Listening & Speaking

Day 1

ALERT: One part of this has a. explicative. Please view before showing ALERT: One part of this has a **** explicative. Please view before showing. Please stop the video before the explicative. This is an ‘hook’ to engage their interest in the lesson. Show video then group discussion on next slide.

What is the purpose behind this video? What lesson do you learn? When we are listening to information that is presented to us we need to: analyze the speaker’s arguments and claims and evaluate the soundness of their reasoning and the relevance and sufficiency of the evidence. identify when unsound or irrelevant evidence is introduced. Have students in small groups discuss the video and and answer the questions. Then, come back as whole group to discuss and then review the standards. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.8.2 Analyze the purpose of information presented in diverse media and formats (e.g., visually, quantitatively, orally) and evaluate the motives (e.g., social, commercial, political) behind its presentation. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.8.3 Delineate a speaker's argument and specific claims, evaluating the soundness of the reasoning and relevance and sufficiency of the evidence and identifying when irrelevant evidence is introduced. ELD Standards: P1.B.7 Evaluating how well writers and speakers use language to support ideas and arguments with details or evidence depending on modality, text type, purpose, audience, topic, and content area P1.B.8. Analyzing how writers and speakers use vocabulary and other language resources for specific purposes (to explain, persuade, entertain, etc.) depending on modality, text type, purpose, audience, topic, and content area

Receiving Information Orally Quantitative Visual We receive information from many different sources. Some of this information is in print and some is in audio format such as recordings of speeches and of songs from a certain time period. Diverse Media and Formats Visual: pictures Quantitative: charts and graphs Orally: spoken/audio

Evaluating Motives When we receive information it is important to evaluate the motives (the reasons/purpose) behind the information being presented.

Motives Behind Presentations Social Relating to society Have students analyze the image. As a class, answer the following questions: What is the most likely purpose of this “social” presentation/picture? Evaluate this picture. Is it effective in it’s purpose? What makes it effective? Don’t Talk While He Drives!

Motives Behind Presentations Commercial Trying to persuade or sell a product Have students analyze the video. As a class, answer the following questions: What is the most likely purpose of this “commercial” presentation? Evaluate this presentation. Is it effective in it’s purpose? What makes it effective?

Motives Behind Presentations Political Have students analyze the video. As a class, answer the following questions: What is mostly likely the purpose of each of these “political” presentations? Evaluate each presentation. Is it effective in it’s purpose? What makes it effective?

Practice Activity As a group analyze and evaluate each image: What is the most likely purpose? What is the motivation for creating the image? How do you know? Does the image effectively and clearly convey the message to the audience? How? Give students 15 minutes to complete the practice activity in pairs or small groups. After students have completed the assignment, review each of the images and have call on groups to share their responses.

Media 1 What is its purpose? How do you know? What is the motivation for creating the image?(social, commercial, political) How do you know? Does the image effectively and clearly convey the message to the audience? How? Possible Answers: 1. The purpose of this is to convince people to vote for Jesse Kelly and to contribute money to his campaign. Evidence to support this includes the sentence, “Send a warrior to Congress” and well as the link “Contribute Today.” 2. The motivation behind this is political. It is a political ad. 3. (Student answers may vary.)

Media 2 What is its purpose? How do you know? What is the motivation for creating the image?(social, commercial, political) How do you know? Does the image effectively and clearly convey the message to the audience? How? Possible Answers: 1. The purpose of this picture is inform people of the harms of smoking as well as encourage parents to stop smoking because it harms their child. 2. The motivation behind this image is social. Society needs to know the dangers of smoking. 3. (Student answers may vary.)

Media 3 What is its purpose? How do you know? What is the motivation for creating the image?(social, commercial, political) How do you know? Does the image effectively and clearly convey the message to the audience? How? Possible Answers: 1. The purpose of this presentation is to persuade women to buy this Maybelline mascara because it will make them beautiful. 2. The motivation behind this image is commercial. Evidence supporting this includes “Up to 16x bolder lashes.” 3. (Student answers may vary.)

Media 4 What is its purpose? How do you know? What is the motivation for creating the image?(social, commercial, political) How do you know? Does the image effectively and clearly convey the message to the audience? How? Possible Answers: 1. One purpose behind this ad is to get parents and children to buy legos. Another purpose is encourage children to use their imagination and build “something” from “nothing.” Evidence to support this is the shadow of a dinosaur coming from the lego. 2. The motivation is commercial. Lego is trying to selling their product. 3. (Answers may vary.)

