Comm 211 Classes, TTh, 2007 Spring              Comm 220       Comm 256

Jan

16

Tue

 First day of class/Attendance & Class Names/Syllabus (Go to Blackboard and print yours up.  I expect to see it in class on Thursday, if I ask for it./Assignment:  Read Chapter 28, pages 421 to 428.  Prepare for a possible quiz on the reading.  Bring Scantron B.  While at the bookstore, pick up ten of them  for this course.  Don't crumple up the form in your back pocket or purse. 

 

18

Th

 Quiz:  Chapter 28, ten points./Lecture on Group Discussion, with emphasis on Dewey/Announce groups, exchange emails and cell phone numbers, select a group leader for dry runs next class.   

 

23

Tue

 View Katrina Nat Geographic video, students taking notes./Dry run (Group chosen at random)

 

25

Th

 Dry run/Subject selection/Research, balance of class.

 

30

Tue

 Dry run/Research balance of class.

Feb

1

Th

 Panel Discussion1:  Groups 3,4

 

6

Tue

 Panel Discussion1:  Groups 1,2

 

8

Th

 Impromptu Exercises/Announce Chapters: 

3, Listeners and Speakers/4, Ethical Public Speaking/5, Managing Speech Anxiety/7, Selecting a Topic and Purpose/11, Organizing the Speech/12, Types of Organizational Arrangements/

 

 

13

Tue

 Panel Discussion 2:  Groups 3,4 /Announce chapters above:  Note that Chapters 13 (Outlining) and 23 (Informative Speech) have already been announced.  Test on March 1.  Chapters for the test to be announced when we come back from Mardi Gras.

 

15

Th

 Panel Discussion 2:  Groups 1,2

 

20

Tue

 Mardi Gras... No Class  

 

22

Th

 Announce chapters for March 1 test.  Impromptu Exercises/More on Chapters 3, 4, 5/Assignment:  for next class, bring in a typed paragraph... no less than 6 sentences, well thought out, giving me your choice for an informative speech (some topics will be on Blackboard... They are broad, so narrow it down for a 3 minute speech (not including Q and A).  Included in the paragraph.... you topic choice... why you choose it... and what you hope to accomplish with the speech.)/Speech of introduction exercises

 

27

Tue

 Review of assignment (Informative Speech topics)Review of Chapters 3, 4, 5/Announce Open Book Test

Mar

1

Th

 Test, Chapters 3, 4, 5:  Open Book.... Scantron B/Announce Quiz, Chapter 23 for next class.

 

6

Tue

 Handout of Scantron B's for 3, 4, 5 and then collect/Quiz, Chapter 23 (20 pts.) Outlining Exercises for Informative Speech/Chapter lectures:  13, 23

 

8

Th

 Platform speech exercises, notes

 

13

Tue

 Informative Speeches, Group  1

 

15

Th

 Informative Speeches, Group  2

 

20

Tue

 Informative Speeches, Group 3/Announce Panel Discussions for March 27 (Groups 3 and 4) and March 29 (Groups 1 and 2):  Balance of class for topics

 

22

Th

 Informative Speeches, Group 4/Balance of class for topics./Assignment:  Persuasive Speech Topics paragraphs for next class/Assignment:  Get ready for another round of panel discussions.

 

27

Tue

 Collect assignment and mention topics/Panel Discussion:  Groups 3 and 4

 

29

Th

 Panel Discussion:  Groups 1 and 2

April

3

Tue

 Persuasive Speech, Group 4

 

5

Th

 Persuasive Speech, Group 3

 

10

Tue

 Spring Break 

 

12

Th

 Spring Break 

 

17

Tue

 Persuasive Speech, Group 2

 

19

Th

 Persuasive Speech, Group 1

 

24

Tue

 Test, Chapters 13, 23, 24, TBA/Scantron B, Open Book

 

