This is a presentational challenge exercise. It asks the speaker to describe a diagram that contains 5 geometric shapes to an audience. The audienc... By Lonnie Jones Taylor
TA transition or linking expression is a word or group of words that is used to give a reader some obvious “directional signals.” The act like... By Lonnie Jones Taylor
Speech Final Exam-The Road Not Taken Recitation & Impromptu grade sheet. This material is for a performance final in a communications class. Studen... By Lonnie Jones Taylor
Let a different student open class every day with an explanation of a issue from the local paper's editorial page. This provides the criteria for t... By Lonnie Jones Taylor
Policy debate is a form of research-based speech competition in which teams of two advocate for and against a resolution that typically calls for p... ByMr. West
In this project, students practice everyday conversation as well as restaurant vocabulary. It is a neat way to show mastery over correct grammar. ... BySuperspanish
Product: Advertising Campaign
Created by: Joy Holster
Used in: Writing for the Mass Media, COMM1002, East Carolina University
Target A... ByJoy Holster
The Television Commercial Project, a final exam review activity which can be easily adapted to any subject matter or course, provides a means for s... ByCasey A. South
Need to improve the quality of classroom discussions? Use this power-point to teach students the qualities of a good discussion. Students can take ... ByVeronica Rosmurillo
This course is appropriate for both in class and online learning environments. Extensive use is made of 21st century information resources, multim... ByLora Kaisler
A look at how basic needs, culture & religion, illness and disability, and family structure will impact the communication process. To provide holi... BySandy Chambers
Stopping by the Woods on a Snowy Evening Recitation -A Preview assessment before the real thing. Students are assigned to do an oral interpretatio... By Lonnie Jones Taylor
Roles and Responsibilities of Volunteers on Field Trips. This is an original list, however the items listed are teachers' expectations of voluntee... BySharon Mcbride
This powerpoint gives you the origins of where debate began and gives an introduction to Lincoln Douglas Debates. It has debate vocab words as well... ByMr. West
"The Jabberwocky" is a poem by Lewis Carroll. In this assignment students are required to memorize and orally interpret the poem in front of the cl... By Lonnie Jones Taylor
This handout helps student at expressing themselves with confidence. It provides tips on body language, such as eye contact and hand gestures, whe... ByWendy Holder
Introduce your students to the powerful listening skill of paraphrasing! This PowerPoint, along with the accompanying FREE handout that is also av... ByCasey A. South
SHORT SCENE SCRIPTS &
KEY EMOTION MONOLOGUES
Professional studio scripts originally written by a teacher/educator for PPA Studios. These scri... ByJoseph Giampapa
Let students have fun with speeches by taking them to the Oscars! In this activity, students create their speeches similarly to the Oscars. This do... ByLynn Headington
Students will construct a persuasive letter to the dean or president of a particular college in support of or against the restructured focus of cur... ByJordan Barenburg
This paper explains register, and the function in language. Concepts such as context, informal, formal, frozen and consultative are discussed in b... ByDeborah Leech
This PowerPoint Presentation goes hand-in-hand with the Format of Film Hook Activity. It contains links to very good commercials to be analyzed as ... ByMatthew Gwathmey
If you're planning a short camping trip for students, this campout is fantastic. Lots of activities planned, and you can organize and correlate yo... ByAcademic Learning Coach
This PowerPoint Presentation goes hand-in-hand with the Purpose of Media Hook Activity. It contains links to very good commercials to be analyzed a... ByMatthew Gwathmey
This power point slide show would be good as a backbone to support a presentation to a group who knows about ADHD but needs substance. It is 17 sli... By Lonnie Jones Taylor
Introductory Speech Assignment
This bundle contains a Criteria Sheet for an introductory speech, a self evaluation, a peer evaluation form, a gr... By Lonnie Jones Taylor
Students are assigned an oral presentation of describing themselves in a unique way. Assignment sheet includes detailed requirements and outline sa... ByJennifer Stanton
My 5th grade class learned this from a bulletin board and we signed and said the Pledge each morning.
I found that the students really enjoyed t... ByCal Bone
This quotation puzzle -- AKA anacrostic, acrostic, etc. -- provides a great way to inject one of Shakespeare's most memorable passages into the min... ByMark Jordan
This is a very basic format: Compare and contrast two elements (novels, characters, metals, energy sources, major/current events, etc.); however, t... ByKate Reid
Speech Anxiety or Stage Fright Explanation and Remedies. This 16 slide presentation on stage fright explains the causes and promotes positive steps... By Lonnie Jones Taylor
This activity asks students to debate which character in Washington Square is more morally manipulative. Within this handout are detailed descript... ByMs. W.
This activity is to get students thinking about the “why” of media studies, basically, why do they do it? Another step in order to become media... ByMatthew Gwathmey
This log tracks the name, date, issue, arguments pro and con, eye contact, vocal animation, organization and cogent argument for each persuasive sp... By Lonnie Jones Taylor
This 14 slide powerpoint looks at the legend and mystery of the Loch Ness Monster. It has maps, pictures and excerpts from newspapers.... By Lonnie Jones Taylor
This is a terrific unit project for combining and meeting standards in reading, writing, research, and speaking and interpersonal communications al... ByCasey A. South
This is a grading rubric for a persuasive speech that is 4-8 minutes long. It provides criteria on each of the assessed categories listed below
G... By Lonnie Jones Taylor
This is an organizer used for a media unit. It can be used for listing stereotypes, groups who are stereotyped, and reasons for stereotypes.... ByLynn Headington
This slide show presentation is about the technologies that are available for most presenters today.The 13 slides in this presentation cover these ... By Lonnie Jones Taylor
Editorial Class Opening Logbook. Some classes are traditionally opened by students within the class on a rotating basis. There are many different c... By Lonnie Jones Taylor
Communicating Effectively
by Saundra Hybels and Richard L. Weaver, II
Ninth Edition, Copyright 2009
My daughter purchased this book new, a... ByScience Stuff
This 2-page worksheet walks the student through the definition of a thesis, its practical purpose, sample thesis statements, and a practice section... ByMiriam Rogers
This exercise is designed to motivate students, encourage them to pursue their goals, challenge them to think critically, and help them improve the... ByJane Tichenor
This form is for after the presentation and it asks questions about Appearance, organization,eye contact, audio channel messaging and visual cannel... By Lonnie Jones Taylor