Hi From the Road!

Hope your week is going well--by now you should have posted your persuasive speech topics to the previous blog or at least emailed them to me...I hope you have a good week off this week and for this posting I'd like you to get festive! Think about how soon you will be relaxing and the semester will be nothing but a fond memory! Tell us how you'll spend the semester break, what you are most looking forward too and then use a "pretend" research citation to support your idea, for example: I plan to hit the beach  over break and beach expert and theorist Wally Wave-rider always says, "Watch out for coral and catch a wild wave!" (11/08 Wallyblog.com). Good luck getting your research ready for the 3 citations required in your persuasive speeches everyone!   

Persuasion persuasion....la la la la-LA LA LA LA!

Deck the halls with rhetorical persuasion, fa la la la---everybody sing! Sign up here for your fun and exciting persuasive speech topic choice! Please remember--we usually can't change beliefsor values--and for begining speakers,simply changing someone's attitude is plenty of work--ideas such as: Persuading us to adopt your new unique exercise program, persuading us to shop on-line for the holidays, getting us to "go green" in new and unexpected ways...these are the types of speeches I find work best, try and avoid controversial, hard-hitting stuff so you can focus on fine-tuning your outline (I need to see and hear: 3 oral citations, 2 references, ONE VISUAL AID...4 calling birds three french hens 2 turle doves and a partridge...... EVERYBODY SING!!! _ hahaha...tryin to keep it festive people---speeches are worth 150 points and should be between 5 and 7 minutes. Tell us here what you'd like to discuss, why and state one tactic you'll try to use to persuade (example, personal experience, research, proof, you name it) Smiles--S

REMEMBER--NO CLASS THE WEEK OF THANKSGIVING!!!!!! Watch for another thrilling, spirited blog assignment next week--Smiles--S

Chapter 13 Quiz: Monday and Wed eve students

Remember to have 2 copies of your outline (one 4 for me!) when you make the info speech!

Quiz Chapter 13
Coms 301

Name: __________________________

1. What are “ganas?”



2. How does your topic choice reflect “ganas?”




3. Which learning style is best to use in your informative speech?




4. Which 2 capacities are the most likely to arise for YOU in your own community in the future when it comes to info speaking?





5. How will you demonstrate the 3 kinds of audience adaptation in your speech? Be specific!





6. What do the authors find makes the biggest difference between a so-so speech and an outstanding, A level speech?


7. Apply one single idea or concept from chpt 13 to your feelings about the presidential election using either drawing or writing.

Chapter 11 Quiz--Wed class ONLY (SCC)

QUIZ CHAPTER 11

NAME: _______________________

1. How did President Bush change his delivery style in 2007?


2. What were people criticizing him about prior to this change?


3. What is a delivery mannerism you use that you think or other people have told you should improve/change?


4. T or F: memorizing a speech will allow you to focus more on your delivery and style.

5. Give a real or imaginary example of “hitchhiking” set in our classroom using classmates’ names.



6. Describe the “call and response tradition” from African American culture.



7. If words are like music notes, the voice is like a ______________.

8. Pick a song or speech: ______________________

9. Describe the style of the performer/speaker in 2 of the following areas:

Volume: _________________________________________________

Pitch: ___________________________________________________

Rhythm: ________________________________________________

Range: _________________________________________________

Tempo: _________________________________________________