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Incorporating Politics and Civic Engagement Into the Classroom. R. Michael Walsh Associate Professor, Communication Arts Community College of Baltimore County Baltimore, Maryland Contact: 443-840-3613 [email protected]. Communications 101. The four units: Principles of Communication - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Incorporating Politics and Civic Engagement Into the Classroom
R. Michael WalshAssociate Professor, Communication Arts Community College of Baltimore County
Baltimore, Maryland
Contact:443-840-3613
Communications 101
The four units: Principles of Communication
Interpersonal Communication Small Group Communication
Public Speaking Honors Program: 1) Promote active learning and critical thinking2) Further develop skills in verbal and written
communication3) Encourage independent discovery4) Foster analytical thinking and creativity
The Honors Projects
Rock the Vote2008 Presidential Campaign
Candidates Night Oral History of Bethlehem Steele Mill/Turner
Station WebsiteChanging Our Ways: A Student Lifestyle
Experiment
Rock the Vote
Received certification from the Baltimore County Board of Elections
Visited classrooms and gave a 5 minute speechCollected the registrations Organized a Rock the Vote event
250 people were registered to vote!
2008 Presidential CampaignResearched each of the candidatesGave presentations advocating for one of the
candidates Participated in a panel discussion Read Peggy Noonan’s On Speaking Well
Candidates’ Night Drafted the invitations Invited County Executive, Delegate,
Senate, County Council candidatesOrganized the eventDeveloped and asked the
questions to panelRead On Speaking Well
Oral History of Bethlehem Steel Mill/Turner Station Website
Interviewed past and present Steel Mill workersCompiled interviews into a videoCreated a website for Turner Station Organized an event Read Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
Changing Our Ways: A Student Lifestyle Experiment
Assisted with Trash Olympics at local elementary schoolAssisted in the Green HouseGave up meat, television, water bottles for a weekOrganized eventRead Colin Beavan’s No Impact Man Gave presentations in class using themes from book
Additional Politically-Themed Assignment
Campaign SpeechBecome a fictional person giving factual
information Develop qualifications (work experience,
volunteer/education) appropriate for positionInvestigate the position and the issuesHighlight three important issues you would
address if elected
Campaign Speech Sample Scenarios
• You are a 23 year old college graduate with no political experience. You have the ability to be a successful delegate in the House of Delegates.
• You are running for a position on the Board of Education. You have been an advocate for children for 15 years, including serving as the countywide PTA chairperson for 5 years.
• You have been a pretty successful and popular member of the county delegation and were pulled over with a DUI. You paid your debt and apologized to the public. You are running for re-election and hope that the voters will forgive you.
Campaign Speech Sample Scenarios
• You are running for re-election on the County Council and have been recently accused of using tax payer money to finance your campaign. This is not true. Your opponent will say anything to win.
• You are running for States Attorney and have been an attorney for 15 years. Voters say that crime is their number one concern.
Additional Environmentally-Themed Assignments
Persuasive Speech Select a topicFollow the issue for several weeks Select three articles and write an article summary
using MLA format Students will use resource guide created by the
librarian Create a bibliographyArticles summaries will be used to develop
persuasive 7-8 minute presentation
Persuasive Speech TopicsSB236 Septics Bill (Why we should support the SB236 bill) Energy Production usage (Why we should use solar energy) International approach to sustainability (Select a country
and persuade us to follow their lead) International business (Select one business …like
WalMart…and persuade us to boycott their business because of environmentally unfriendly practices)
Presidential Campaign (Select a current candidate for president and support or oppose one of his/her environmental issues that will positively/negatively impact the world)
American consumerism (Why consumerism is hurting our environment)
Supplemental Materials
Mass Communications Course
Evaluate the impact of historical and emerging media as aesthetic art forms in the Humanities
Explore how the media reflect and inspire cultural, political, and ethical norms
Distinguish, discuss, and estimate the unique effectiveness of different media formats
Group Project
Work in groups of 4-5 studentsAppoint a project manager Select an organization or issue to supportCreate and implement an event designed to raise
awareness or fundsDevelop a promotional campaign using three forms
of mediaDevelop a budget Assess outcome of eventGive a final presentation
Issues/Organizations Juvenile Diabetes/ADA
Haiti
Earth Day/Sustainability Day
Maryland Zoo
Special Olympics
American Cancer Society
Bread and Cheese Cleanup
Toys for Tots
Henrietta Lacks Scholarship
Soles for Souls
World AIDS Day
Autism Speaks
Domestic Violence
Stiggy’s Dogs
Types of Events
Booths at the End-of-the Year PicnicTalent Show
Small Circus for KidsDemonstrations (self defense)
Community Events (parades, booths)Walks and Fundraisers
Performances (musical, dance)Creek Cleanups
Outcome
Total Raised:
$12,000
(and they learned a lot too!)
PartnershipsDundalk Chamber of CommerceDundalk Renaissance Corporation
Non-profit organizations Fleming Senior Center
Local businesses Elementary Schools
ChurchesBread and Cheese Creek Cleanup
CCBC Student Life Elmo!
Earth Week
Special Olympics
Maryland Zoo/Breast Cancer
Creek Cleanup/Toys For Tots
Earth Week/Speaker’s Bureau
Other Great Events!
What you need to do
Work with Student Life (budget, direction) Identify outside organizations willing to partner
(develop a mutually beneficial experience) Identify community events (easier to be a part of
then to plan from scratch)Determine unique aspects/issues in community
(historical, economic, lifestyle)Empower students but manage them (don’t
assume they are fine without you)Plan, Plan, Plan (must be very focused and
organized)
What Students LearnGovernment, Politics, Human Rights Local, National, and International IssuesWrite, Speak, Evaluate, Create, LeadGiving back to the communityCare for others and themselves!
Thank you!