Two-Week Unit Plans

Choose one of the following units (or come up with another one) and develop a two-week unit plan for a secondary school situation:

• Ceremonial Speaking
• Basic Media Writing
• Performance/Dance
• Essay Writing
• Shakespeare
• Debate
• Editing for news writing
• Entertainment writing
• Photography
• Advertising
• Crisis Communication
• Creative Writing
• Business Communication
• Production
• Theatre
• Communication Process
• Public Speaking
• Group Dynamics
• Mass Communication
• Oral Interpretation
• Interviewing
• Interpersonal Communication
• Parliamentary Procedure
• Health Communication
  
  

The unit plan should include:

• Unit Objectives
• Course Calendar/Outline
• Lecture Notes
• In-class Activities
• Hand-outs
• Quizzes
• End-of-Unit Evaluation (could be a written exam)
• Bibliography of sources used

Please email me your lesson plans as one file.

Sample Unit Plans:

Abigail Littleton Fall 2007

Mona Campbell Fall 2007

Sarah Stephens Fall 2007

Nikki Rader Fall 2007

Kat Golsan Fall 2007

Josh Groomer Fall 2006

Sarah Turner Fall 2006 (link to unit calendar)

Jamie West Fall 2006

Amber Cowan Fall 2006

***YOU WILL PRESENT A SECTION OF YOUR UNIT PLAN TO YOUR COHORTS. TIME IS TBD.

Unit Plan Presentation Evaluation Form

Student’s Name:

Topic:

	needs work	below average	average	above average	Wow!	COMMENTS
1.Information presented · Was it clearly organized? · Was it rehearsed? · Is the person knowledgeable of his/her topic? · Will secondary kids dig this?	6	12	18	24	30
2.Audience participation/interest · Was the audience engaged and interested? · Did the presenter allow for audience participation? · Will the audience be able to use this in their classrooms? · Addresses all learning styles and student needs?	6	12	18	24	30
3. Visual Aids/Handouts · Good selection and design (quality)? · Good use (well displayed and discussed)? · Relevant and necessary?	6	12	18	24	30
4. Delivery · Volume? · Articulation? · Rate? · Pitch? · Gestures? · Eye Contact?	2	4	6	8	10

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