday<<

Accessible only via BLACKBOARD / Quiz available: 10/7-10/10midn

10/13 & 10/14

NO CLASSES - Mon = [Columbus Day]

W 10/15

- Midterm Exam including these advance ques: ***

I. "SkillBuilding" p.130-1 {13e = p.95}- Questions & Paraphrases- Complete # b-e starts on bottom of page

II. Create 3 hypothetical examples of Citations ["Oral Footnotes"] -(see p.272-fig11.8 {13e = p. 271-fig 11.8} for descriptions & examples)

III. Language Dynamics in Action: In Sept. 2014, Vice President Biden made a speech that included a particular term in reference to money lenders. In one well-organized paragraph, match this event ( &/or the reaction it received) to at least two(2) of the Language categories we covered in class. Support your choices.

IV. extra credit:

Select either A or B: Follow the listed directions

A= "Controlling Nervousness"- p.384

/or /

B="Evaluating Speaker's voice and.. p.385

14e

► [4] *** These 3-4 Midterm questions listed at left are to be done in advance. Hardcopy submission is due in class on this date when you also will be taking a paper-&-pen, written exam .
►See the link at left for other details about the Midterm

M 10/20

MAJOR PRESENTATION #2 {Informative} [extemporaneous]

►[4] 4-5 min. Extemp. Presentation (via notes) & Outlineready for delivery & submission acc'dg to assigned specifications [see link at left]. (also review Chaps 11 through 16 {13 e = 12 & 14 & 15}); Bring personal audiorecording device

►also see: Informative Speech Presentation Schedule-

W 10/22

MAJOR PRESENTATION #2 cont { " " }

- - - - - - - - & - - - - - - - -

Intro. to Listening - (via Listening Test);(Steps in the process) (if time, exercises in skills building)
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

►Chapter 6

- - - - - - - - & - - - - - - - -

► email submission: [+] "GS-Speech Self Critique#1"
Submit Self Critique on Informative Pres = 2 paragraphs [click link for assignment sheet] [due no later than one week after presentation] & be sure to use the specific title for your e-mail subject line

EXTRA CREDIT: THEATER-IN-THE-ROUND: Radium Girls by D.W. Gregory

This production is part of the Freshmen Reading project.
Performed at the SOPAC on Oct. 23, 24, 25 at 8 p.m. and Oct. 24 & 26, at 2 p.m.

Extra credit, follow-up submission: after you see the play, send me a 1/2 - 1 page email commentary evaluating the "Communicator COMPETENCE skills " [as we have defined the term in this class] that are present (or needed). You are not reviewing the performance of the actor or actress, you are evaluating the character's behavior.

M 10/27

- Listening - part II (via Listening Quiz) (discuss worst habits,
- - - - - - - - - & - - - - - - -

- Listening - part III (Critical Listening, Interactive Listening activities)

- - - - - - - - - & - - - - - - -

if time, begin: Working-in-Groups Unit

► Chapters 6 & 7 & 8 & skim 9 {13 e = 5,6,7,skim 8}

►Be aware of today's Interactive Listening activity (the Art of the Paraphrase} procedure [click link for assignment sheet]

W 10/29

- Slide Show Overview: Communicating Face-to-Face" / "The Least you should know about Interpersonal Communication" (Intro to Interpersonal & Group Communication);Self Disclosure; Interpersonal Comm. Dynamics

- - - - - - - - - & - - - - - - -

if time: Intro to Group Comm.; Types of Group Discussions/ Presentations

- - - - & - - - - - - -

Groups meet briefly to plan & choose topic

► Chapters 9 & 10 {13 ed= 9 & 10}; Skim Chap 17 {13 ed = Ch 16}

► tent: 4Johari window activity

► Also be sure to read in advance: the GS GROUP PRESENTATION ACTIVITIES [click link for assignment sheet]

M 11/3

"Split session" - sign in first

MAJOR PRESENTATION #3 {"Combo"} [manu + extemp]

PLUS Groups-meet-&-plan: prepare preliminary Agenda/Outline -due via email ASAP-no later than Weds. 11/5- 4:00 pm. Also, you can email me your questions/problems & I will try to reply before your next group meeting

►[4] 3 min. Combination Presentation & Outline - ready for delivery & submission. [see link at left for detailed assignment sheet. Refer to all applicable chapters

- - - - - - - - - - - - -
► Recommended: bring your personal recording device as backup
- - - - - - - - - - - - -

"The Combo" Presentation Schedule-

W 11/5

"Split session" - sign in first

MAJOR PRESENTATION #3 cont, { " " }

PLUS Groups-meet-&-plan):Also, you can email me your questions/problems & I will try to reply before your next group meeting

► optional email submission:[+] "GS-Video Self Critique" Complete the Video Self Critique based on Pres. #3 . Use this designated form which is accessible via this webpage link [& a shortcut on the main webpage]. Use the copy & paste function to create your document for reply. [click link for assignment sheet] [due no later than one week after presentation]
& be sure to use the specific assignment title for your email subject line