26

Th

 Preps time for Panel Discussion
May 1   Panel Discussion 3, Groups: 1,2/Announce Chapters 4 (Ethical Public Speaking), 5 (Managing Speech Anxiety), 25 (Developing Arguments for the Persuasive Speech), 26 (Organizing the Persuasive Speech) for Final Exam, Scantron B, Open Book
  3   Panel Discussion 3, Groups: 3,4
      Final Exam

 

 

 

 

Comm 220, TTh, 2007 Spring                Go to Comm 211               Go to Comm 256
Jan

16

 Tue Syllbus/Groups/Intro of Computers and Folder Assignments for Projects 1, 2, 3 , and Chapter 9/Assignment:  Read Chapters 1,2,3/Test  on Feb. 8 (Scantron B)
 

18

 Th Lecture:  Chapter 1/Exercises
 

23

 Tue Lecture: Chapter 1/Exercises/Review Groups and Folders: 

Main folder:  lastname_firstname:  This is the folder that will contain all your folders and files for Projects 1, 2, and 3.

Project folder:  lastname_firstname_project1:  Within this folder, you will be putting seven individual audio files (5 labtime audio files and two audio files for the graded Commercial and the Tongue Twisters.

Here are the titles for the audio files:

lastname_firstname_labtime1 (Examples of Voices Qualities:   Breathy (fuzzy, whispery:  Think Marilyn Monroe or Michael Jackson or perhaps Diana Ross ), Strident (brassy, piercing, possibly even strained:  Think Howard Stern or any of the hard edge female news anchors), Harsh (harsh, raspy:  Think Rev. Jesse Jackson or Huey Long), Vocal Fry (crackling at the end of sentences, mainly a breathing problem:  Think Pres. Bill Clinton), Nasal  (Twangy or whiney sound overusing the nasal cavities:  Think JFK  or Fran Drescher), Denasal (stuffy, cold in the head sound:  Think Brad Garrett or Presidential candidate John Edwards), Throaty (Muffled:  Think Harrison Ford, despite what the text says about Harsh ), Glottal Shock (explosive grunts on frontal vowels and cutting off the air passage while forming words:  Think just about any nervous speaker), Hoarse (raspy sound:  Think Alec Baldwin, the Rev. Al Sharpton, or the late Godfather of Soul, James Brown)

lastname_firstname_labtime2 (Commercial practice:  concentration on breathing)

lastname_firstname_labtime3 (Tongue twisters:  breathing and phonation)

lastname_firstname_labtime4 (Commercial and tongue twisters:  breathing, phonation, articulation, resonation)

lastname_firstname_labtime5 (Commercial and tongue twisters:  breathing, phonation, articulation, resonation, interpretation)

lastname_firstname_commercial

lastname_firstname_tonguetwisters

Save all audio files as MP3.

Intro of the computers.  Balance of class getting to know the computers. 

 

25

 Th Lecture: Chapter 2/Exercises
 

30

 Tue Lecture: Chapter 2/Exercises
Feb

1

 Th Lecture: Chapter 3/Exercises
 

6

 Tue Lecture: Chapter 3/Exercises/Audio_Video Presentation
 

8

 Th Test, Chapters 1,2,3 (Scantron B) Open Book
 

13

 Tue Labtimes Due
 

15

 Th Project 1 Due/Review/Assignment:  Read 4, 5, 6
 

20

 Tue Mardi Gras Holiday
 

22

 Th Lecture: Chapter 4/Exercises 
 

27

 Tue Lecture: Chapter 4/Exercises
Mar 2 Th Lecture: Chapter 5/Exercises
  7 Tue Lecture: Chapter 5/Exercises
  9 Th Lecture: Chapter 5/Exercises
  14 Tue Lecture: Chapter 5/Exercises/Lab 4 due
  16 Th Lecture: Chapter 6/Exercises/Lab 5 due
  21 Tue Lecture: Chapter 6/Exercises
  22 Th Test:  Chapters 4, 5,6
  27 Tue  
  29 Th Project Due/Review/Assignment:  7, 8, 9
Apr

