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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