COMMUNICATION STRATEGIES

MOTTOS AND MANTRAS

• Words to live by
• Adages=wise sayings; proverbs
• Good to have; they keep us focused

USING QUOTATIONS

• Quote the words of others word for word and using quotation marks...
• He/she said, "..."
• Quote, excerpts, friends, family, characters, etc..."

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

• Get familiar with the subject topic
• Acquire knowledge
• What's the history?
• The scoop?
• The 411? The info?
• Prior knowledge

FACTS AND STATS

• Facts= validate what you say or write.
• Cite sources for even more credit (validation)
• Stats= statistics
• Give your audience the numbers

BRAINSTORM

• Generating ideas
• Finding ideas
• Ways to brainstorm : lists, bubble maps, graphic organizers, drawing, talking, researching, thinking, free writing, etc.

ISSUING A CHALLENGE OR CALL TO ACTION

• If you want someone to do something, ask!
• Challenge people
• Call them to action!
• Be clear and specific about your request!

USING STORIES

• Everyone loves a good story, so tell one!
• Some long and detailed...
• Some short and sweet...
• Anecdotes are rid bits--- side notes

ASKING QUESTIONS

• Get audience thinking!
• Engage people
• If appropriate, let audience answer
• Rhetorical ?s= need answer them because it is implied or obvious

MENTOR TEXT

• An example of good writing for writers
• Anchor text; model text
• Anything it brings to mind, or borrow, a line
• Free flow... lets go!

SYMPATHY AND EMPATHY

• Be a sympathetic and empathetic listener
• Sympathy- to feel sorry, even if you can't personally relate
• Empathy- to feel someone else's pain personally; been there

TRANSITION

• Transition one text to another
• Flow freely

REFERENCE TO AN OCCASION, EVENT, OR TIME

• Occasion: special ones like, holidays and birthdays
• Event: sporting, concerts, parties, plays, festivals
• Time: "remember the time..." personal or historical

VISUAL AIDS

• Eye catchers focus audience
• V.a.s enliven, enhance, emphasize
• Make v.a.s big and bold, so people can see
• Don't pass v.a.s around (distracting)

APPEAL TO EMOTION

• Connect on an emotional level... feelings
• "In ELA 8, we practice sympathy and embrace empathy."
• Mad, sad, glad, bad, rad, fabulous

USING SUSPENSE

• Give hints and clues but not all info
• Answer throughout...
• Tease audience...
• Be sure to give all info by the end...
• Cliffhanger/trailer

POETIC DEVICES

• Alliteration
• Assonance
• Simile
• Metaphor

SIMILE AND METAPHOR

• Simile= Compare two different things
• Metaphor= compare without using "like" or "as"

RHYME

• Repeated syllable
• Closed rhyme: almost!
• Street rhyme: close!
• Slanted rhyme: practically!

RHYTHM

• Alliteration: repeat 1st letter
• Assonance: repeat vowels
• Consonance: repeat consonance

REPETITION

• Repetition repetition repetition repetition
• Repeat for purpose

LITERARY ELEMENTS

• Key words to use when reading and analyzing literary works