Informative Outline Returned

By now each of you should have received a graded outline. If you have any questions about the grade, or about the coming speech, please email me. I am always available to chat online, through email or over the phone.

Look for some speech tips coming this week.

Week of March 29 - April 4

Welcome back from Spring Break! I hope you had a wonderful week off.

Here is what's on the Schedule and Participation Pages for this week, along with some reminders. Please read the post in its entirety:

1). Our meeting is on Friday, April 3rd at 12pm in HGH225. Again, please try to make it to campus early so we can get started right away.

2). There is NO discussion this week. However, during this week you should practice your speech at least 7 times. One or two of those practice sessions should be in front of someone who could give you feedback about your speech.

3). Please bring ALL research to class for your Actuative Speech. We will have individual meetings once again after all of the speeches are complete. Be sure to bring at least 4 sources with you. We will be talking about the Actuative Speech, and of course I will be asking for your main points. The next speech requires a certain Organizational Pattern, so please review the assignment sheet.

4). It may be helpful to bring your books to class on Friday so you can work directly with your text on the Actuative Speech in class.

5). VISUAL AIDS for the Informative Speech are due by Wednesday at midnight. I will be away from my computer starting early Thursday morning and will not be able to download any powerpoint presentations after Wednesday night. (It is HIGHLY suggested that you put together a powerpoint presentation for this speech).

6). My office hours on Thursday of this week will be held in person in my office on the SJSU campus. I will give more details a bit later this week about office hours, but in case you need some last minute help with your speeches, I will be on campus this week.

Week of March 22-28 SPRING BREAK

There is no class this week since it's Spring Break. Please practice your speech and perfect it for next Friday's meeting.

Have a great week!

Outlines Received

I have received your outlines. Each person should have received a confirmation email. I will be grading the outlines over Spring Break next week, and will return them as soon as I have them graded with comments. Once you receive the outline back, please make the appropriate changes to improve your plan for the coming speech. Remember to practice practice practice over Spring Break and into the following week. You will have an opportunity to revise your speech yet again after you receive my comments and your classmates comments, and present it to an audience of your choice. You will then blog about your speech revision.

As a reminder, our class meeting is on April 3rd @ 12:00pm. We will present our speeches during the class meeting and will discuss our coming Actuative Speech. Please bring the research for your next speech to class with you on April 3rd.

Outlines Due

I have just sent out an email about a deadline extension for the outlines. The outlines would normally be due at 10am on Friday. I will be extending the deadline until 11:59pm on Friday, March 20th (the same day).

Please make sure that you submit your outlines on time. Even 1 minute late will result in a grade deduction (see the syllabus for more information). If you need information about the late policy, please see the syllabus.

I will grade your outlines over Spring Break next week and return them to you for revisions. Our next meeting is on April 3rd, please mark your calendars.

I look forward to receiving your outlines for the coming speech. Make sure you review the grading criteria, in a blog below.

Early Bird Posts

Hello All! Here is a list of folks who have blogged already this week. Go ahead and stop by their blog to get a start on your comments for the week.

Colie
Haightetak
Kai
KiwiMango
Ms. Jeter
Niko
Piper
Vivian

Let's congratulate these folks for getting an early start! Good job!!!!!

Week of March 15-21

Here is what's on the Schedule and Participation Pages for this week:

*Read Chapter 9 Beginning and Ending Your Speech
*Read Chapter 13 Speaking to Inform
***Reminder: Informative Outlines are due on Friday, March 20th***

Discussion
Answer one in each of your three posts, at least 12 hours apart:

1). Speech Buddy: Review the following Interactive Videos: 9.1, 9.2, 13.1A, 13.1B and "Use It" 13.1 on the Interactive Video website. Respond to the ideas in the videos/ What did you learn that could be helpful in your speech?

2). What components, according to your book, go into an introduction and conclusion? How are you going to use these ideas in your Informative Speech? Please give specific examples! Write out part of your introduction and conclusion if necessary.

3). Pick on concepts from either Chapter 9 or Chapter 13 that you found useful or interesting and discuss it.

Remember to post 3 responses to your colleagues blogs during THIS discussion week.

Informative Outline Grading Form

Here is how I will be evaluating your Informative Outlines:

Overall Content.....5 points
Full sentences (no fragments or partial sentences).....2 points
Included Topic, Purpose, Org Patter, Thesis (at top).....2 points
Used Appropriate Organizational Pattern.....1 point
Intro includes (attention getter, credibility, preview of main points).....2 points
Used Exclusive Main Points.....2 points
Conclusion includes (review of main points, provides closure).....2 points
Included 4 in-text citations in APA format.....2 points
Included 4 citation on Reference Page in APA format.....2 points
Total.....20 points

Reminder Email

I just sent this email to your inbox:

As a reminder, outlines for the Informative Speech are due on FRIDAY, MARCH 20th, next Friday. The Schedule Page on Blackboard reflects Monday, March 20th, but as you will notice on the calendar, March 20th is a Friday. The due date is prior to Spring Break. I will grade the outlines during Spring Break week and return them to you for revisions.

