TED Prep, Day 1- Examples, Analysis, Work Time

REMINDER:  Your final draft of your Senior Thesis is DUE on WEDNESDAY at 9:30am.  Please turn all papers in via email/sharing to your Humanities teacher, AND put a printed copy in the inbox on Lori's desk.  Check the rubric for all submission guidelines.

Reminder:  All documents are linked on the SENIOR PROJECT page of my DP, in the TED Talk section!

8:30-10:30- ALL SENIORS MEET IN THE COMMONS!

Overview of week and TED schedule/expectations

1. Opener:  What NOT to do.  Take a guess at which Friends character is which Senior teacher.
2. Review of schedule
3. Review of TED Talk and Paneling schedule
4. TED Overview- How does this work?  What's expected of me?  Read through the overview and rubric.

Starter:  If I Should Have a Daughter (Sarah Kay)

1. ​Fill out graphic organizer
2. Debrief in small groups
3. Share out in large group

TED Commandments

1. Read them, mark:  Most difficult for you, most important, most surprising
2. Quick debrief in groups

TED Talk Analysis
Watch a TED Talk that speaks to you.  Take 15 minutes or so to choose one.  Then watch it, and write down the following:

1. Why do you like this talk?
2. Why do you find the message interesting?
3. What verbal and non-verbal talents does the presenter show us? (use the rubric!)
4. How does the presenter interact with their audience? (use the rubric!)
5. What's one cool thing that may make this person's style different from the rest?
6. What is your style as a presenter?  Are you funny or serious?  Highly structured, or free-flowing?  Data and evidence driven, or story driven?  Moving, or podium bound?

10:30-11:30- Work Time and Spanish 3

1. Crystal's Spanish 3 class meet in her room
2. Everyone else work on TED Analysis and/or paper revisions in Commons, Lori's room, Ashley's room
3. If you want to meet with Lori about your paper, now is a good time!  

11:30-12:30- LUNCH  (PLEASE BE BACK FROM LUNCH ON TIME!)

12:30-1:30- Commons

1. TED Analysis Sharing:  In your small groups, share out TED Talk Analysis findings.  Debrief as large group.
2. Another Example from Ken Robinson:  Fill out graphic organizer for Ken Robinson, Debrief
3. Homework directions.  Questions?  Confusions?

1:30-2:30- Work Time and Calculus

1. Kyle's Calculus class meet in his room
2. Everyone else, complete your homework (below), work on refining your paper

HOMEWORK:
Watch at least TWO student examples (they are linked on the Senior Project page of my DP.  With each of the two that you watch, jot down the following notes:

1. Name and Research Question
2. What was their hook?  Was it effective?  Why/why not?
3. How did this person use positive elements of their own personality to cultivate relationships with the audience and make their talk more interesting?
   

DUE:  Start of class, TUESDAY