9-26 & 27-2018 PS (Block)--Introduction to Fear Unit

PLAN

• Welcome & Attendance
• Name Game
• Secret Handshake
• Introduction to Fear Unit
• For each video, think about one thing that you can relate to about fear.
• Scared of Dog--Amazon Commercial
• Scared of Public Speaking--Dale Carnegie Training Commercial
• Glossophobia--Nexus 7 Commercial
• Introductory Discussion
• Check Activity--Introduction to Fear Journal
• Think back to your Special Object Speech & Colors Speech. I want you to consider how fearful you were during your Special Object Speech & Colors Speech.
• Special Object Speech
1. On a scale of 1 (NOT STRESSFUL AT ALL) to 10 (EXTREMELY STRESSFUL), how STRESSFUL was the Special Object Speech BEFORE you presented?
2. Describe how you felt BEFORE the speech. Were you more fearful the day before or just before presenting? What reactions did you have? Butterflies in your stomach? Sweating? Nervous? Nothing?
3. How did you feel AFTER the speech? Were you relieved, still nervous, or frustrated?
• Colors Speech
1. On a scale of 1 (NOT STRESSFUL AT ALL) to 10 (EXTREMELY STRESSFUL), how STRESSFUL was the Colors Speech BEFORE you presented?
2. Describe how you felt BEFORE the speech. Were you more fearful the day before or just before presenting? What reactions did you have? Butterflies in your stomach? Sweating? Nervous? Nothing?
3. How did you feel AFTER the speech? Were you relieved, still nervous, or frustrated?
• Compare the Two Speeches
1. What was similar about the fear you experienced?
2. What was different about the fear you experienced?
• Group Discussion
• Fear Continuum
• Fear Factor Video Clip
• BREAK
• Top Ten Fears
• Activity--Fear Packet
• These are the top ten fears in the United States.
• Create 4 Columns
• Column 1--Your Fears
• Rank the fears from 1-10
• 1 = MOST Fearful for YOU
• 10 = LEAST Fearful for YOU
• Column 2--Society's Fears
• Guess the ACTUAL Results
• Group Share
• Share your top 3 fears & why you are afraid of those 3 things.
• Column 3--Group Guess
• As a group, determine the order of the ACTUAL results
• Column 4--Actual Results
• Watch "Turning Fear Into Fuel"
• Activity--Turning Fear Into Fuel
• As you watch, consider these questions:
1. Do you have a fear of:
• Failure?
• Success?
2. How do you react when you encounter fear?
• Do you shut down? (Yes/No)
• Do you fall into a "worst case or doomsday scenario" downward spiral? (Yes/No)
3. When it comes to Public Speaking, think about these questions?
• What if I fail? How will I recover?
• What if I do nothing?
• What if I succeed?
4. What is ONE THING you can do to begin changing your attitude about encountering your fear?
• Plan for Tomorrow
• Name Game Explanation
• YAWP!

HOMEWORK (Official at 3:15 P.M.)

• PERIOD 1--Complete Fear Case Studies Assessments in Your Packet (Due Friday)
• Fear Case Study #1
• Fear Case Study #2
• Fear Case Study #3
• PERIODS 4 & 6--Complete Fear Case Studies Assessments on Schoology (Due Friday)
• Fear Case Study #1
• Fear Case Study #2
• Fear Case Study #3

UPCOMING (Subject to Adjustments)

• Friday (7)--Fear Case Studies Presentation Assignment

LINKS

• Public Speaking Notebook Table of Contents--This is the current table of contents for Public Speaking. You may reference this document to make sure you've included all activities in your notebook TOC.
• The Writing Center--The Writing Center is staffed by English teachers and trained student writing coaches who work with students in one-on-one conferences to help them grow as writers.  Face-to-face conferences during lunch and online conferences are open in the evening.
• Email Mr. Buckley--Do you have a question or a comment? Feel free to email Mr. Buckley anytime.