Oral/Interpersonal

First Quarter

Modules

Unit 1: The Communication Process

Timeframe: Week 1-2

Standards

• Analyze communication situations.

Objectives

• I can identify the key components of a communication situation.

• I can apply the components of a communication situation to a variety of situations.

• I can explain what it means to communicate ethically and to communicate civilly.

• I can describe how the process of communication requires mutual recognition of others and is an ongoing exchange of meaning.

Essential Question/s

• Why study communication?

• How can we communicate civilly and ethically?

• How aware of other people are you when you communicate?

Performance Assessment Tasks

• Career Communication Situation

Unit 2: Perceptions of Others and Ourselves

Timeframe: Week 3-5

Standards

• Evaluate how perception affects communication

• Evaluate how self-concept impacts communication

• Evaluate how culture impacts communication

Objectives

• I can discuss the variety of conditions that shape perceptions and selective attention.

• I can recognize the role standpoints play in shaping primary and secondary dimensions of our identities.

• I can explain how family, culture, and communication influence our self-concepts.

• I can discuss how communication shapes the development of self-esteem.

• I can recognize the power that first impressions and stereotyping have in affecting perceptions of others.

• I can identify how civil communication affects our perceptions, actions, and words on other people and cultures.

Essential Question/s

• What creates our understanding of who we are?

• What similarities to and differences from others can we recognize?

• What are your perceptions of who you are?

Performance Assessment Tasks

• Using Perception to Understand Self and Others

• Who Are You?

Unit 3: Nonverbal Communication

Timeframe: Weeks 6-7

Standards

• Assess the impact of nonverbal skills on communication

Objectives

• I can discuss how culture and gender shape nonverbal communication codes.

• I can explain how nonverbal communication can reveal our liking and disliking of others, our positions of status and power in society, and our responsiveness toward others.

• I can identify the ways that nonverbal communication works in conjunction with verbal communication.

• I can summarize the types of nonverbal communication that we cannot see.

Essential Question/s

• How do we use nonverbal communication to convey meaning without words?

• How do nonverbals affect our communication?

Performance Assessment Tasks

• Video: "Your Body Language May Shape Who You Are" Quiz

Unit 4: Listening

Timeframe: Weeks 7-9

Standards

• Develop listening skills

Objectives

• I can understand why listening and hearing are different.

• I can describe the different types of external and internal interference that hinder our ability to openly receive messages.

• I can explain the different types of listening styles and how each is suited for different types of interactions.

• I can summarize the most common types of speaker interference.

• I can discuss ways to listen critically and civilly to new ideas and information.

Essential Question/s

• Why is listening important?

Performance Assessment Tasks

• Civil Listening