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Teaching Guidelines

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High School Drama Courses

High School Oral Comm Courses: Recommended Unit Areas; Argumentation; Communication Process; Group Discussion; Word Document Copy; .PDF Print Copy; Class Activities; The Beauty Pageant; Word Document Copy; .PDF Print Copy; "Silent Sentences"; Word Document Copy; .PDF Print Copy; "Who Done It?"; Word Document Copy; .PDF Print Copy; Organizing For Action; Word Document Copy; .PDF Print Copy; "Take The Money And Run"; Word Document Copy; .PDF Print Copy; Life Is A Puzzle; Word Document Copy; .PDF Print Copy; NASA Moon Trip; Word Document Copy; .PDF Print Copy; Interpersonal Comm; Interviewing; Mass Communication; Oral Interpretation; Parliamentary Procedure; Public Speaking; Voice and Diction

ASCA Oral Comm Position Statement: Addendum

Arkansas Guidelines

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

Oral Communication Units and Activities

Group Discussion

Students will be able to

explain role of group discussion in daily life.
describe various types and forms of group discussion.
describe roles of group members.
demonstrate ways to prepare for group discussion.
participate in group discussion.
evaluate group discussion.

Strand

1. Areas of class discussion

Applications

Formats

Roles of members

Possible outcomes

2. Preparation for group discussion

Planning

Research

3. Holding a group discussion

Participating

Responding

Reaching an outcome

4. Evaluation of group discussion

By group members

By audience

Activities

Conduct a class discussion on the nature of group discussion.
Have a brainstorm session for discussion topics.
Hold a pre-discussion planning meeting.
Conduct library research of topic.
Conduct a group discussion.
Orally evaluate after the completion of the discussion.

Framework

3.1.23 Work collaboratively to generate ideas and solve problems.
3.1.24 Express and logically defend one's ideas.
3.1.25 Speak formally to a variety of audiences for a variety of purposes.
3.1.26 Participate in interviews, discussions, and/or debates.
3.1.28 Evaluate and respond to oral presentations.
4.1.18 Evaluate information from a variety of sources.
4.1.19 Analyze and evaluate what is heard.