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    Good Communication Skills: What's in it for me?
Student Work

ROUGH DRAFT PEER REVIEW

Student Reviewer - __________________ Author - _______________

Instructions: Reviewer should read the school tour and then fill in the blanks with a YES or a NO.

Does the rough draft have an introduction? _____

a body?

_____

a conclusion?

_____
Is it written clearly and legibly? _____
Did student tour guide introduce himself? _____
Did the rough draft have "patterns of organization"? _____

          clue words?

_____
Was it written in a clearly organized fashion? _____
Were there several (2 or more) points of interest? _____
Can you understand the information given? _____
Was this tour interesting to you? _____
Was the new student left stranded? _____
Did the tour guide offer some conclusion information? _____

    (any questions???, need any help???, ...)

Reviewer Comments:__________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________

***Author-----please review all NO marks and revise and correct to YES

RATE YOUR PRESENTATION

    Use the following scale to grade your presentation

    1. Needs Improvement 2.____ 3. Average 4.____ 5. Good
TEACHER SCORE Verbal Characteristics STUDENT SCORE
____ a. LOUD VOICE ____
____ b. CLEAR SPEAKING VOICE ____
____ c. RATE AND RHYTHM OF VOICE ____
____ d. EMPHASIZES INTERESTING POINTS ____
Non-Verbal Characteristics
____ a. STUDENT USES EYE CONTACT ____
____ b. USES HAND GESTURES ____
____ c. FACIAL EXPRESSIONS ____
____ d. EXHIBITS BODY LANGUAGE ____
Report Information
____ a. FAMILIAR WITH INFORMATION ____
____ b. INFO. GEARED TO AUDIENCE ____
____ c. APPROPRIATE VOCABULARY ____
____ d. USED PATTERNS OF ORGANIZATION ____
____ e. USED ‘CLUE WORDS’ ____

    A+ = 65 - 62
    A = 61 - 58
    B+ = 57 - 50
    B = 49 - 47
    C+ = 46 - 41
    C = 40 - 36
    D = 35 -31

Name ________ Period _____ Roster # ______

COMMUNICATION SKILLS‘LISTENING’
  1. What is the difference between "listening" and "hearing?
  2. What is the 1st thing you have to do to become a good listener?
  3. Name 3 things a listener can do to avoid distraction?
  4. What does "hearing the speaker out," mean?
  5. What are some strategies to help the listener concentrate?
  6. What are "patterns of organization"?
  7. What does "getting involved with the speaker," mean.
  8. How does asking questions make you a better listener?

Name- __________ Period _______ Roster # ________

 

COMMUNICATION SKILLS
SPEAKING

  1. How do people communicate

     

  2. What 2 things does communication involve?

     

  3. What is successful verbal communication?

     

  4. What are the 4 purposes of formal communication? Give an example of each.

    1-

    2-

    3-

    4-

  5. Why is it important to know how much the listener knows about your topic?

     

  6. How do visual aids help to communicate a topic?

     

  7. Name some vocal characteristics?

     

  8. How do vocal characteristics add meaning to words?

     

  9. Define "non-verbal language." Give an example.

     

  10. How does body language effect communication?

COMMUNICATION SKILLS TEST

Name- __________ Period _______ Roster # ________

Multiple Choice: Write the letter of the correct answer in the space at the left.

____1. The purpose of communication is:

a - hear someone
b - to send and receive a message
c - start a war
d - make friends

_____2. What is the first thing you must do to become a good listener?

a - start speaking
b - be loud and clear
c - ask yourself "What does this mean to me?"
d - patterns of organization

_____3. How does asking a question make you a better listener?

a - it gets you involved with the speaker
b - it uses the chronological pattern of organization
c - it helps to make friends
d - it gives you an education

_____4. What are visual aids?

a - inform, educate, train, and motivate
b - posters, signs, hand gestures, and facial expressions
c - volume, clarity, and rhythm
d - verbal language

_____5. How do visual aids help to communicate a topic?

a - it means verbal and non-verbal language
b - they add meaning and emphasis to the spoken message
c - it means listening and a purpose

_____6. What is non-verbal language?

a - speaking loud and clear
b - having your voice use rhythm and pause
c - body language, signs and symbols, eye-contact
d - none of the above

_____7. Which is not a pattern of organization?

a - chronology
b - non-verbal signals
c - cause and effect
d - compare and contrast

_____8. What is the difference between "listening" and "hearing"?

a - listening means to be actively involved
b - hearing is better for communication
c - there is no difference
d - they are 2 different patterns of organization

_____9. How do people communicate?

a - by shopping
b - by driving a car
c - by not listening to each other
d - by verbal and non-verbal language

_____10. Why does a speaker use "patterns of organization"?

    a - so the speaker can use non-verbal language
    b - to inform, educate, train and motivate
    c - to help the listener pick out important information
    d - to show that he knows what the listener knows

SHORT ANSWER:

    11. Give at least 3 strategies to help a listener concentrate when he \ she is part of an audience.

     

    12. What are the 2 parts to good communication?

     

    13. Why is it important to know how much the listener knows about your topic?

Tour of JRK

            Hi! My name is            I will be your tour guide today through the halls of J.F.K.. In this school there are three grades sixth, seventh, and eighth.

There are a lot of features that make this school special. Some of them are the Computer room equip with access to the net, the library filled with books of all kinds and a copy machine, a descent size gym and auditorium where twice a year we have a winter and spring concert also held there is the drama club. Speaking of clubs we have a lot of after school activities like football, lacrosse, swimming, bad mitten, cross country, wrestling and lots more. Your homeroom teacher will announce when sign ups are. Keeping you grades up could get you into the honor society. If you stay an honors student you go on a trip at the end of 8th grade. The school is pretty fair with trips. You get one if you are in Jazz Band or Wind Ensemble. You sometimes get one for foreign language.

There are a lot more opportunities for you in this school if s your choice to go out and get them. I hope you have a good time in this school.

 

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