CCSS Implementation
• July 2010: State Board of Education adopts
Common Core State Standards for English and
Mathematics
• 2011-2012: Implementation of CCSS begins in
Grades K-2
• 2012-2013: Implementation continues with
Grades 3-8
• 2013-2014: Implementation is completed with
Grades 9-12
Process for Creating New Courses
• Committees of practitioners from across the
state
• Diverse committees
• Written to reflect change in curriculum due to
CCSS
• Written to address evident needs given the
number of course approval submissions
Oral Communication (One-semester)
Oral Communication (Two-semesters)
Debate I, II, III
Forensics I, II, III
English Language Arts Courses
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Oral Communication (One-Semester)
Oral Communication (Two-Semesters)
Debate I, II, and III
Forensics I, II, and III
ELA Drama (One-Semester)
Dramatic Literature
Creative Writing
Journalism I, II, III, and IV
Purposes of the New Courses
• Provide a framework for courses that fulfill the
½ unit of Oral Communication required for
graduation and for Journalism and ELA Drama
courses required in the 38
• Provide career focus courses in ELA
• Address the Speaking and Listening skills
emphasized in CCSS
• Assist schools in building multi-year Debate,
Forensics, and Journalism programs
Frameworks
on website
Basic course
content will
be consistent
statewide
CHANGES
CCSS
alignment
provided
No course
approval
required
The old way…………One semester of
OC required for graduation
The new way………….Communication Competency
required for graduation
Communication Competency imbedded in
• OC (1 sem)
• OC (2 sem)
• Debate I
• Forensics I
Communication Competencies
1. Apply principles of ethical communication appropriate to
context.
2. Analyze the reduction of communication barriers.
3. Demonstrate mutual respect in interpersonal communication.
4. Demonstrate the ability to give and receive constructive
criticism.
5. Demonstrate appropriate critical, empathetic, appreciative, and
reflective listening skills in formal and informal situation.
6. Adjust messages based on feedback.
7. Speak while maintaining a formal style and objective tone.
8. Critique oral messages.
9. Discuss effective nonverbal communication skills.
10. Use context appropriate oral messages.
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Course Descriptions
Oral Communication (One-semester)
• Fulfills ½ unit of Oral Communication required
for graduation
• No prerequisite
• Students will gain an understanding of the
dynamics of effective communication
• Students will develop basic communication
competencies
ORAL COMM (One semester)
Strands and Content Standards
Communication
Challenges
Communication
Process
Communication
Forms
Students will
evaluate various
communication
challenges.
Students will
demonstrate the
communication
process.
Students will
use effective
forms of
communication.
Course Descriptions
Oral Communication (Two-semesters)
• Fulfills ½ unit of Oral Communication required for
graduation
• No prerequisite
• Students will express ideas and present
information in a wider variety of communication
tasks than in Oral Communication (Onesemester)
• Students will develop basic communication
competencies
ORAL COMM (Two semesters)
Strands and Content Standards
Communication
Challenges
Students will
evaluate various
communication
challenges.
Collaborative
Communication
Process
Communication
Students will
demonstrate
the
communication
process.
Public
Communication
Students will
use effective
forms of
collaborative
communication.
Students will
use effective
forms of public
communication.
Course Descriptions
Debate I
• Fulfills ½ unit of Oral Communication required
for graduation
• No prerequisite
• Students will gain an understanding of the
fundamentals of argumentation
• Students will develop basic communication
competencies
DEBATE I
Strands and Content Standards
Preparation
Students will
read and collect
research from
textual evidence
to prepare for
debates.
Procedures
Students will
demonstrate
understanding
of the
fundamentals of
oral advocacy.
Presentation
Students will
present debates
using a variety
of debate
formats.
Communication
Competencies
Students will
demonstrate
fundamental
oral
communication
competencies.
Course Descriptions
Debate II
• Prerequisite: Debate I
• Emphasis on preparation skills and debate
procedures at an intermediate level
DEBATE II
Strands and Content Standards
Tools
Preparation
Students will
utilize the
necessary tools for
debate at an
intermediate level.
Students will
master preparation
skills needed to
debate at an
intermediate level.
Procedures
Students will
follow proper
debate procedures.
Course Descriptions
Debate III
• Prerequisite: Debate II
• Focus on the centrality of oral advocacy to
the legal system and the democratic process
DEBATE III
Strands and Content Standards
Research
Students will
master advanced
research skills
necessary for
effective
argumentation
and debate.
Presentation
Legal Debate
Students will
participate in legal
debate.
Students will
master the
presentation and
delivery of complex
arguments during
debate.
Course Descriptions
Forensics I
• Fulfills ½ unit of Oral Communication required for
graduation
• No prerequisite
• Students will prepare for presentations delivered
in a variety of formats, including debate, public
address, and oral interpretation of literature
• Students will develop basic communication
competencies
Forensics I
Strands and Content Standards
Research
Students will
engage in
inquiry and
research to
prepare a
foundation for
communicating
to various
audiences.
Presentation
Organization
Students will
organize literary
selections and
informational
text into
effective oral
presentations.
Students will
perform
interpretations of
literature and
deliver
presentations
conveying
concepts and
ideas to a variety
of audiences.
Communication
Competencies
Students will
demonstrate
fundamental
oral
communication
competencies.
Course Descriptions
Forensics II
• Prerequisite: Forensics I
• Students will demonstrate communication
skills, including vocal delivery and movement,
at an intermediate level
Forensics II
Strands and Content Standards
Oral
Interpretation
Dramatic
Literature
Students will
demonstrate
competency in
literary
performance by
creating varied
oral
interpretation
presentations.
Students will
demonstrate
competency in
dramatic
performance by
presenting a
variety of
dramatic
literature.
Persuasion
Students will
synthesize
information to
create persuasive
presentations.
Intermediate
Communication
Skills
Students will
demonstrate
communication
skills at an
intermediate
level.
Course Descriptions
Forensics III
• Prerequisite: Forensics II
• Students will master research,
organization, and presentation skills
through a variety of public speaking
situations
Forensics III
Strands and Content Standards
Organization
Research
Students will master
synthesis of research
to communicate
literature and ideas to
a variety of audiences.
Students will master
organization of
literature,
informational text,
theories, and concepts
to communicate ideas
to a variety of
audiences.
Presentation
Students will master
public interpretation of
literature and
presentation of complex
theories to specific
audiences.
Course Descriptions
ELA Drama
• No prerequisite
• This one-semester course is required to be
offered when a one-semester Oral
Communication course is offered
• Through the study of written plays, students
will become informed, perceptive, and
appreciative audience members
English Language Arts Licensure Codes
and Endorsements
• Oral Communication (One- and Two-semester),
Debate I-III, Forensics I-III:
208, 114, 055, 4050
• ELA Drama (One-semester), Dramatic Literature
166, 052, 113, 208, 4060
• Creative Writing
166, 052
• Journalism I-IV
108, 054, 4040
CONTENT CROSSWALK
OLD COURSE
1.1 Identify and define the
elements of communication
1.2 Define intrapersonal
communication.
NEW COURSE
CP.2.OC1S.2 Examine intrapersonal communication.
1.3 Analyze self as a
communicator.
What matches? What’s new? What’s missing?
Course outline/Curriculum Map
LRSD Curriculum Map
Essential Question:
Standards Skills
Title of Unit
Activities
Resources
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