What to Expect AcDec

M.May’s Focus Areas: Music, Speech, Short Lit, Essay Each week, you can expect: Music – one MC listening quiz, one to two “text talks,” one (or more) student presentation(s) over composer/piece Speech – speaking exercises, check-ups on your prepared speech, impromptu practice, prepared speech performance and feedback Short Lit – one author/selection “text talk” Essay – one timed practice every other week w/feedback the following week (goal is 4 total before the test)

This Week Today Weekly outline Brief music survey Select music composer/piece to present Get temperature of speech prep; discuss prepared speech guidelines Thursday, 1 st period Section II of Music Guide – Music & Middle Ages

Music Survey Rate yourself according to the scale below: 1 = I have absolutely no knowledge of music theory 2 = My knowledge of music theory is limited to what’s in the AcDec Music Resource Guide 3 = I have some musical background, but I could use a few brush- ups on general music theory 4 = I am involved in (or have been involved in) music-related activities/groups, and I have quite a bit of music theory knowledge

Composer/Piece Presentation Each week, one (or more) of you will present the following information to us using a technological app or software, such as Prezi, Animoto, Educreations, PowerPoint, etc.: Composer biographical info (w/exception of “Anonymous”) to establish context of their writing Brief overview of “Listening Companion” associated w/song or composer Highlight important info from “Listening Guide” Play SHORT excerpt from musical selection Two to three representative pictures, other than what we already have in the Resource Guide Four to five minute limit

The Speech

The Speech (cont.)

The Speech

.. The Speech (cont.)

The Speech The Big Seven

Potential Speech Topics Information about ___________ Favorites Dislikes Exciting/Exotic Pop Culture Celebrities, Jimmy Fallon’s monologues, current events Personal Stories Childhood Traumatic events Testimonies Who/what inspires you Novelty Twisting traditional topics “Shadow” spotlight Problem/solution w/unexpected answers Patriotic/Emotional Historical info Rights Ideals

This Week Today Weekly outline Brief music survey Select music composer/piece to present Get temperature of speech prep; discuss prepared speech guidelines Thursday, 1 st period Section II of Music Guide – Music & Middle Ages

Next Week ( ) Wednesday AM: Prepared speech topic w/skeletal outline (or more) of speech; peer feedback; impromptu practice Thursday 1 st period: Tackle next section in Section II of Music Guide

Week of Wednesday AM: Prepared speech outline to submit Timed writing practice Thursday 1 st period: Music Presentation 3 Next section in Music Guide Week of Wednesday AM: Debrief speech outlines and timed essays Impromptu practice Thursday 1 st period: Music Presentation 4 and 5 Short lit text – Wordsworth