Classes Taught

Fall 2010

Tuesday/Thursday 9 -10:15 , IN 135

Tentative Daily Schedule

**Any adjustments to the schedule will be announced in class and students are responsible for the changes. All reading should be done prior to the class date where it is mentioned. You are responsible for all material in your textbook. The exams come from a testbank that is comprised of concepts found in the book. If you do not read the book, do not study from the book, or use lecture as the only guide for the exams, your chances of doing well are lessened. You will be tested over the information and your knowledge should be evident in both your written and spoken works. If you have any questions about material that is not covered specifically in classroom discussion, please feel free to bring such questions up in class. Please read all chapters prior to the day class meets:

COMM 100 Syllabus from the Workbook

Course Compass Link for this Class

CLASS SCHEDULE:

Date	Schedule of Events	What's Due	Info
Aug 31	introduction to class, discussion of syllabus & assignments Lecture over Ch 1	Student Information Sheet Read Ch 8, as I will not lecture over this chapter
Sept 2	Speech A
Sept 7	Speech B Lecture over Ch 2	Test over Ch 1 must be completed by 0830 today
Sept 9	Speech C Lecture over Ch 3
Sept 14	Speech D	Test over Ch 2 & 8 must be completed by 0830 today
Sept 16	Speech E Lecture over Ch 4		Self Evaluation due next class!
Sept 21	Lecture over Ch 6 & 11	Test over Ch 3 & 4 must be completed by 0830 today	Chapter 6 PowerPoint Look over outline format for Speeches
Sept 23	Lecture over Ch 6 & 9
Sept 28	Lecture over Ch 5	Test over Chs 6 & 11 must be completed by 0830 today
Sept 30	Chs 7 & 10 Assign Library Research Assignment for Informative Speech	Library Worksheet	How to Find Articles in the GMU database Libraries InfoGuide for COMM 100
Oct 5	Ch 15	Test over Ch 5 & 9 must be completed by 0830 today
Oct 7	Speech Critique #1 (50 pts) Lecture over Ch 14		Speech Critique #1 (50 pts) Be in Class!! Ch 7 homework (20pts)
Oct 12	Tuesday classes don't meet, but your Monday classes do.
Oct 14	assign Policy Speech (20)	Test over Ch 7, 10, & 15 must be completed by 0830 today	Be in Class!!
Oct 19	Informative Speech Copies of Research Informative Outline	Speech Order	1 - 8 Peer Evaluation Self Evaluation (due next class)
Oct 21	Informative Speech Copies of Research Informative Outline	Speech Order	9 - 16 Peer Evaluation Self Evaluation (due next class)
Oct 26	Informative Speech Copies of Research Informative Outline	Speech Order	17 - 22 Peer Evaluation Self Evaluation (due next class)
Oct 28	In class work on your Group project	Test over Ch 14 must be completed by 0830 today
Nov 2	Begin Lectures over Ch 16 & 17
Nov 4	Lectures over Ch 16 & 17
Nov 9	Policy Speech Outline Grading Copy of Research	The "X" Effect	Team Member Critiques
Nov 11	Policy Speech Outline Grading Copy of Research	Mason Nation Teleportation	Team Member Critiques
Nov 16	Policy Speech Outline Grading Copy of Research	I have no name for my group yet, but will email it to Dr. Wright by Thursday at midnight :o)	Team Member Critiques
Nov 18	Policy Speech Outline Grading Copy of Research	The Body Zipper	Team Member Critiques
Nov 23	Speech Critique #2		Critique Due (50 pts) by 0830 via email
Nov 25	Thanksgiving!!
Nov 30	Community Action Speeches Winner is chosen and Alfredo is sent to that organization	Please note that for each class day you miss, you will lose 5 points off your speech grade. You are expected to be in every class.	1 - 6 Peer Evaluation Self Evaluation (due next class) Grading Sheet
Dec 2	Community Action Speeches Winner is chosen and Alfredo is sent to that organization	Please note that for each class day you miss, you will lose 5 points off your speech grade. You are expected to be in every class.	7 - 12 Peer Evaluation Self Evaluation (due next class) Grading Sheet
Dec 7	Community Action Speeches Winner is chosen and Alfredo is sent to that organization	Please note that for each class day you miss, you will lose 5 points off your speech grade. You are expected to be in every class.	13 - 18 Peer Evaluation Self Evaluation (due next class) Grading Sheet
Dec 9	Community Action Speeches Winner is chosen and Alfredo is sent to that organization	Please note that for each class day you miss, you will lose 5 points off your speech grade. You are expected to be in every class.	19 - 22 Peer Evaluation Self Evaluation (due next class) Grading Sheet
Final Exam Period		Test over Chs 16 & 17 must be completed by 830pm today Test over Chs 12 & 13 must be completed by 830 pm today

Infomercial Groups

Group 1
Group 2
Group 3
Group 4

CATHERINE KARL WRIGHT, PhD