- - - - - - - - - & - - - - - - - - -

► email submission:[+]"LS-Grp(#__)-Preliminary Agenda/Outline document . ONE A/O per group. [click link for worksheet] Use the copy & paste function to create your reply document. due asap/no later than Weds 11/5- 4pm.. This planner for the group discussion presentation should also include >current bibliography / >any plans for "visual" aids / >plans for physical setup. be sure to use the specific title & group number for your email subject line

M 11/10

"Split session" - sign in first

MAJOR PRESENTATION #3 cont { " " }

PLUS (Grps-meet-&-finalize plans) Also, You can email me your questions/problems & I will try to reply before your next group meeting

► Begin reserving Topics for Persuasive Presentations - via email requests

- - - - - - - - & - - - - - - - -

► ALSO view Slide Show: "The Art of Persuasion" accessible via Blackboard

W 11/12

REGULAR CLASS MEETINGS RESUME

- Groups meet as necessary. Finalize presentation details & sequencing & conduct a "dry run"

---------------------------

- Overview: the Art of Persuasion in Oral Communication

---------------------------

- Overview:-Studying Nonverbal Communication the Experiential Way

---------------------------

<<Continue reserving Topics for Persuasive Presentations - via email and/or your PPSAP submission>>

---------------------------

►{assignment of NV experiments {oral reports ready for delivery on Weds 11/19

- - - - - - - & - - - - - - - -

► review Chapters 9 & 17 {13 ed = Ch 9& 16}

- - - - - - - & - - - - - - - -

►Also view Slide Show: "The Art of Persuasion" accessible via Blackboard

- - - - - - - & - - - - - - - -

► Get a head start on email submission:[+] "GS-PPSAP" Prepare & submit your Preliminary Persuasive Speech Adaptation Plan [a.k.a Adaptation Plan] [due by Tues.11/25 -4:00pm] (earlier submission is GREATLY recommended) (click for more information. Note: This is NOT the same as a speech outline)

Use p.435 ( variations exist in other editions). Complete bulleted items 1-5 within the "Sample Speech Plan and Outline" section

& be sure to use the specific assignment title for your e-mail subject line

     M 11/17

                                    23

GROUP PRESENTATIONS (3)

1 - 1 -

► >>Online Quiz #3 due by Saturday<<click to go to the BLACKBOARD log in page/Quiz available: tentatively 11/25-11/29 mvd to 11/22

Click for a list of topics that are already taken: Persuasive Topic Signup ongoing updates / currently = last year's topics

►reminder: LS-PPSAP is DUE Tues 11/25 but absolutely no later than no later than Friday 11/28: [LS-PPSAP] via e-mail: Prepare & submit your Preliminary Persuasive Speech Adaptation Plan [click link for details] earlier submission recommended

►Also read the GENERAL PERSUASION GUIDELINES

W 11/19

GROUP PRESENTATIONS (1)

1 - 1 -

- Slide Show & Workshop: Nonverbal Communication & Skills (Via your experiments' results) Overview of the "silent language" that everyone listens to

►Chapter 4

- - - - - - - - & - - - - - - - -

► Results of NV experiments - Be prepared for your mini-presentation on your experiments results - 2 minutes per person)

- - - - - - - & - - - - - - - -

►EXTRA CREDIT:[+] "GS - Group Reaction Journal" ( see the Group Disc/Pres assignment page clink link for details ) {e-mail ASAP no later than Weds 12/3 at 4:00pm}

M 11/24

- if necessary, Continue debrief of experimental findings: Nonverbal Communication

-------------------------

Review Persuasion-1 via Persuasion Immersion: Influencing Others through words & strategy (Gallery of Ads)

---------------------------

if time, Persuasion2 cont. via Language Workshop III: Language as LOGOS+ETHOS+PATHOS & Persuasion in Action

►Bring in a "Persuasive Ad" {h.c. or via Internet}

- - - - - - - - & - - - - - - - -

►EXTRA CREDIT: [+] "LS-Chap 17 Outline": Complete & submit an outline of Ch 17 {13 ed = Ch 16}] {via e-mail due tby Fri 11/28- 4:00pm} & be sure to use the specific assignment title for your e-mail subject line

- - - - - - - - & - - - - - - - -

tba

11/27-11/30

*Thanksgiving Break* - NO CLASSES

M 12/1

MAJOR PRESENTATION #4 {Persuasive}[Extemporaneous](6-7spkrs)

► 4]]___min. Capstone Presentation & Outline - ready for delivery & submission. Review all Chapters to prepare this extemporaneous, 6-8 minute presentation w/ a [hardcopy] outline & notes

- - - - - - - - & - - - - - - - -

►see: Persuasive Presentation Schedule-

W 12/3

MAJOR PRESENTATION #4 { " " } (_6-7_)

