Group Speech schedule 1:30- 2:45 class

Tuesday, April 28th

1. Seth's group
2. Cody's group

Evaluations today!!

* Your final papers are due today!!! Also, make sure you have your speech outline with sources!!

Thursday, April 30th

1. Collin's group
2. Colton's group

**Remember you are expected to be in class on all speech days! An absence will result in a loss of 40% of your grade!!!

Group Speech schedule 12- 1:15 class

Tuesday, April 28th

1. Maryl's group
2. Heather RH's group
3. Kayleen's group

We have evaluations today, too!!!

*Don't forget final papers are due today!!! And make sure you have your speech outline with sources!!

Thursday, April 30th

1. Sandy's group
2. Jessica's group

**Remember that you are expected to be in class on all speech days. Your grade will reflect absence by the loss of 40%.

What chapters are for what unit???

Unit one focuses on chapters 1,2,4, and 14-17. However 14-17 are more directed to the actual speeches.

Unit two focuses on chapters 5-9 and chapter 18 is specific to persuasive speaking.

Unit three is chapters 10, 11, and 13.

thanks.

One quick change...

In response to some requests to have the final paper's due date extended, here is the final answer. The final paper can be turned in as late as April 28th in class. However, those of you that choose to turn in the paper will not receive written feedback on this assignment as it will be too close to the end of the semester. Those of you that turn in the assignment the week of April 20th will receive their papers back with feedback.

I hope that this makes things easier for those of you that are struggling and stressing here at the end of the semester.

What's Going On??

Hello everyone. I am back and ready to get to work. I hope that all of you are as well. I have posted an entry about some concerns that have been expressed, so I hope they will help. I wanted to post here to update you on what to expect this week in class...

1. Tuesday, April 14th is the day that each team or partnership will present for the Unit 2 Projects...so be ready. Hopefully time will allow for me to talk with groups that are struggling and need immediate help. (note: I will not likely have formal office hours today, however, I am open to schedule a meeting if needed)

2. Thursday, April 16th is the day that I will be meeting with the groups to provide assistance and touch base. I will review the material in the chapters for unit 3 as well. Oh, I will be returning final grades for unit 2 projects and speeches.

3. Tuesday, April 21st is the day that your final paper is due. I hope everyone is doing well with this as I have not heard otherwise!!!

For further schedule questions, see the revised schedule post!!

FYI's for the group speech

Hello all... I have received some emails with varied concerns about the final speech. I wanted to clear up some misconceptions here and I will be happy to discuss any issues further this week as well..

1. This speech is not designed to be a forum about your personal views having to do with issues in the media, but an informed and OBJECTIVE discussion about the media itself from a distinct perspective.

2. This is a speech and therefore you are required to speak live in front of the class. There are instances that I will allow supplemental media in your speech such as "confidentials" or clips. However, I do not expect groups to record their speech or use a piece of media to take up a substantial amount of time.

3. This is a group speech, therefore you are expected to work as a group and negotiate issues within the group. I will not likely be altering any groups especially on the basis of disagreement. After reading the text, I would hope that you all would understand that there are indeed barriers to working in groups and it is important for your future successes that you realize these potential difficulties and rise above and create a workable situations.

That being said, I am more than happy to listen to any issues and help in any way that I can to smooth the waters.

4. As with all of the previous speeches, I will expect one outline and source list from each group. I will not, however, be asking for the outline in advance since I will be meeting with each group this week!!

I hope this helps and I look forward to seeing you all this week!!

Project Rubrics

Final Exam Paper rubric:

15- Personal reasoning
15- Adaption of concepts
10- Synthesis of critiques
10- Structure and format

Group Project:
10- Introduction
10- Conclusion
30- Group Dynamics
30- Content analysis and creativity
10- Structure
20- Individual contributions