Hook them, Huns and Halloween

  Just a brief recap of last week....

3rd hour - Another round of impromptu speeches.  Improvements all around!!

Please note the feedback and apply it to your next speech.

Homework: 1) Pick a topic about the future and create an outline for an introduction (FIND A HOOK) 2) Orally tell a story to someone 3) Choose and work on a Golden Microphone goal

4th hour -

Jared, GREAT job leading our news discussion!  It is getting so much smoother. 

Trey gave us a fantastic book report on Attila the Hun and his leadership practices.  It was such an interesting book and Trey's interpretation was thoughtful and well received and understood.  Thank you!

This week we will hear from Logan.  I believe he is reporting on Autodidactic, Self-Taught by James W. Parkinson.  This should make for an incredible report.

This Friday is the Halloween Bash!  You should be on top of all your assignments and ready to meet at 1 p.m. on Friday for  setup!  We will go over last minute details on Thursday.  Bring in your concerns or questions.  We will address them all and do a visual run through.

Getting down to the DETAILS

During third hour last week, Eric delivered a rousing speech about why goals are good. It affected me so much, I went right home and set some goals! Great job, Eric.

But Eric didn't stop there, during 4th hour he gave a presentation on the book, The Seven Habits of Highly Effective Teens by Sean Covey.
He gave the book a very positive review, and said we SHOULD read it. He said his favorite habit was Begin with the end in mind! That is a good one.
This week, Trey presents on the Attila the Hun leadership book. I'm very interested in what he gleans from it's pages and shares with us.

Most of class was spent getting down to the details of our Halloween bash. And as you can see there are SO MANY DETAILS that the leaders of the event have to worry about.
I hope you worked on some of your assigned details. Be ready to report what you worked on this week! (Even if it was merely searching Pinterest for ways to make carnival games.)
Every DETAIL COUNTS!

This week we will work on visualizing our event and the transformation of the space! We only have two more classes until the bash! Yes, only 10 more days! Get busy with your assignments! This week we will sort it all out until it's ready to run smoothly:)!

See you Thursday!
Don't forget your leadership quotes, examples, or experiences.

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Amazing Morgan and Jams with Genne

3rd hour: 

Smile! Have you found your perfect "audience smile?"

Your smile will be the first impression on your audience, so make it a good one.  Keep practicing!

Also, Teacher Genne, went through the first (AND MOST IMPORTANT)  step in writing a persuasive speech - BRAINSTORMING!!  We brainstormed the topic, the future.  For HOMEWORK, choose two to three of the strongest subtopics from our brainstorming session and develop them further.

Morgan did a magnificent job introducing Brenda Haws on Friday.  Even Brenda was blown away by the content and probably the dazzling audience smile!

 4th hour: 

Welcome to class, Katie!!  We are happy to have you on board.

The Halloween bash is quickly coming together.  You each have quite the task ahead of you!  Spend time this week working on your individual assignments.  And if you come up with any other songs for Teacher Genne's playlist, bring them to class.  Below are the current assignments:

Drink Station:

            Jared - brainstorm drink ideas, prepare a note card for Trey's activity announcement during lunch

Carnival Room:

            Logan - brainstorm carnival ideas, make a supply list, discuss  with Trey your ideas  and develop a plan        

             Trey - brainstorm carnival ideas, discuss with Logan, be prepared to announce the activity during lunch on Thursday                          

Dance/Game Room:

            Eric - find games to play, music

            Katie - find games to play, music

            Adam - develop a plan for the costume contest

Scholar recruiter:

            Morgan - recruit scholars to help with the event

And remember, if you fill out the activity planning sheet you will be rewarded!

And finally, Eric will be presenting on the book, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens.  We can't wait!

            

            

              

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Transform Yourselves and Bash Brainstorm

We had a jam-packed two hours during class.

Third hour, Teacher Genne covered three different types of speeches: extemporaneous, informational, and the persuasive.  The persuasive speech calls for logic, ethos, and pathos.  Remember you want people to listen and believe you!

She also covered the rules on how to speak.  There are just THREE simple rules!

1) Learn the rules

2) Study the masters

3) Break the rules

Simple, right?

HOMEWORK:

1) Read a children's book to one of your favorite little ones.  Use inflection and characterization.  Watch your use of volume and the speed of your speech.  Don't forget to throw in a pregnant pause for when things get really exciting.

2) Watch at least 2 transformational speeches and transform yourself!

TRANSFORMATIONAL ORATORS

By watching and studying the masters, you'll notice that they do things in their own unique ways.  By doing so you can figure out how you can have your own unique way.  This is called "breaking the rules!"  Watch these transformational orators (masters at their craft) and write down some of the unique ways that they do things.  What sticks out to you?  What impact did they make?  What did you notice about their use of words, logic, and emotion to move the audience to a new place in their understanding and actions?  All of these speeches can be found online.

1. Winston Churchill – This Was Their Finest Hour
   1. Winston Churchill – We Shall Never Surrender
   2. Anything by Winston Churchill
2. Martin Luther King Jr. – I Have a Dream
3. "Berlin Wall" Speech - President Reagan's Address at the Brandenburg Gate - 6/12/87 (Reagan Foundation)
   1. Ronald Reagan – Address to the Nation on the Challenger
4. Lou Gehrig, "Farewell to Baseball Address"
5. John F. Kennedy – Ask Not What Your Country Can Do For You…
6. Jesus Christ – The Sermon on the Mount: The Beatitudes (LDS.org)
7. Ken Robinson – Do Schools Kill Creativity?
8. Amy Cuddy – Your Body Language Shapes Who You Are

Fourth hour, we jumped right into our Halloween bash planning, that is after our very thorough news "discussion."  We need to work on our discussion time.  Everyone needs to start adding to the conversation.  We will get better as the year progresses.  Don't be afraid to share your opinion, even if you are not leading the day's discussion.

While enjoying our ice-cream tacos, we decided October 30th at 12:30 until 3:30 p.m. we would throw our fantastic bash.

You had some great ideas (Thriller dance!!) and this next week we need to move into the Selection Process part of our planning process.

HOMEWORK - Complete your activity planning sheet!  Let's see what you come up with!  Think big, think small, just think!!!  Write it down and next week we will combine all your thoughts into one AMAZING party!!

Also, come prepared to sign up for a certain portion of the party (food, décor, games, etc.)

Remember, we are working on this event all together, but next year, YOU will head an event!  So watch and learn as we go through the event steps!  When it comes to YOUR event, it will be up to YOU!

Also, don't forget to write in your leadership notebook - a quote, experience, observance, etc.  You have been doing an awesome job!  Eric, do NOT leave yours in your car this next week : )!

And FINALLY - next week we start our book presentations!  Morgan is up first!!  I hope she remembered!  Everyone rushed out before I could hand out the schedule and give reminders.

Here is the schedule:

October 8 - Morgan (Book - ?)

October 15 - Eric - Seven Habits of Highly Effective Teens

October 22 - Trey - Leadership Secrets of Attila the Hun

October 29 - Logan (Book - ?)

November 5 - Adam  (Book - ?)

November 12 - Jared - How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie

Here are the books you can choose from if you don't come up with one on your own:

-The Element – Ken Robinson, Ph.D.

-Autodidactic, Self-Taught by James W. Parkinson

-Do Hard Things by Alex and Bre' Harris

-The Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell

--How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie

-Man's Search for Meaning – Victor Frankyl

-The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People or Teens – Covey

Happy reading and leading this week!  BRAINSTORM AND FILL OUT YOUR PLANNING SHEETS!

PS - Don't forget to meet someone new at co-op this week!  Leaders need to reach out!!