Media 5 What is its purpose? How do you know? What is the motivation for creating the image?(social, commercial, political) How do you know? Does the image effectively and clearly convey the message to the audience? How? Possible Answers: 1. The purpose of the billboard is to inform people of the importance of animal testing during scientific research. This is evident in the byline “reserachsaves.org.” 2. The motivation behind this is social. It is a social issue. People have their own opinions on the testing of animals. 3. (Answers may vary.)

Media 6 What is its purpose? How do you know? What is the motivation for creating the image?(social, commercial, political) How do you know? Does the image effectively and clearly convey the message to the audience? How? 1. One purpose behind this ad is to remind people to conserve our natural resource of water because it is limited. 2. This could be social and political. California experienced and drought and the government got involved in the conservation of water. It is also social because people need to be aware that water a valuable resource and when it is wasted, it could affect all of our lives. It’s not infinite. 3. (Answers may vary.)

Ticket out the Door Why is it important that we truly understand the motives behind what we read and listen to?

Day 2

Listening Activity Instructions: As we listen to this one presentation, record as much information as you can gather. Don’t stop writing until the presentation has completed. Teacher can either play the audio clip or read the short informational text. Students will either write on paper or on computers for this activity. The purpose is to show students that it is nearly impossible to record every single thing someone says.

Click on video screen to play audio text.

Discussion Pairs: Evens turn to an Odd and compare your notes. Were you able to record everything? Whole Class: Did you have any issues during this activity? Why? If we were to do this again, how would you need to change your process in order to be more successful? Students are in groups of 4. Each student has a number 1-4. This can be modified depending on class set p and teacher procedures.

Brainstorm the Following Evaluate your own listening skills. Are you a good listener? How? How not? Why is it important to be a good listener both in school and later in life (ie. college and career)? Small to whole group discussion.

Listening and Taking Proper Notes This time while listening to the audio presentation, take brief notes, not word for word, in order to answer the following questions: What is the topic of the text/presentation? What is the author’s purpose? What is the author’s claim? What is the motive behind the text/presentation? Teacher will play the audio clip again, but this time students will have specific questions to be listening for. Encourage students to take bulleted notes or notes on a student generated Thinking Map (A Defining Map or A Classifying Map). After the audio presentation is played, give students an appropriate amount of time to finish their notes. Students may ask for it to be played again. Remind kids that they can play the clip as many times as needed on the SBAC. This activity will help them practice their listening skills for Claim 3 questions on the SBAC.

Listening and Taking Notes, continued Listen to the audio and take notes in order to answer the following questions: What is the topic of the text/presentation? What is the author’s purpose? What is the author’s claim? What is the motive behind the text/presentation? Use relevant evidence from the presentation to support your answer. https://www.scientificamerican.com/podcast/podcast.mp3?fileId=AA6CB168 -233C-46EB-BCB1697A3A180934 We Do Together--Teachers will play the podcast presentations whole group. Students will individually take notes during the audio presentations. The will work in small groups or pairs to answer the questions. Teacher will then call on groups to share their responses. Students should use evidence from the presentations to support their answers. Possible Answers: Topic: Yawning Purpose: To inform why yawing happens Claim: Yawing occurs to cool the brain not to indicate tiredness or boredom. Motive: Social - perhaps to allow people to not feel so self-conscience when they yawn, its the body cooling the brain

Listening and Taking Notes, continued Listen to the audio and take notes in order to answer the following questions: What is the topic of the text/presentation? What is the author’s purpose? What is the author’s claim? What is the motive behind the text/presentation? Use relevant evidence from the presentation to support your answer. https://www.scientificamerican.com/podcast/podcast.mp3?fileId=8BFC9A70-DA31-4C9A-BBB5B9FCAE3743E3 We Do Together--Teachers will play the podcast presentations whole group. Students will individually take notes during the audio presentations. The will work in small groups or pairs to answer the questions. Teacher will then call on groups to share their responses. Students should use evidence from the presentations to support their answers. Possible Answers: Topic: Police and Body Cameras Purpose: To explain the research behind the reasons and outcomes of police wearing body cameras Claim: By wearing body cameras, police are more aware of their conduct, and studies show the number of complaints against police have decreased drastically as a result. Motive: Political/Social

Listening and Note-taking - Practice Your Turn Open “Listening and Notetaking Practice” Form in Google Classroom Listen to the Podcasts, take notes, and answer the questions. Listening and Notetaking Practice should be independent work for students to practice the skills discussed and practiced during Day 2 lesson. However, another day can be set aside to review their answers if teacher wishes.