►[ EXTRA CREDIT>THEATER-IN-THE-ROUND - last performances this semester! Charles Dicken's A Christmas Carol - Adapted by Doris Baizley Performed in the Theatre-in-the-Round on the SHU campus on Dec. 4, 5, 6 at 8 p.m. and Dec. 7 at 2 p.m.

follow up submission = 1 emailed page in which you discuss how the play's characters communicated via NONVERBAL channels ( especially clothing & appearance -- to each other & to the audience -- about who they were & what they were thinking. DUE by tba__

►>>Online Quiz #4 due 12/13<<

click to go to the BLACKBOARD log in page/Quiz available: tentative: 12/6- 12/13mdn

M 12/8

MAJOR PRESENTATION #4 {" "} (_6-7__)

►[ EXTRA CREDIT> [[+] "LS--Final [cumulative] Self Critique"[click link for assignment sheet] via e-mail - due 12/10 by 4:00pm} If you have not yet (or have only just) done your final presentation, you should arrange for another submission date with your professor & be sure to use the specific title for your e-mail subject line

Exam Session = Weds 12/10- @ 2:30-4:30 in the usual classroom

the "Final" [= written Quiz + Impromptu Speech]

...

KEY:
(Q) = a short, less formal talk--usually prepared in advance, but no submitted outline is required

[4] = a written assignment, w/ Printed, HARDCOPY to be submitted in class on that date. Also symbolized as h.c.

[: ] = a written assignment --prepared on advance & brought to class as a file on your Laptop to be used in an in-class activity

[ +] ] = a written assignment to be E-MAILED with the specified subject line by the indicated date & time

****** = printed-out, completed-in-ADVANCE questions for Midterm. Hardcopy to be submitted in class on exam day, as part of the total exam. additional updates possible

BELOW = tentative items/to be finalized& inserted where possible

If time:Persuasion, cont via: Language Workshop III : Language as LOGOS+ETHOS+PATHOS or Persuasion in Action

Article + Commentary
mini speech (Q)

Index card Impromptus (Q)

Transition Workshop/ Organization Order Workshop; [ ] bring your computer* -
* be sure your laptop battery is charged & that you have your network cable.

] :

tent:/if time [: ] AND bring your laptops with the "practice document" that I have recently e-mailed to you. You will be editing this document in class- as well as completing other speech organization activities
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - & - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Persuasion in Action; language/opinion/persuasion & ETHOS/PATHOS/LOGOS[ ]

"Self Review" - pp. 110": Foundations of Communication. Follow The directions & print out a copy of your rankings & analysis

orig. IV= "Test your Competence..." via p.134[11e]: Evaluating Inferences

"LSGrp(#__) - Friend/Colleague-for-Life Packet" via e-mail: as per directions in Group Assignment sheet. N.B.: Each group should bring at least 1 hardcopy version of the packet [due no later than Tues 11/28 -4:00pm] & be sure to use the specific title & group number for your e-mail submission / attachments must be in "HTML", "rtf" or "text"before being sent to me.

"Test your Competence..." p.146 [10eComplete # 1-3{3 situations/2 responses each}

"Conversation and Analysis"- pp.138:bottom of page - 12th ed/. Follow the directions & print out a copy of your analysis

Complete any 2 of the 5 examples in Skill Learning Activity 7.5 p 154[12e] / TBD

page to be updated

tentative: [:] : Bring laptops & network cables for in-class activities: "Targeting your Audience & Tailoring your Language: strategies & eloquence"

Radium Girls by D.W. Gregory
In 1926, radium was a miracle cure, Madame Curie an international celebrity, and luminous watches the latest rageuntil the girls who painted them began to fall ill with a mysterious disease. Called a "powerful" and "engrossing" drama by critics, Radium Girls is based on the true story of the dial painters who worked for the U.S. Radium Corporation in Orange, N.J. and made labor history.This fast-paced stage play offers a wry examination of the commercialization of science and the twin American obsessions of the pursuit of health and wealth.

This production is part of the Freshmen Reading project.
Performed at the SOPAC on Oct. 23, 24, 25 at 8 p.m. and Oct. 24 & 26, at 2 p.m.

Charles Dicken's A Christmas Carol - Adapted by Doris Baizley

This highly inventive adaptation of the classic Dickens story was initially produced to critical acclaim by the Mark Taper Forum. In this version, we encounter a company of traveling players about to enact the Dickens story. The on-stage trunk of supplies opens revealing the show's props, which are shabby and third rate, but the troupe improvises by creating a magical world of make-believe. The rag tag players (including the stage manager and prop boy) quickly become the characters of the story and we are pulled into the heartwarming story of the transformation of Ebenezer Scrooge.
Performed in the Theatre-in-the-Round on the SHU campus on Dec. 4, 5, 6 at 8 p.m. and Dec. 7 at 2 p.m.