Introduction to Communication

To launch a unit study of the concept of diversity in World Literature, class members compare Chinua Achebe's essay, "An Image of Africa: Racism in Conrad's Heart of Darkness" and Richard Rodriguez's essay, "The Chinese in All of Us: A...

Students investigate the concept of communication and how it can be used. After exploring the theoretical views of the subject, in order to develop the first working of a public speech they focus on the communication for the purpose of...

They're the two words that teachers love and parents fear: summer break! But having three months away from school doesn't have to be scary or result in brain drain. A set of seven activities (plus one bonus list) sets elementary learners...

Define nonverbal communication and view "The Shakespeare Sessions" for examples of nonverbal communication. Groups read through the dialogue of a scene and assign appropriate gestures, movements, and mannerisms to events and characters....

Ninth graders brainstorm different situations in which formal English is used. Individually, they describe how people would act if they were invited to the White House for dinner and what they would do. To end the lesson, they role...

Introduce your class to drama! You cast each pupil as a different character from a story you have read. They are given a general outline of the scene, act out the scene multiple times, then discuss the weak and strong aspects of each...

"Be Internet Awesome" is the motto in a super cool digital citizenship interactive created by Google. Interland is made up of four lands that explore the importance of digital safety and helps young Internet users to be alert, strong,...

Students compare and contrast different forms of communication.  In this poetry lesson, students focus on the ballad form and read "Timothy Winters". Students draw conclusions from the ballad and divide into groups to research the...

Students take an in depth look at communication. In this communication instructional activity, students discuss the effectiveness of codes, languages, and transportation in communication. Students participate in a problem solving...