9AM Daily Plan / Comm 217 – Spring 2011

Updated: March 29, 2011

Friday Jan 7

Introduction / Expectations

Kevin Costner Question – What’s in it for me? // Show video clip - explain

  • Syllabus
  • External Speaker Critiques Assignmentdistributed (12%)
  • Group Speech (CEIP) Assignment distributed (8%)
  • Speech #1 distributed(14%)

HW – Scudder pdf – emailed to you

HW – Read chapters 1 & 2, Hamilton

Monday Jan 10

Names & Faces / Discuss Scudder

Ice-breaker Exercise

Student speech – Skunks

HW – Read Rockland pdf file – emailed to each of you at your CU email address

HW – Read chapter 12, Hamilton

HW – Assign 1/3rd class to introduce a current event 1-2 minutes

Wednesday Jan 12

Names & Faces / Discuss Rockland

Current Events Day – student speakers

HW – Read chapters 3 & 4, Hamilton

HW – Assign another 1/3rd class to introduce a current event 1-2 minutes

Friday Jan 14

Names & Faces / Discuss Hamilton – chapter 1

Topics for speech #1? Ideas – rationale?

Current Events Day – student speakers

Then return to Hamilton, to as much as you can: 12, 3, & 4

HW – Read chapters 5 & 6, Hamilton

HW – Remaining student speakers introduce a current event 1-2 minutes

Monday Jan 17

Names & Faces

Continue discussing Hamilton

Current Events Day – student speakers

HW – Read chapters 7 & 8, Hamilton

Wednesday Jan 19

Continue discussing Hamilton

Sample student speeches & work w/ peer critique sheet

HW – Read chapters 9 & 10, Hamilton

Friday Jan 21

Continue discussing Hamilton

Speech #2 distributed

HW – Read Alley & Neeley pdf & chapter 11, Hamilton

Monday Jan 24

Discuss Alley & Neeley pdf & chapter 11, Hamilton

HW – Prepare for Speech #1

Wednesday Jan 26– Speech #1 Begins (4 speakers)

Speaker #1 – Charles Rugg – Red Sox vs. Yankees –2004 ALCS

Speaker #2 – Steven Wu – Kitty Hawk

Speaker #3 – Brad Reese – Tony Dungy

Speaker #4 – Dominique Paul – X-rays or Pat Downs? 

Friday Jan 28 – Speech #1 Continues (4 speakers)

Speaker #1 – Lisa Lao – TOPIC?

Speaker #2 – Samuel Reid – TOPIC?

Speaker #3 – Ned Eskew – TOPIC?

Speaker #4 – Meghan Long – TOPIC?

Monday Jan 31– Speech #1 Continues (4 speakers)

Speaker #1 – Geoff Vantine – TOPIC?

Speaker #2 – Cambray Merrick – TOPIC?

Speaker #3 – Anthony Adamczyk – T. Boone Pickens

Speaker #4 – Morgan Shuster – Entertainers or Technology? 

Wednesday Feb 2 – Speech #1 Continues (4 speakers)

Speaker #1 –Bryce Shrake – TOPIC?

Speaker #2 – Danielle Hachey – Mitch Hedberg

Speaker #3 – Matt Rissler - Hydrofracking

Speaker #4 – Mike Farnham – Smart Phones?

Friday Feb 4 –Speech #1 Continues (4 speakers)

Speaker #1 – Mike McKenna – TOPIC?

Speaker #2 – Tyler Stoddard – TOPIC?

Speaker #3 – Andy Zimmerman – TOPIC?

Speaker #4 – William Brayton – TOPIC?

Monday Feb 7 – Speech #1 Concludes (4 speakers)

Speaker #1 – Scott Freeman – TOPIC?

Speaker #2 – Chris Coppola – TOPIC?

Speaker #3 – Matt Schram – New automotive technology?

Speaker #4 – Frederick Barton – TOPIC?

