Speaking Across The Curriculum : Practical Ideas For Incorporating Listening And Speaking Into The Classroom

Classroom Debate ``Yes, But . . . Yes, And'' 13(1) An efficient exercise to get all students involved in discussions Dialogue 14(3) A cooperative activity for the benefit of speakers and members of the audience Four-Step Refutation 17(3) The art of disagreement Logical Fallacies 20(5) A lesson promoting awareness of tricks in argumentation Taking Notes in Debate: Fun with Lists 25(1) Improving debating skills in listening and writing Taking Notes in Debate: Now You're Cooking! 26(1) The skill of taking notes on unfamiliar information Taking Notes in Debate: Playing Cards 27(5) Using playing cards to teach students how to flow a debate Spontaneous Argumentation (SpAr) 32(4) A mini-debate technique used to discuss propositions from the classroom curriculum Panel Debate 36(4) A panel debates a controversial issue while interacting with the class Classroom Congress 40(7) Encouraging critical thinking and a tolerance of different viewpoints Group Discussion The Literary Fishbowl 47(5) Focusing on a literary work Collaborative Reading Groups 52(3) A sample collaborative reading of Oedipus Rex Philosophical Chairs 55(10) An interactive discussion that encourages critical thinking and respectful response to others' ideas Informative and Persuasive Speaking Scrambled Outline of a Speech 65(5) Assorted exercises and strategies for organizing a speech A Speech to Inform: All about Me 70(5) A Speech to Inform: Picture Speech 75(5) A Speech to Inform: I'm the Expert! 80(3) A chance for students to use their expertise while speaking Demonstration Speech 83(6) Samples of how to construct the ``how to'' speech Expository Speech 89(18) How to prepare an informative speech using visual aids Persuasive Speaking The Sales Pitch 107(6) A sales presentation that demands special persuasive techniques Surplus Sales 113(2) Encourages the application of persuasion in the real world Speech to Persuade 115(24) Designed to convince an audience to change their beliefs or to take action Listening Robbery Report 139(2) An exercise in honing critical listening skills Good, Bad, and Ugly Listening 141(2) Learning the difference between good and bad listening skills Block Head 143(2) Building skills in good listening and following directions Listen Up! 145(1) An exercise in using active listening to complete the Communication Model Active Listening Debate 146(2) Sharpening listening skills through paraphrasing Facts and Inferences 148(4) Listening exercises that let us know what happens when we assume Sensory Overload 152(5) Measuring good listening skills and the power of observation Multimedia Search Engine Comparison 157(2) Activities intended to build effective search strategies on the web Bias Blasting 159(5) Activities encouraging students to critically evaluate Internet sources The Pathos, Ethos, and Logos of Other Peoples' Money 164(4) An exercise in the analysis of persuasion Fun with Fallacies 168(3) Using advertisements to identify errors in logic Making ``Movie Day'' Matter 171(2) Making the most out of watching a movie In the Blink of an Eye 173(3) A strategy intended to teach psychological closure The Movie Trailer 176(3) Techniques of enticement Selling the Product 179(4) Persuasion via the commercial Commercial in a Bag 183(2) Selling the unknown The Green Light Project 185(2) Pitching a TV show Enlightening Presentations with PowerPoint 187(4) An opportunity to play with PowerPoint Point of View: Changing Perspectives 191(6) Perspective through dialogue Oral Interpretation Say It Right! 197(2) An exercise in pronunciation Duolog 199(3) An exploration of literary and historical figures by writing and delivering dialogues Oral Interpretation of a Biography/Autobiography 202(5) Students speak in character to present biographical/autobiographical reports Persuasion Without Rhetoric 207(3) An exercise in persuasion emphasizing voice and body language rather than words Storytelling 210(3) An experience that uses fables to develop speaking and listening skills Did You Say That? 213(4) Exercise in vocal emphasis and inflection Spontaneous Speaking Impromptu Speaking 217(8) How to prepare and evaluate short, impromptu speeches Off the Top of Your Head 225(4) Helping students organize their thoughts around a central idea before giving an extemporaneous speech or writing an essay Sixty Seconds: An Impromptu Game 229(1) An exercise to help students work on the articulation and delivery of impromptu speaking Generic Job Interview 230(4) An exercise to help students respond articulately to job interview questions Spontaneous Fishbowl Debate 234(2) Exchanging ideas through argument to develop speaking and listening skills Tableau 236(4) An activity in which students impersonate literary characters or historical figures to improvise original scenes APPENDIXES Appendix 1: How to Select a Topic and Present It in a Resolution Format 240(1) Appendix 2: How to Ask and Answer Questions in a Debate 241(1) Appendix 3: Constructing a Speech for a Debate 242(1) Appendix 4: Barriers to Listening 243(2) Appendix 5: Ten Keys to Effective Listening 245(1) Appendix 6: Video Terms 246(2) Appendix 7: Warm Up Exercises 248(2) Appendix 8: Writing an Introduction 250(4) Appendix 9: Writing a Conclusion 254(4) Appendix 10: Sample Persuasive Speech with MLA Documentation 258(5) Index of Lesson Plans 263(1) Index of Activity and Resource Sheets 263