Wednesday, September 16, 2015

Tightening Up our Story Drafts; The Communication Process; Sure Thing

During period 3, please spend the next 20-25 minutes revising or completing your story projects. Check you grammar and your formatting. Add details and description that you might not have thought of before. Add visual imagery by using metaphor or similes in your description of abstract nouns.

If you finish before 20-25 minutes is up, please watch the following videos about the communication process during period 3:
A Brief History of Communication (animated film)
A Brief History of Communication (commercial)
We will move to room 238 for the remainder of the class.
Communication: Sender/Receiver: Abbott & Costello skit
Take a few minutes to take notes on the communication process. Take careful note of vocabulary words in caps and bold.

The communication process starts with a person getting an IDEA (or reason to communicate). We will call this person: the SENDER.
1. The sender comes up with an idea or reason to communicate.
2. The sender ENCODES this idea with words or symbols
3. The sender chooses a type of communication and sends his/her message to a RECEIVER.
4. After receiving the message, the receiver DECODES the message.
5. The receiver receives the original message or idea.
if communication is to continue as conversation, the receiver becomes the sender and starts the process again, responding to what was originally communicated.
Why should I care? 
--Communication is one of the most important activities a person can engage in.
--Communication allows us to express ourselves
--Communication allows us to learn new things or meet new people
--Communication builds friendships, loyalties, love, and trust between people
--Effective communication allows us to avoid damaging or hurtful events or situations
--Ineffective communication is often the reason people engage in conflict, war, or destructive activities
--As writers, we have to communicate our ideas with our audience. The better we can do this, the more effective we can be.

There are a variety of ways in which an author or speaker can make communication more effective.

Let's read the short play "Sure Thing" by David Ives together. As we read, consider how the playwright uses the communication process creatively to tell a fun and interesting story. We'll discuss what you noticed after reading the play out loud.

With time remaining, please take a few minutes to watch these videos about the failure in the communication process. Try to note what the problem communication is, and who is responsible for effective communication in your journal:
From: Monty Python and the Holy Grail
The Evolution of Communication (Social Media) (animated film for EMC)
Effective Communication commercial
Sesame Street: Bert & Ernie
Errors in Communication: Rabbit Seasoning: Pronoun Trouble

HOMEWORK: None.

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