| 1. Accountable Book Clubs: Focused Discussions Classroom book clubs traditionally involve student-led discussions about books, but often teachers feel that these clubs need more direction and accountability. In this lesson, students in grades 7 an... |
| 2. Communication Process Understand how the components of the communication process work and demonstrate how to make appropriate communication choices for various contexts. Students will: 1. understand the definition of com... |
| 3. Levels of Communication Understand the five levels of communication and be able to give examples of each in our lives. ... |
| 4. Listening Understand the listening process and the specific kinds of listening. Recognize roadblocks to listening and how to remedy them.... |
| 5. Verbal Communication Understand the types of languages used and how to more effectively communicate through the use of words.... |
| 6. Nonverbal Communication Understand the types of nonverbal communication and how it impacts the messages that we send or receive.... |
| 7. 7. Groups Understand the different roles in groups. Apply strategies to effectively communicate in groups positively contribute to groups. ... |
| 8. Basic Speech Format Students will learn strategies to capture the audience's attention, organize their speeches into the 3-point format, use effective transistions, and develop appropriate elaboration in a speech.... |
| 9. Interviewing Understand the interview process and how to prepare for an interview.... |
| 10. Communicating with Confidence Understand the importance of speaking with confidence and becoming more comfortable with public speaking. Students will understand the role of communication apprehension as well as preparation factors... |
| 11. Persuasive Understand persuasion and persuasive appeals and how they can be used to motivate an audience.... |
| 12. Nonverbal Communication: Reading Body Language Objective: Students will predict communication outcomes based solely on body language to recognize the importance of appropriate nonverbal strategies when presenting themselves. Silent video clips wi... |
| 13. Appreciating Diverse Viewpoints: A Lesson in Perspective Objective: Students will analyze abstract art to deduce what it means to "respect" diverse viewpoints. This lesson is a great first-day or opening week activity for a debate class or any communicatio... |
| 14. Becoming an Active News Consumer This is a lesson published and created by Scholastic Inc. I use it and really like the stepping stones it gives for students to evaluate sources and consider the information they consume as well as sh... |
| 15. Perception Identify how perception influences communication choices.... |
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