Presentation of Newscasts

AGENDA:

Presentation of newscasts to class.

If time permits, continue to work on Commencement Speeches.

Sample commencement Speeches

AGENDA:

Work on newscasts first and then Commencement Speeches.  NEWSCASTS WILL BE PRESENTED ON WEDNESDAY!

Read over various commencement speeches and pick one that you will present to the class as an oral interpretation and  reading (not memorized).  Highlight key sections.  Annotate for volume levels (loud or soft), pacing (fast or slow), tone (happy, sad, angry, etc.) and underline for emphasis.

Here are two interesting speeches.  Check out other videos and go to the NPR website from the previous post.

Here's Andy Samberg's speech to Harvard:
http://gradspeeches.com/2012/harvard-university/andy-samberg
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/24/andy-sambergs-harvard-speech_n_1542732.html

Here's Oprah Speech at Stanford:

http://news.stanford.edu/news/2008/june18/como-061808.html

Newscast/Commencement speeches

AGENDA:

Quiz on Debate.

After the quiz, work on editing newscasts or look over COMMENCEMENT speeches.

NEXT ASSIGNMENT:

Commencement Speeches

Go to this website:
 http://apps.npr.org/commencement/

search and find a commencement speech that you like.

Print it out.

Begin to prepare your delivery of this speech.

Broadcast Journalsim

Some Hints on How to Anchor and Speak  for Broadcast Journalism:

http://www.jeadigitalmedia.org/2012/02/28/writing-for-broadcast-how-to-sound-like-a-real-person/

http://www.jeadigitalmedia.org/2012/03/12/speaking-like-a-broadcaster/

High School Newscast videos

Check out high school newscasts:

https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=high+school+newscasts

Camera Shots

Link:

http://www.mediacollege.com/video/shots/

Television Newscast Script

Television