COMMUNICATION com-mu-ni-ca-tion Communication is the exchange of information between individuals, for example, by means of speaking, writing, or using a common system of signs or behavior. Mrs. Emily Olmetti, Open Court Reading Communication Theme Preview
What are some ways we communicate? Speech/Languages Telephone Computers/ Books/Signs Media: print, television, and radio Nonverbal movements/cues Others?
Speech Human languages Animal languages How is animal communication similar to human communication?
Media: print, television, radio Advertisements Commercials Could TV, newspapers, magazines, or radio exist without commercials?
Books Spoken word Mass audience How would your life be different without books? School?
Animal Communication Sign language Gorillas Could all animals learn to communicate with people?
Communication for everyone. Visually impaired Problem solving Why is written communication so important to society?
Unit Selections 4/2-4/5 Messages by the Mile 4/16-4/20 We’ll Be Right Back After These Messages 4/23-4/27 Breaking Into Print: Before and After the Invention of the Printing Press 4/30-5/4 Koko’s Kitten 5/7-5/11 Louis Braille 5/14-5/18 My Two Drawings