3.3 Getting the Message Across
This middle school lesson (MS.IAS.3.3, “Getting the Message Across: Written and Oral Communication”) from the Pork Checkoff Middle School Food and Agricultural Literacy Curriculum teaches students the communication process and the elements of effective oral and written communication. Through an interest-approach guessing game, small-group scenario tasks, and peer feedback, students practice delivering, interpreting, and receiving messages, then review tips for effective communication. Includes teacher masters, student activity sheets, a feedback form, and an assessment.
At a glance
- Learning objectives
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- As a result of this unit the student will… Apply foundational and life skills learned through agriculture in the school and community setting.
- As a result of this lesson, the student will… Demonstrate oral and written communications.
- Time required
- Instruction time for this lesson: 45 minutes.
- Grade level
- Middle School
- Materials
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- Transparencies/Projector
- Writing Surface
- MS.IAS.3.3.TM.A – one per teacher
- MS.IAS.3.3.TM.B – one per teacher
- MS.IAS.3.3.AS.A – one per teacher
- MS.IAS.3.3.AS.B – one per teacher
- MS.IAS.3.3.AS.C – one per teacher
- MS.IAS.3.3.AS.D – one per teacher
- MS.IAS.3.3.ASSESS.A – one per student
- Precepts
- M. Communications; M1. Demonstrate technical and business writing skills; M4. Communicates appropriately with co-workers and supervisors; M5. Operates effectively in the workplace
- Key Terms
- Deliver, Receive, Interpret, Written Communication, Oral Communication
- Resources
- Joseph, Albert. (1998). Put It In Writing. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill. — O'Hair, D., Stewart, R., Rubenstein, H. (2004). A Speaker's Guidebook. Boston, MA: Bedford/St.Martin's.
- Lesson Number
- MS.IAS.3.3
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Aligned Standards
National Standards
- CS.01.02.02.b.Utilize communication skills to collaborate in a group setting.
- CS.03.01.01.bSelect the appropriate form of technical and business writing or communication for a specific situation.
- NL-ENG.K-12.12Applying Language Skills
- NL-ENG.K-12.3Evaluation Strategies — Students apply a wide range of strategies to comprehend, interpret, evaluate, and appreciate texts.
- NL-ENG.K-12.5Communication Strategies – Students employ a wide range of strategies as they write and use different writing process elements appropriately to communicate with different audiences for a variety of purposes.