3-4-2014 PS--Commencement Speech Introduction

PLAN

• Welcome, Attendance, & Daily Plan
• Name Game Revisited
• Commencement Speech Introduction
• Activity #32--3/4/2014--Steve Jobs Commencement Speech Journal
• BEFORE SPEECH
• What are three things that you think would make an excellent commencement speech?
• DURING SPEECH
• Steve Jobs shares 3 stories. Briefly summarize each story.
• Periodically, Steve Jobs provides some memorable quotes from others and comes up with a few of his own. Record at least 3 memorable quotes.
• AFTER SPEECH
• Steve Jobs told a few stories throughout his commencement address to the Stanford Class of 2007. When thinking back to his stories, what is a personal connection you can make to one of his stories and what will you take away from that connection and/or reflection. Explain.
• Share three comments about Steve Jobs's delivery (i.e. stance, eye contact, voice, use of notes, etc.) during his Stanford Commencement Speech. What did he do well? What could be improved.

HOMEWORK (OFFICIAL at 3:10 P.M. Each Day)

• FIRST PERIOD ONLY-
• Watch the Steve Jobs Commencement Speech.  For this video link, it begins at time 7:20.
• Respond to the following prompts as Activity #32 in your table of contents:
• DURING SPEECH
• Steve Jobs shares 3 stories. Briefly summarize each story.
• Periodically, Steve Jobs provides some memorable quotes from others and comes up with a few of his own. Record at least 3 memorable quotes.
• AFTER SPEECH
• Steve Jobs told a few stories throughout his commencement address to the Stanford Class of 2007. When thinking back to his stories, what is a personal connection you can make to one of his stories and what will you take away from that connection and/or reflection. Explain.
• Share three comments about Steve Jobs's delivery (i.e. stance, eye contact, voice, use of notes, etc.) during his Stanford Commencement Speech. What did he do well? What could be improved.
• Find at least three quotes that could be effectively used in your speech. Be sure to give credit to whomever wrote or spoke the quote. (Due Wednesday)
• Find one or two stories from a well-known person that could be effectively used in your speech. NOTE: You CAN use a story from someone who is not well-known if it truly fits within your speech. (Due Wednesday)