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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, IIIForensics I, II, III
NEW COURSES for 2013-14
English Language Arts Courses
• 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
No course approval required
CCSS alignment provided
Basic course content will
be consistent statewide
CHANGES
The new way………….Communication Competency required for graduation
Communication Competency imbedded in • OC (1 sem) • OC (2 sem) • Debate I • Forensics I
The old way…………One semester of OC required for graduation
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
Communication Challenges
Students will evaluate various communication
challenges.
Communication Process
Students will demonstrate the communication
process.
Communication Forms
Students will use effective
forms of communication.
ORAL COMM (One semester)Strands and Content Standards
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 (One-semester)
• Students will develop basic communication competencies
ORAL COMM (Two semesters) Strands and Content Standards
Communication Challenges
Students will evaluate various communication
challenges.
Communication Process
Students will demonstrate
the communication
process.
CollaborativeCommunication
Students will use effective
forms of collaborative
communication.
Public 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
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.
DEBATE I Strands and Content Standards
Course Descriptions
Debate II• Prerequisite: Debate I• Emphasis on preparation skills and debate
procedures at an intermediate level
Tools Students will
utilize the necessary tools for
debate at an intermediate level.
PreparationStudents will
master preparation skills needed to
debate at an intermediate level.
ProceduresStudents will follow proper
debate procedures.
DEBATE II Strands and Content Standards
Debate III• Prerequisite: Debate II• Focus on the centrality of oral advocacy to
the legal system and the democratic process
Course Descriptions
DEBATE III Strands and Content Standards
ResearchStudents will
master advanced research skills necessary for
effective argumentation
and debate.
Legal DebateStudents will
participate in legal debate.
PresentationStudents 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 IStrands and Content Standards
ResearchStudents will
engage in inquiry and research to prepare a
foundation for communicating
to various audiences.
OrganizationStudents will
organize literary selections and informational
text into effective oral
presentations.
PresentationStudents will
perform interpretations of
literature and deliver
presentations conveying
concepts and ideas to a variety
of audiences.
Communication CompetenciesStudents 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 IIStrands and Content Standards
Oral InterpretationStudents will demonstrate
competency in literary
performance by creating varied
oral interpretation presentations.
Dramatic Literature
Students will demonstrate
competency in dramatic
performance by presenting a
variety of dramatic
literature.
PersuasionStudents will
synthesize information to
create persuasive presentations.
Intermediate Communication
SkillsStudents will demonstrate
communication skills at an
intermediate level.
Forensics III• Prerequisite: Forensics II• Students will master research,
organization, and presentation skills through a variety of public speaking situations
Course Descriptions
Forensics IIIStrands and Content Standards
ResearchStudents will master synthesis of research
to communicate literature and ideas to a variety of audiences.
OrganizationStudents will master
organization of literature,
informational text, theories, and concepts to communicate ideas
to a variety of audiences.
PresentationStudents 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 NEW COURSE1.1 Identify and define the elements of communication
1.2 Define intrapersonal CP.2.OC1S.2 Examine intra- communication. personal communication.
1.3 Analyze self as a communicator.
What matches? What’s new? What’s missing?
Course outline/Curriculum MapLRSD Curriculum Map
Essential Question:
Title of UnitStandards Skills Activities Resources
ORAL COMMUNICATION
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