You should already have the following completed:
1). Topics - give during the first or second week of class.
2). Research (you brought this into class during our last meeting)
3). Main Points (you told me your main points during our last meeting when we met individually)

Please use the outline worksheet to start the outline process if you haven't already. As a reminder, there are some different reminders for the Informative Speech. Please see the assignment sheet for those additional items that need to be included on your outline. I will post a grading rubric (grading criteria) to the blog tomorrow for your outlines as I did with the last outline, so look out for that blog post. Use the assignment sheet in conjunction with the outline worksheet to complete the outline. There are also outline examples on Blackboard that you can check out!

Self-Evaluation Grade

I have just finished posting the grades for the first Self-Evaluation Assignment. Log into Blackboard to review your grade.

I found each Self-Evaluation to be quite interesting. It seemed as though each person was able to put into words exactly what they are going to try and improve upon for the next speech. Using your videotape, feedback from your classmates, and of course the grading sheet I have already emailed back, you all have a specific course of action you will be taking for the next speech. This is exciting because now that we have gotten our feet wet with the first speech, we know what to expect for the following speeches in this course.

I look forward to reading your blogs this week!

Early Bird Posts

Hello All! Here is a list of folks who have blogged already this week. Go ahead and stop by their blog to get a start on your comments for the week.

Colie
Haightetak
Kai

Let's congratulate these folks for getting an early start! Good job!!!!!

Grade Update

I have posted grades for the following:

Culture Artifact Speech Class Meeting (out of 10 points)
Culture Artifact Speech Presentation (out of 100 points)
Culture Artifact Speech Outline (out of 10 points)

Please review the point values on Blackboard and let me know if you have any questions.

I will post the outline grade updates tomorrow, so for some of you the grade will change in that area. Also, your self-evaluation grades will be posted tomorrow as well.

Happy blogging!

Week of March 8-14

Here's what is listed on the Participation and Schedule Pages for this week:

*Read Chapter 7, Supporting Your Ideas
*Read Chapter 8, Organizing and Outlining

Discussion: Answer one in each of your three posts, at least 12 hours apart:

1). Speech Buddy: Review the following Interactive Videos" 7.1, 7.2, 8.1 and 8.2 on the Interactive Video website. Respond to the ideas in the videos. What did you learn that could be helpful in preparing a speech?

2). When do you find facts and statistics most effective in a speech? When are facts and statistics not as effective?

3). Pick one concept from the reading, that has not already been discussed, that you found useful or interesting and discuss it.

Remember to post 3 responses to your colleagues blogs.

Note: I will be staring another series of Speech Tips for the coming speech, so look out for those posts to help you along in the preparation process for the Informative Speech.

Cultural Artifact Speech Returned

I have just finished returning all grades for the Cultural Artifact Speech. Please check your email for the grading sheet. There are notes on each grading sheet, with a grade down at the bottom. I will post the grades to Blackboard, as promised, but Sunday night.

If there are any questions or concerns, please email me and we can chat either through email or over the phone. Please look out for the next set of "Speech Tips" for the coming speech. Pay close attention to the grading sheet and the notes I have made on your grading sheet and make the necessary changes for the Informative Speech.

Reminders

I have enjoyed reading your self-evaluations over the last few days. I look forward to reading more of them as they are posted.

As a reminder, you need to have your midterm exam completed by Saturday at 11:59pm. This means you need to start prior to that time so you have enough time to complete it by 11:59pm. Remember, you have 45 minutes to complete the exam. If you go over that time limit, any questions answered outside of that time period will be excluded from your midterm exam grade. Pay close attention to the time clock as you are taking the test.

Please DO NOT share answers with one another. This is part of the Universities Academic Integrity Policy (please see the "Quiz" page on Blackboard for more information). You ARE however, able to use any notes you have personally taken so far, and of course it is an open book test.

Informative Speech Reminder:
You should be working on your Informative Speech Outlines. I will not be offering a revision opportunity for the coming speech, so make sure when you submit your outline, it is your best work and you are doing all that is required for the outline and speech. See the Informative Assignment Sheet for more details about what is required.

I will be returning your speech grades by the end of the weekend. I will be updating grades on Blackboard by Sunday night, so please check that when you can and email me with any questions you might have.

Look for a post on Sunday. Until then.....

Grades for Discussion Week 2/15-2/21

Please check Blackboard for grades for the discussion week 2/15-2/21. If you have questions about your grade for this grading period, please email me with:

Posts to your blog - Dates, Time

Comments to other blogs - Dates, Times and Word Counts

Reminder

As I posted at the start of the week, your self-evaluations are due. Please post them to your blog. Please remember that this is an essay assignment, so please post it as an essay, not an informal blog post. There should be paragraphs, a clear introduction and conclusion, etc....

Also, remember to take the midterm on Blackboard this week. You have 45 minutes to complete it. You can use your notes and the book of course, but you are required to work alone and not share answers or the questions on the test. If a technical difficulty occurs, please copy and paste the error message and email me immediately. Blackboard has a checks and balances system where I can see exactly how long each question took you and the time you looked at each question, etc....

Let me know if you have any questions! Again, I am always available through email, Yahoo Messenger during office hours and quite a bit during the day/night, and of course through phone conversations. :)

Chapter Outlines

Reminder: Chapter outline for chapters 1-6 are available on Blackboard. Go to the Handouts Page to download them.