Welcome to Mrs. Fenstad's Tech High School Speech Class Webpage
Not only do we rely on communication, we cannot NOT communicate.
Not only do we rely on communication, we cannot NOT communicate.
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This is a wonderful class created to help students explore the field of communication. Designed as a survey course, this class will introduce students to the five levels of communication in both theory and practice. Communciation is a wonderfully applicable feild, and evidence of this is apparent. According to both college stats.org and cnn.com, Communications is among the top 10 college majors in 2010. Please use the tabs above to locate specific course information and email me with questions/concerns at beth.fenstad@isd742.org
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Speech Communication:
Speech is a required senior English class at Tech High School. It is offered as both as level 1 or a level 2 course. By taking this course at the advanced level, students are agreeing to more rigorous curriculum, increased requirements inside and out of class, and higher expectations for personal performance, peer interaction, and written assessment.
Outlined below are the major units of study. With each unit there will be several performance-based assignments as well as a minimum of one formal written assignment. Because this course meets the English requirement, there will be an emphasis on correct writing style as well as use of research and documentation thereof.
At the end of each unit of study, there will be a written quiz. In addition, there will be two cumulative semester exams: one on the vocabulary taken from ACT and GRE preparation materials and the other on communication pedagogy.
Major Units of Study:
Process of Comm.
Model of comm.. and Levels of communication
Sender/Receiver roles
Comm. Mediums
Listening
Empathic listening & Analytical listening
Intrapersonal Comm.
Self Inventories- Myers Briggs, Rogers, Holland, Gregorc Leraning, Multiple Intelligences, Birth Order Theories, Maslow’s Hierarchy
Sources of discrimination
Self-perception and disclosure
Nonverbal Comm.
Spatial relations (proxemics)
Cross cultural comm.
Paralanguage
Interpersonal Comm.
Conflict resolution styles
Relationship building/styles
Interviewing skills
resume writing
Persuasion
Sources of persuasion
Aristotle’s components of persuasion
Media literacy
Logical argumentation- evaluating source
Persuasion in daily lives
Public Speaking
Motivating an audience
Qualities of a great speaker and speech
Visual Aid use
Delivery techniques
Critiques of Great Speeches
Group Discussion
Types of groups and networks
Group discussion roles
Mass Comm.
History of printing press, radio, television, and internet (FCC)
Media’s influence on society
Speech is a required senior English class at Tech High School. It is offered as both as level 1 or a level 2 course. By taking this course at the advanced level, students are agreeing to more rigorous curriculum, increased requirements inside and out of class, and higher expectations for personal performance, peer interaction, and written assessment.
Outlined below are the major units of study. With each unit there will be several performance-based assignments as well as a minimum of one formal written assignment. Because this course meets the English requirement, there will be an emphasis on correct writing style as well as use of research and documentation thereof.
At the end of each unit of study, there will be a written quiz. In addition, there will be two cumulative semester exams: one on the vocabulary taken from ACT and GRE preparation materials and the other on communication pedagogy.
Major Units of Study:
Process of Comm.
Model of comm.. and Levels of communication
Sender/Receiver roles
Comm. Mediums
Listening
Empathic listening & Analytical listening
Intrapersonal Comm.
Self Inventories- Myers Briggs, Rogers, Holland, Gregorc Leraning, Multiple Intelligences, Birth Order Theories, Maslow’s Hierarchy
Sources of discrimination
Self-perception and disclosure
Nonverbal Comm.
Spatial relations (proxemics)
Cross cultural comm.
Paralanguage
Interpersonal Comm.
Conflict resolution styles
Relationship building/styles
Interviewing skills
resume writing
Persuasion
Sources of persuasion
Aristotle’s components of persuasion
Media literacy
Logical argumentation- evaluating source
Persuasion in daily lives
Public Speaking
Motivating an audience
Qualities of a great speaker and speech
Visual Aid use
Delivery techniques
Critiques of Great Speeches
Group Discussion
Types of groups and networks
Group discussion roles
Mass Comm.
History of printing press, radio, television, and internet (FCC)
Media’s influence on society
