COMPUTER APPLICATIONS – 1st Period – Room 210: is a required course for graduation. The course focuses on introducing students to various word processing programs for the computer and the development or continued development of their keyboarding or typing skills. Students will work on typing and keyboarding drills and be introduced to work on Microsoft Word, Excel, Microsoft Power Point, other various programs and Typing.com. The objective is to prepare and improve the student’s basic abilities on the computer and to introduce them computer programs they will continue to use throughout their college and professional lives.
EXCEL ASSIGNMENTS 1,2, 3, 4 and 5
SPEECH (SEMESTER 2) – 3rd Period – Room 210: Speech Class is a Language Arts Elective class focused on the teaching of Public Speaking and the Importance of Communication in our society. Course objectives include helping students become confident and capable public speakers in a modern society. Through a variety of speech assignments and drills, students learn the importance of topic selection, speech organization and preparation, the use of various information sources and the ability to use them and cite them as properly, and the presentation of a speech to an audience with respect to both presentation, the use of the voice, and the ability to support and answer questions about the presentation.
Assignments and Speeches so far this semester include:
THE INTRODUCTION SPEECH: Purpose: To “break the ice” and get students up and talking to an audience with a partner and to discuss a simple and comfortable topic Students introduce each other to the class by presenting a short biography of a classmate.
THE OUTLINE DRILL: Students chose a topic ( which may or may not be used in a speech) to create an Outline for as a drill to introduce proper outline procedures to the class.
THE IMPROMPTU SPEECH: Purpose: This drill is intended to help students learn to think quickly on their feet, on short notice, while still organizing their thoughts in a limited time frame.
Students are given a variety of topics to choose from, usually from current issues and trends within the society and local community and then are given1 minute to make some notes and then must present a quick, imprompt speech on the topic.
THE SPEECH TO INFORM: Purpose: the Speech is intended to help the student learn to inform a group of people about a subject and include all appropriate and pertinent information about the topic.
Students were given a wide choice of topics to inform the class about. Subjects ranging from the sport of bowling to photography and from the history of the Star Wars films to the music of Kanye West were just some of the many topics covered. Students presented their speeches to the class and answered questions on their presentations. A separate outline for this speech was required.
THE TRAVELOGUE SPEECH: Purpose: To drill students in the process of organizing a large event activity, planning it, budgeting for it and presenting it to a group interested in participating in the activity.
Simply, the students were to take the class “on a trip” to a destination of their choice. The trip was to anywhere on the planet (couldn’t leave the planet) and to be creative in its nature. They had an unlimited budget to work with. They could not time travel nor go into a fantasy setting. The students had a minimum of a 7 day trip and a maximum of a 14 day trip. Those days include the departure and return home days. The trip could be themed or could just a standard vacation.
THE SALES PITCH SPEECH: Purpose: To both drill students in working together with a partner and in the process of creating and selling an idea, product, proposal, project, or plan to others with the idea of financial success.
This speech is done with a partner. The two students are to create an original “product” and “sell it” to the audience. The product must be “original” and not something that is already in the market place. For example, the presenters cannot sell us a cell phone, an automobile or real estate or other items already available.
However, It can be an item that is based on an existing item but it must have an original or creative function not available on the common market. For example, students could create an original line of clothing for a special purpose but not create a general line of clothing for a specific season of the year.
The Speech should be around 3-4 minutes in length. Both partners must be equally involved in the presentation of the product and speaking aspects of the speech. In other words, both partners must evenly split the speaking during the presentation. The product or products should be represented very clearly in the visual aids. If the product is a tangible item, a “mock-up” of the product should be part of the presentation. The “mock-up” can be an already existing item that has been created to look like your “product”.
If the product is not tangible, such as an App or computer program, then you must provide visual aids that give us the idea of what your are selling. If you wish to give us a demonstration of your product, you’re welcome to do that and may use other members of class to assist you.
The speech also requires a short outline that details the partner’s presentation. The outline must include a budget showing production costs and projected profits and also include where the item is made. Those two aspects do not have to be included in the presentation but must be in the outline.
SPEECH CLASS OUTLINE ASSIGNMENT
INTRODUCTION TO THEATRE – 4th Period – Auditorium: is an overview class intended to introduce the student to the art, craft, history, and basic performance techniques of the live theatre. Students are introduced to the basic concepts of stage performance through theatre games, and improvisation and work on such performance assignments as a Monologue, an Acting Scene with partner, a basic Audition process, and a Musical Number performance. Students gain a working knowledge of standard theatre terms and history as well how theatre affects the television and film industry and is the basis for all stage performance.
THEATRE PERFORMANCE – 4th Period- Auditorium: Theatre Performnce continues where Introduction to Theatre left off. This class continues the study of Theatre Performance with more intense acting and improvisational drills, more demanding script materials, and more collaborative work between students. Advanced monologue and scene study is also part of the curriculum for the course with a focus on different playwrights, including Shakespeare.
MUSICAL NUMBER PERFORMANCE ASSIGNMENT MONOLOGUE 1 ASSIGNMENT
INTRO. SCENE ASSIGNMENT HANDOUT
STANDARD MONO. WORKSHOP GRADE SHEET
STANDARD MONO FINAL GRADE SHEET
STANDARD SCENE WORKSHOP GRADE FORM
STANDARD SCENE FINAL GRADE FORM
WORK BASED LEARNING ( WBL) CO-OPERATIVE LEARNING and TRAINING (CO-OP) 1st, 2nd, 5th and 6th Periods:
REQUIRED FORMS FOR CO-OP CLASS: