Sophia Learning
Sophia: Judging and Reacting: Tutorial
In this slideshow tutorial, students will review the critical reading techniques of making judgments and forming reactions about what they read. Explanations are given about drawing conclusions, responding to literature, and making...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Bias
Notes introducing bias and demonstrating how to identify slight, moderate, and strong bias in a text. Notes can be both read and listened to.
Other
Analytic Technologies: Active Listening
Excellent article on reflective, or active, listening, a method used when trying to help the speaker deal with something. Includes a chart of choices made by the listener before giving a response.
James Madison University
James Madison University: Reflective Listening Exercise
This exercise in reflective listening is designed to be done with a partner. Instructions are tailored to classroom use, complete with assessment sheets. There is also quite a bit of background material for those doing the exercise....
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Write a Personal Narrative (English 7 Writing)
[Accessible by TX Educators. Free Registration/Login Required] You will write a personal narrative that has a clearly defined focus and communicates the importance of or reasons for actions and/or consequences.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Writing Counterarguments Based on Evidence (English I Writing)
[Accessible by TX Educators. Free Registration/Login Required] Write an essay including counter-arguments that anticipate objections.
Utah Education Network
Uen: Facs: Communication
This lesson plan is to help students identify good listening and talking skills. The different kinds of communication are verbal, written, and non-verbal. Included in this instructional activity are activities for each type of...
Lumen Learning
Lumen: Boundless Communications: Understanding Bias in Language
This lesson plan focuses on bias in language such as gender and cultural bias and how to avoid them in public speaking. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.WHST.6-8.2.e
Wisc-Online
Wisc Online: How to Listen Better
Students read a description of what it means to listen respectively. Then they write a brief action plan for becoming a better listener.
Wisc-Online
Wisc Online: Intercultural Communication: Gestures
In this learning module, students will recognize common gestures and identify the meanings associated with those gestures.
Quizlet
Quizlet: Elements of an Argument Learn
In this activity, students will type the argument term associated with each definition or example. When given a definition or an example, students will practice identifying the following terms: argument, claim, support, reasons,...
Ohio University
Ohio.edu: Point of View and Narrative Voice
This is an article defining point of view, explaining the types of point of view, and discussing voice and tone. It was originally published at http://teenwriting.about.com/library/weekly/aa111102e.htm.
BBC
Bbc Bitesize: Listening to Others and Building on Arguments
This resource explains how to listen carefully to someone to identify the points they are trying to make and how to use those points to add additional information to the discussion. Includes sentence starters to help frame what you want...
Other
Business Etiquette: More Than Just Eating With the Right Fork
So many people forget about common courtesies as a form of communication. These tips are vital for business success.
ThoughtCo
Thought Co.: Nonverbal Communication Activities
It's important to be aware of nonverbal communication, so we can avoid sending and receiving unintentional messages through our expressions and body movements. These exercises are designed to help you understand how much information we...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Franklin D. Roosevelt's Pearl Harbor Address
The viewing goals for this lesson were for students to use a visual text, Franklin D. Roosevelt's "Day of Infamy" speech (played first without sound), to identify visual cues & understand why he may have chosen to use certain...
Other
Take Lessons: How to Read Body Language: Examples From Around the World
This resource provides several examples of different meanings of various types of body language.
Other
Connections Academy: How Students Can Accept Criticism and Grow From Feedback
This teacher resource provides resources that will guide applying growth mindset to feedback and guiding students to accept criticism to help them grow as learners. A video that features "Famous Failures" is included.
Other
Usa Today: Usa Weekend/small Talk Is a Big Deal
Article on the importance of small talk, based on information from Bernardo Carducci, author of "the Pocket Guide to Making Successful Small Talk." At the end of the article you'll find "5 steps to making smart small talk." It also...
Other
Jewish World Review: Stating the Obvious
Is empathic listening so obvious as to be moronic? Does it work? Here's a dissenting viewpoint of some of the more popular listening, communication, and interpersonal relationship theories.
Other
Great voice.com
Berkley Productions at GreatVoice.com helps train voice professionals. From this page you can link to free subscription forms to two ezines. Under each form are links to sample articles, several of which pertain to tone of voice.
Daily Teaching Tools
Daily Teaching Tools: Peer Evaluation Form
This Daily Teaching Tools resource provides a peer evaluation form. This reproducible form has nine areas for which peers will assess via a continuum of their opinions.
University of Victoria (Canada)
The U Vic Writer's Guide: Writing Essays: Introductions
This site provides a brief overview of introductions, exploring what they are supposed to mean for an essay in writing.
Other
Wghill.com: Body Language and Non Verbal Communications
This site contains links about body language and non verbal communication skills. The links are about making good body language and non verbal communication skills such as eye contact and smiling.