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FUY Survey Becoming a Scholar and a Leader
Introduction: We have been reading, discussing, and writing about scholarship for the first part of this quarter and we are now beginning to address the topic of leadership. Until the end of the quarter, you will be working on a mini-research project that will result in several pieces of writing and an Oratorical Interpretation, or Interpretive Speech.
Products:
 A series of WPNB entries that chronicle your project progress
 Cornell Research Notes with bibliographic citations
 Interpreted, annotated, edited speech script o Typed revised version of your speech
 Rehearsed presentation of interpreted speech
Process:
1.
Select a leader and speech from the websites below
2.
Learn the elements of persuasive speaking and writing.
3.
Analyze, revise and edit the famous speech to fit a three minute time-frame. You may delete passages, but you cannot alter the meaning or change the order of the wording. a.
Your edited speech must include all five stages of Monroe’s Motivated Sequence b.
Use oratory outline to assist you in drafting your speech interpretation
4.
After you’ve re-written the speech, create note cards to help you practice your speech
5.
Rehearse! Rehearse! Rehearse! Your presentation will be in two stages: the introduction to your chosen leader (1 minute) and the interpreted speech (three minutes). a.
Activities on eye contact, volume, tone, pacing b.
On your written speech, annotate the text for change in volume (use up and down arrows), in tone (underline passages of emphasis), and pacing (write slow and fast next to places where tempo changes).
6.
Write and practice your introduction.
7.
On your presentation day, you will introduce your leader then present the edited speech (you may have note cards)
8.
Fill out the self-evaluation a.
What did I learn about myself as a scholar and researcher during this project?
What can I do to make research run smoothly in the future?
Best sources to find speeches: http://www.americanrhetoric.com/speechbank.htm
http://www.famousquotes.me.uk/speeches/index.htm
There are also books in the library with speeches by famous leaders.
Choose from the following leaders (It's ok if more than one student chooses the same leader):
Malcolm X Sojourner Truth Winston Churchill
Susan B. Anthony
John F. Kennedy
Elie Weisel
Mahatma Gandhi
Richard Nixon
Hillary Clinton
Barrack Obama
The Dali Lama
Pope John Paul
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Frank Zappa
Al Gore

10/3
10/6
10/7
Project Calendar, Assignments and Due Dates
-Introduce final assignment; read through assignment information
-Homework for 10/6 (WPNB, 20 minutes)
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Write about your past experience with research projects and public speaking. Describe some of the projects you’ve done, what you understand about taking notes, writing citations, synthesizing information, and plagiarizing. What are your first impressions of this assignment? Even though it’s fairly brief, you’ll be writing notes, creating a short introductory speech, and editing/interpreting and performing a famous speech. How comfortable are you with all these activities?
-Instruction in bibliographic citations and note-taking with altered Cornell note sheet
-Introduction to databases
-Research using online databases
-Choice of leader and speeches
-Homework for 10/7 (WPNB, 20 minutes)
How did you arrive at your choice for leader and famous speech? Who were some of the other leaders you considered? Why did you discard them as subjects for your project?
-“I have a dream” analysis and instruction on Monroe’s Motivational Sequence
-Homework for 10/8 or 10/9 (WPNB, 20 minutes)
In paragraph form, discuss the five stages of Monroe's Motivational
Sequence and the roles they play in persuasive speaking
10/8-9 Block Day
-Continue studying Monroe’s Motivational Sequence
-Group quiz
-Identify the parts of the speech you chose
-Homework for 10/10 (WPNB, 20 minutes)
What six things would you like people to visualize if you were giving a speech about the kind of world you want to create? Why those things?
10/10 -Project check in
-Speech practice for timing
NO HOMEWORK!
10/13 -Instruction in effective speech technique
-Research on your leader and the context of your speech
-Homework for 10/14-16 (WPNB, 20 minutes):
What do you know so far about your leader and speech? What do you still need to learn?
10/14-16 -Instruction in effective speech technique
-Research on your leader and the context of your speech
-Homework for 10/17:
Bring to class your full set of note cards with your introduction to your chosen leader and the text you have chosen from his/her famous speech
10/17
10/20
-Speech rehearsal
Homework for 10/21: REHEARSE YOUR SPEECH! With a friend, with dad, mom or grandma, in front of a mirror, in front of the cat (dogs not
recommended—they are too uncritical)
-Final In-Class rehearsal day for your interpreted speeches!
-Homework: TBD
10/21 Presentations!
10/22-3 Presentations!
10/24 Presentations!