Monday, September 24, 2007

Objectives:
After this class, students will be able to:
1. distinguish between enthusiasm and boredom.
2. share personal opinions in front of a group.
3. create a commercial to present in front of the class.

Agenda:
1. Warm- up: In their notebooks, students should answer the following questions: What is enthusiasm? What topics and things are you enthused about? What is the opposite of enthusiasm? What topics and things are you unenthused about?

Ms. Kingsbury will solicit answers from the class as well as demonstrate what enthusiasm is.

2. Note-taking: Students should write the following into their notebooks:
All speeches start with an ATTENTION-GETTER, something that grabs the audience’s attention. Examples: personal story, outrageous statistics, shocking statement, a joke.

Ms. Kingsbury will provide personal examples of aattention-getters.

3. Brainstorm: Think of a person who is always shocking and trying to get attention. What kinds of things does this person say and do? Do you act like this person? Why or why not?

Ms. Kingsbury will solicit answers from students. We will analyze why this behavior is both positive and negative.

4. Transition: Brainstorm: Write a paragraph about your favorite place. Where is it? What makes it so great? What are the benefits of being at this place? Students will share their answers. This information will transition to the culminating class activity.

5. Small Group Activity: Create a 30 second commercial for your favorite place. Write a script which you will present to the class. Please include one prop. Scripts will be collected with the presentation - 50 points.

Today's Vocabulary: enthusiasm, attention-getter, audience, benefit, commercial

Homework: Finalize your presentation for tomorrow's class.