Lesson Plan: Week 2 (January 20, 22)

Date: Tuesday, January 20, 2015

Class goals:
Students will begin to understand concepts within self/others.

Resources/Materials:
Schwartzman, Fundamentals of Oral Communication (Third Edition), 2014 Textbook/Instruction Manual

Chapter Foci:
Facets of Identity, Intercultural Communication, Benefits of Culturally Conscious Communication: Reducing stereotyping
and ethnocentrism

Time

Notes for self

Introduction

20
min.

10
min.

20
min.

Housekeeping: 5 min
Attention Grabbing Activity (PBS Race Game Sorting People): 15 min.
Students will facilitate learning about cultural stereotypes through
matching photographed individuals with their original ethnicity.

Main Point One

Students will master various concepts of identity including relational

identity, contested identity, contextual identity, and discursive identity
(Schwartzman, 2014, p.58-61)

Main Point Two

Students will understand cultural aspects of communication (Schwartzman,

2014, p.61-66).
Lecture/discussion through Connecting Communication with Culture
section.

Main Point Three

20
min.

5
min.

Students will become aware of issues within cultural communication

through lecture/open discussion of Dimesions of Culture and Benefits of
Culturally Conscious Communication sections (Schwartzman 2014, p.66-76)

Conclusion

Closing announcements/student questions

1

Date: Thursday, January 22, 2015

Class goals:
Students will gain an understanding of how to communicate respectfully across cultural differences. Students will
demonstrate understanding of concepts from chapters 1 and 3 through course exercises.

Resources/Materials:
Schwartzman, Fundamentals of Oral Communication (Third Edition), 2014 Textbook/Instruction Manual
Berger, Messages, 2014 Textbook

Chapter Foci:
Facets of Identity, Intercultural Communication, Benefits of Culturally Conscious Communication: Reducing stereotyping
and ethnocentrism

Time

Notes for self

15
min.

Introduction

20
min.

Main Point One

30
min.

p. 76-78

Housekeeping: 5 min.
Finish Connecting Amid Differences section: 10 min.

Instructors manual p.75

Ch. 1 Application (Exercise 1.3The Medium is the Message)

Messages, p.99

Main Point Two

Ch. 3 Application (Messages Textbook)

Think, pair & share activity- Question #4 (Messages)

Use think, pair, share

write answers for 5 min.,
pair for 6 min., share for
15 min.

Closing
10
min.

Pop quiz (ch. 1/3)not graded, just a 6 question quiz.

Students can e-mail me

with any other questions.