Wednesday, July 27, 2016

Wednesday, July 27 -- Week 12 Ends, Week 13 Begins

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Week 12 is due today and Week 13 is due on Friday.  I want to give you full credit but I cannot do so if you are not posting quality work.  Remember that anything worth doing is worth doing well!  Read my feedback to see how to get full credit -- I post example posts here when I see you are struggling.
Our course ends Friday, August 12.  If you are behind, you need to make a plan and catch up.  If you wish to finish early, go ahead and look at Weeks 17 & 18 so you are mentally preparing for your final exam activities. Week 16 is our last week of new material so you are only a few modules away from finishing the classwork portion of the course. You got this!  
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Week 13 opens today!  During the next week, you will be be studying public speaking.  Great speeches require lots of preparation and lots of practice so use your time to prepare, check and practice your work! Remember...practice makes permanent!  You should work a little each day so that you keep up with your work instead of having to make it up.   Use this UNC-CH handout to help you as you get started: http://www.unc.edu/depts/wcweb/handouts/speeches.html

Week 13 Assignment Tips:
Speaking in Public - Go through the do's and dont's list for public speaking and create your list of do's and dont's.  If something is not on the list, add it to your list.  Once you create a list, write a 200-word reflection answering the questions in red in the prompt. Remember that your list is not part of your word count.
Great Speeches - Read about the components of a great speech then use what you have learned to analyze 3 famous speeches from the American Rhetoric link listed in the post.  Be sure to read and to listen to each of the 3 speeches.  Create the chart (see sample in the assignment) and fill in the answers based upon your analysis.  You do not need to use complete sentences to fill out your chart however you need to be sure you are answering the questions and offering details that show your understanding of the speech.  Feel free to read more than 3 speeches to practice your analysis skills. After completing your chart, choose the 1 speech from your chart that you deem to be the greatest and write a detailed paragraph explaining why.  Be sure your paragraph is quality work.
Speech Project - For this assignment, you will be writing a speech.  Be sure you read the rubric before you begin the assignment -- it is the second attachment.   Your topic is yourself -- you will create a speech that introduces you to your classmates.  Remember to be creative and share something you have not shared with the class yet.  To help you get started, use the list of speech starters posted in Step 1 of the directions.  Be sure your speech includes a text -- a quote, a song, a saying, etc. that conveys your idea.  Citations are required unless you are the author.  Your speech must be 200 words long (which is about 2 minutes long). Feel free to video or record your speech -- if you do so, you must still post a written copy of your speech in your EP.  
Connecting with People - Please READ THE ARTICLE.  Many of you are skipping the texts and just answering the questions.  I need to see evidence of the text -- the text is designed to get you thinking about leadership in new ways and contexts.  Your response to the text should be at least TWO well-developed paragraphs that answer the 3 questions from the prompt.
Speech Advice - Post your 150-word reply to the Churchill quote in this week's discussion board.  Address whether you agree with his advice or not and then offer the most important piece of advice that you would give someone about how to give a speech.  This advice is based on what you have learned this week so be sure to use the week's material as your evidence.  As you do each week, respond to at least 1 classmate.  Be sure your reply is more than "I agree" or "Great idea."
Enthusiasm Journal - Write and post at least 150 words addressing the role of enthusiasm in public speaking. Answer the 3 questions and then offer a detailed description of someone's enthusiasm you would like to emulate and why.
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Keep up the momentum, Kayla!  Thanks for reading my feedback and applying it to your work!
Keep up the momentum, Savannah!  Thanks for reading my feedback and applying it to your work!


Need help?
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Message me in the course using the inbox on the left of the screen, text/call me outside of Canvas at 9196-435-2008, email me at melissa.dettman@ncpublicschools.gov, or message me using Remind.  If I do not answer right away, I will answer as soon as I can and definitely within 24 hours.  You can also get help using the Peer Tutoring Center -- click on the PTC quick link on our homepage.

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