Wednesday Feb 9 – General Assessment Round #1

Friday Feb 11 – No class / Winter Break

Monday Feb 14 – Speech #2 Begins (3 speakers)

Brad Reese

William Brayton

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Wednesday Feb 16 – Speech #2 Continues (3 speakers)

Charles Rugg

Steven Wu

Christopher Coppola

Friday Feb 18 – Speech #2 Continues (3 speakers)

Geoff Vantine

Edward Eskew

Mike Farnham

Monday Feb 21– Speech #2 Continues (3 speakers)

Lisa Lao

Matt Schram

Frederick Barton

Wednesday Feb 23 – Speech #2 Continues (3 speakers)

Cambray Merrick

Meghan Long

Anthony Adamczyk

Friday Feb 25– Speech #2 Continues (3 speakers)

Samuel Reid

Danielle Hachey

Dominique Paul

Monday Feb 28 – Speech #2 Continues (3 speakers)

Morgan Shuster

Bryce Shrake

Matt Rissler

Wednesday Mar 2– Speech #2 Concludes (3 speakers)

Mike McKenna

Scott Freeman

Andy Zimmerman

HW – Read chapters 13 & 14, Hamilton

Friday Mar 4 – General Assessment Round #2 / VETT CEIP topics – ideas?

Speech #3 distributed / Sample speech

NOTE: Signup sheet for Speech #3 available

Monday Mar 7 – Clarkson Education Improvement Proposals(CEIP)– Day 1

Group #1 –Sam Reid & Anthony Adamczyk

Group #2 – Danielle Hachey & Scott Freeman

Group #3 – Cambray Merrick & Meghan Long

Group #4 –Charles Rugg & Geoff Vantine (English classes for engineers)

Wednesday Mar 9 – Clarkson Education Improvement Proposals (CEIP) – Day 2

Group #1 – Ned Eskew & Brad Reese

Group #2 – Matt Schram & Frederick Barton

Group #3 –Chris Coppola & Steve Wu

Group #4 – Lisa Lao & Dominque Paul

Friday Mar 11 – Clarkson Education Improvement Proposals(CEIP) – Day 3

Group #1 –Bryce Shrake & Morgan Shuster

Group #2 –Mike Farnham & Andy Zimmerman

Group #3 – William Brayton & Mike McKenna

Group #4 –Matt Rissler

Monday Mar 21 – Speech #3 Begins (4 speakers)

  1. Anthony Adamczyk
  2. Dominique Paul
  3. Steven Wu

Wednesday Mar 23 – Speech #3 Continues (4 speakers)

  1. Meghan Long
  2. Edward Eskew
  3. Chris Coppola

Speech #4 distributed

NOTE: Signup sheet for Speech #3 posted!

Friday Mar 25 – Speech #3 Continues (4 speakers)

  1. Samuel Reid
  2. Matt Rissler
  3. Frederick Barton
  4. William Brayton

Monday Mar 28 – Speech #3 Continues (4 speakers)

  1. Geoff Vantine
  2. Brad Reese
  3. Andy Zimmerman
  4. Matt Schram

Wednesday Mar 30 – Speech #3 Continues (4 speakers)

  1. Bryce Shrake
  2. Danielle Hachey
  3. Cambray Merrick
  4. Morgan Shuster

Friday April 1 – Speech #3 Concludes (4 speakers)

  1. Lisa Lao
  2. Mike McKenna
  3. Charles Rugg
  4. Mike Farnham

Monday April 4 – Speech #4 Begins (1 speaker)

  1. Charles Rugg

Wednesday April 6 – Speech #4 Continues (3 speakers)

  1. Anthony Adamczyk
  2. Edward Eskew

Friday April 8 – Speech #4 Continues (3 speakers)

  1. Frederick Barton
  2. Lisa Lao

Monday April 11 – Speech #4 Continues (3 speakers)

  1. Brad Reese
  2. Cambray Merrick
  3. Meghan Long

Wednesday April 13 – Speech #4 Continues (3 speakers)

  1. Morgan Shuster
  2. Danielle Hachey
  3. Andy Zimmerman

Friday April 15 – Speech #4 Continues (3 speakers)

  1. Samuel Reid

Monday April 18 – Speech #4 Continues (3 speakers)

  1. Mike McKenna
  2. Matt Schram
  3. Morgan Shuster

Wednesday April 20 – Speech #4 Concludes (3 speakers)

  1. Dominque Paul
  2. Will Brayton
  3. Bryce Shrake

Friday April 22– Wrap up / Course Evaluations

Monday, April 25 – External Critiques Due

  • NOTE: A Final Exam periodwill be scheduled BUT ONLY for makeup speeches.