Week 10 - Oral Communications 2

1. Week 10
2015-2016
Oral Communication 2

2. Professional Learning Conversations
• Debate: Where speaking and listening come
first

3. Debate Games & Activities
• Source: Saskatchewan Elocution & Debate
Association
– www.saskdebate.com/resources/teacher-
resources (link on Week 10 Sakai page)

4. Jig Saw Strategy
• Home Groups
Number off from 1 to 5

5. Expert Groups
1. Guided research or assisted highlighting
2. The edible argument – Battle bars
3. Four corners debate
4. Listening to historical speeches
5. Pass the buck

6. Task of Expert Groups
• Read and discuss the strategy in your
envelope
• Make any revisions necessary to make it
current and useful for the Canadian JI context
• Incorporate technology where appropriate
• Be prepared to share your strategy with your
Home Group

7. Home Groups
• Each “Expert” will describe his/her strategy for
debating
• Use the recording sheet to make notes for
yourself on each strategy
• The original Debate Games and Activities
Guide can be accessed on Sakai under Week
10.

8. Show Me
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dUKv1S9
Qoos
• At your table create a Show Me on any topic
of your choice.
• We will be sharing each Show Me with the
class

10. My Mouth is a Volcano!
by Julia Cook
My tummy started to rumble,
and then it started to grumble.
My words began to wiggle,
and then they did the jiggle.
My tongue pushed all of my very important
words into my teeth and my volcano erupted!

11. Five Ways to Improve Listening
Julian Treasure
• You Tube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cSohjlYQI2
A
• Use the Viewing/Listening Guide to take notes
during the video
• Share your notes with your table

12. Next week
• Submission of Blog 4 (Oral Communication)
EITHER Week 11 or Week 12
• Exploring Resources: Visual Resources