3

 Tue Lecture: Chapter 7/Exercises
 

5

 Th Lecture: Chapter 7/Exercises
 

10

 Tue Spring Break
 

12

 Th Spring Break
 

17

 Tue  
 

19

 Th  
 

24

 Tue Lecture: Chapters 8 and 9/Exercises
 

26

 Th Test:  Chapters 7,8,9
May 1 Tue  
  3 Th Project 3 Due:  News readings and http://americanrhetoric.com/top100speechesall.html
      Final Exam

 

 

Comm 256 Classes Wednesday Night, 2007Spring                     Go to Comm 211           Go to Comm 220

 

Jan 17   First Day/Syllabus/Assignment:  MRP:  Chapter 12, "Commercial Production"  Quiz next class on Chapter 12 (Scantron B) and a matching quiz for the Selective Adobe Audition Glossary.  (I'll do matching on this one.)Groups/Intro to Edit bays (Break  into groups and excuse the others for about 20 minutes at a time.)
  24   Announced quizzes/More intro on computers/Rolling Hills Intro.
  31    
Feb 7   Start of writing instructions with notes from Text/ You're also responsible for Chapters 6, "Electronic Editing," 9, "More About the Computer in Radio Production, and 10, "Achieving an Effect"  Note:  A test on those chapters Feb. 21 (Ash Wednesday). 
  14   Project 1 Due:  60 second Rolling Hills Commercial Edit, Using 3 Tracks (50 points)/Copy to CDR's./Review some selections/Start of writing instructions with notes from Text/Remember the test for next week./  Assignment (Worth 30 points):  Bose radio commercial, using Schumann music bed.  In your computers by Friday 6pm. 
  21   Note:  Classes return from Mardi Gras Wednesday at 12 noon.  Give evals back/Test (Ash Wednesday) (Chapters 6, "Electronic Editing," 9, "More About the Computer in Radio Production, and 10, "Achieving an Effect")Commercial writing and editing exercises, based on principles in Chapter 12, MRP /  Assignments1 (Worth 20 points):  Have in my digital drop box and my email backup on  Thursday evening at 6pm:  a one page treatment of what you'll be doing for Project 2...  describing the product you've decided on, who your target consumer is, and what commercial appeal you'll be using.  Justify your decision and include info on how you'll accomplish that with script and music and/or sound effects and voice talent.  (Note:  You have a choice of being the talent yourself or using one of your classmate in this course as talent). To prepare,  Re-read the section in Chapter 12 dealing with the commercial appeals:  fulfillment, authority, bandwagon effect, fear of rejection, sexual success, reinforcement of listener's ego, prestige, value and quality, other emotional triggers.  Select one or a combination of the appeals.  I'll look at those, give you feedback.  Look for it over the weekend./Assignment2 (Worth up to 20 pts):  Based on your feedback, hand in a completed script, according to notes on style that we've already gone over in class.
  28   Collect scripts, break up into groups/Record only the announce portion/Review
Mar 7   Project 2 Due:  Commercial Copy and Commercial Edit:  30 seconds, using 2-6 tracks (100 points)/Reading assignment from MRP:  Chapter 13, MRP and the Glossary from Announcing.Prepare for a test on both next week/Create a Project 3 folder named:  lastname_firstname_project 3.  Look for a folder called NPR Exercise in the Comm 256 folder.  Make a copy of it and put it in your main folder.  Rename the folder lastname_firstname_nprexercise.  We'll deal with this later in class./ Introduction of PMD's and sign out sheets/  Introduction of Structure of the Package/Writing Exercises, Print to Broadcast/Assignment:  Follow instructions in the NPR exercise and have an mp3 file posted in DD and attach the file in my email by 10 pm tonight.
  14   Test on Chapter 13, MRP and the Glossary from Announcing.
  21    
  28    
April 4   Project 3 Due:  2 minute news package, including script, according to form (100 points)
  11   Spring Break (No Class)
  18   Active and Passive Voices/In class Assignment:  Compare to what you've brought in and make the necessary changes on your Project 4. 
  25    
May 2   Project 4 Due (Last Day of Class):  5 minute news show, with scripts, according to form (100 points)
  9   Final Exam (100 points)