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High School Drama Courses

High School Oral Comm Courses
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Argumentation
Communication Process
Group Discussion
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Mass Communication
Oral Interpretation
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Public Speaking
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Class Activities
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Get The Point
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Library Treasure Hunt
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I Hear What You Are Saying
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Ring Up A Sale
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Four Corners
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Voice and Diction
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Arkansas Guidelines

Department of Education Curriculums
Theatre
Communication - One Semester
Communication - Full Year

Oral Communication Units and Activities

LIBRARY TREASURE HUNT

Unit(s): Public Speaking

Purpose:

The purpose of this activity is to familiarize students with various reference materials in the library.

Objective:

The student will be able to gather information from the library's card catalog and reference books.

Material:

Handout: "Library Treasure Hunt"

Procedure:

  1. In the school library, students are given a handout and assigned to a partner or team if desired.
  2. They are given a time limit, possibly one class period to locate information as requested on the handout.
  3. Reward the group that finds the most information.


Library Treasure Hunt

I. MATCHING QUIZ:

Match the author's names with the title of the books they wrote. Then match the titles with the correct categories, or types of books. For help, use the card catalog in the library.

  1. Barbara W. Tuchman    Getting Even                                          Fiction

  2. Evelyn Waugh                 Live or Die                                             Biography

  3. Colin M. Turnbull           Mrs. Frisy and The Rats of Nimi       Humor

  4. Robert C. O'Brien          The Boys of Summer                           Children's book

  5. Joseph P. Lash              Brideshead Revisited                         Anthropology

  6. Roger Kahn                    The Forest People                                Poetry

  7. Woody Allen                   Eleanor and Franklin                        Sports

  8. Anne Sexton                  The Guns of August                            History



Library Treasure Hunt

II. THE TRUTH GAME:

Can you find the truth? Only one of the three entries - a, b, or c- is true in each case. Check out all three and find which is telling the truth. For help, use the books on the reference shelves.

  1. a) ROETHKE, THEODORE (1918- ). American poet, best known as a spiritual leader of the Beat Generation. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize. Now living in Saginaw, Michigan.
    b) ROETHKE, THEODORE (1908-1963). German Poet, well-known and widely translated in the U.S. Prose (nonfiction) writings deal with hallucinogenic experiences.
    c) ROETHKE, THEODORE (1918-1963). American poet, winner of the Guggenheim Award in 1945 and the Pulitzer Prize in 1954.
  2. a) ANDAMANS. Famous diamond of 80 carats said to have been stolen from a religious shrine in Ceylon.
    b) ANDAMANS. Islands in the Indian Ocean. Area: 2500 square miles.
    c) ANDAMANS. Breed of horse known for ability to climb steep mountains.
  3. a) GRAHAM, KATHARINE(1917- ). Publisher of daily newspaper, the Washington Post.
    b) GRAHAM, KATHARINE (1821-1900). Noted American suffragette and social reformer.
    c) GRAHAM, KATHARINE (1948- ). Woman's speed skating champion; Olympic gold medalist in 1972.
  4. a) DADAISM. Hindu sect known for extreme stoicism.
    b) DADAISM. Word coined by playwright Oscar Wilde (1845-1900) to ridicule the affectation of childish ways prevalent in his time.
    c) DADAISM. Movement (1916-1923) among European artists and writers that attempted to mock and satirize traditional forms and principles.
  5. a) GORDONE, CHARLES (1926- ). Noted American playwright, 1970 winner of Pulitzer Prize.
    b) GORDONE, CHARLES (1926-1970). U.S. Senator from New Mexico.
    c) GORDONE, CHARLES (1926-1943). American newspaper reporter, best known for war reporting. Pulitzer Prize awarded posthumously.


Library Treasure Hunt

III. SCAVENGER HUNT:

Dig up the answers to these questions. (All of them can be found somewhere in a reasonably well-stocked library.) Write down your answers--and the sources you used to find them.

  1. What was the name of President Fillmore's wife?

  2. Who won the Academy Award for best supporting actress in 1972?

  3. How many books has J.D. Salinger published?

  4. Who is Melissa Hayden?

  5. List the names of two scientists currently involved in cancer
      research.

  6. When was Catch-22 published?

  7. Who was the Prime Minister of England in 1876?

  8. Who has had more gold (million selling) records-Elvis Presley
      or Loretta Lynn?

  9. How many standing committees are there in the U.S. House of
          Representatives?
      How many standing committees in the U.S. Senate?

10. Where did Kareem Abdul-Jabbar play high school basketball?



Library Treasure Hunt
Answer Sheet

I. MATCHING QUIZ

1. Barbara W. Tuchman       The Guns of August                             History

2. Evelyn Waugh                   Brideshead Revisited                           Fiction

3. Colin M. Turnbull               The Forest People                               Anthropology

4. Robert C. O'Brien             Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of Nimi       Children's Book

5. Joseph P. Lash                Eleanor and Franklin                            Biography

6. Roger Kahn                     The Boys of Summer                            Sports

7. Woody Allen                    Getting Even                                           Humor

8. Anne Sexton                   Live or Die                                                Poetry

II. THE TRUTH GAME

1. Roethke--c. (card catalog, Current Biography, Reader's
     Encyclopedia, etc.)
2. Andamans--b. (almanac, atlas, etc.)
3. Katharine Graham--a. (Who's Who is American Women,
     almanac, Who;'s Who Current Biography, etc.)
4. Dadaism--c. (Readers Encyclopedia, card catalog, a literary
     history or criticism book, etc.)
5. Charles Gordone--a. (Who's Who, magazine article on Pulitzer
     Prizes or on the theatre, almanac.)

III . SCAVENGER HUNT

1. Fillmore has two wives: Abigail Powers and Caroline
     (Carmichael) McIntosh. (almanac, encyclopedia, history text.)
2. Eileen Hecket. (almanac, magazine article for that year)
3. J.D. Salinger published 5 books by 1974. (inside page of most
     recent book, a history or criticism book; Current Biography,
     Contemporary Authors)
4. Melissa Hayden is a dancer with the New York City Ballet.
     (Who's Who of American Women, Who's Who.)
5. The student will have to check magazine articles or journals to
     get current information.
6. Catch-22 was published in 1961. (book's copyright page)
7. The Prime Minister of England in 1876 was Benjamin Disraeli.
     (encyclopedia, world history text, etc.)
8. This statistic will change frequently. Check current magazine
     article about the two singers.
9. The House has twenty. The Senate, sixteen. (government text,
     encyclopedia)
10. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar played at Power Memorial High School
      in New York City. (books or articles about him.)