Transcript 3/5/15 One Way Communication Robber

Listen Up!
Winter 2015
The Point
• The purpose of the activities that you will be
doing during this Hawk Time lesson:
• To show how one-way communication makes
conversations difficult
• Emphasize the importance of listening
• Encourage two-way communication
Some Basics
• Definitions:
-One-Way communication is when one person is
doing all of the talking.
-Two-way communication is where both people, or
sometimes more, are part of a conversation and take
turns listening and talking.
Select the Reporters
1. Select three students who think they are very
good at listening to play the part of the
“report chain”
2. Number the students 1, 2, and 3
3. Send them out into the hallway and close the
door.
Prepare the Witnesses
4.
All students still in the room take out a scratch piece of paper
and write the name of the volunteers on it with enough room to
take notes next to each name. Make sure to write down any
changes in the story or parts that the volunteers leave out.
Example:
1.John
2. Melissa
3. Avery
The Activity
• When Volunteer 1 is called in, the teacher will read the robbery
report to Volunteer 1.
• Next, Volunteer 2 will be called in and Volunteer 1 will repeat the
robbery report to Volunteer 2.
• Next, Volunteer 3 will be called in and Volunteer 2 will repeat the
robbery report to Volunteer 3.
• The report will be posted behind the volunteers when they are
repeating what they heard so that you can keep track but they will
not be able to look at it.
IMPORTANT: NO HELP FROM THE AUDIENCE OR
TEACHERS. ONLY THE VOLUNTEER REPORTING SHOULD
BE SPEAKING
Report!
***SHOW THIS SLIDE WHILE VOLUNTEERS ENTER THE
ROOM***
• The Teacher calls in Volunteer 1 and reads the report to Volunteer 1.
• Volunteer 1 tells volunteer 2 what happened.
• Volunteer 2 tells Volunteer 3 what happened.
• Volunteer 3 tells the class what happened.
• The Teacher reads the report once more with all students present.
The Report!
***SHOW THIS SLIDE WHILE VOLUNTEERS REPORT***
****VOLUNTEERS SHOULD FACE AWAY FROM THE SLIDE
SHOW***
• Below is a robbery report that everyone needs to pay close attention to.
Message:
“Please listen carefully because I have to go to the hospital right away. I
just called the police from the gas station on the corner. Wait here and
report the robbery to them. I was walking into Johnson’s Hardware Store,
and this guy came running out and almost knocked me over. He was
carrying a white bag, and it looked like he had a gun in his left hand. He
was wearing a Levi jacket with sleeves cut out and a green and blue plaid
shirt and blue jeans with a hole in the right knee. He had skinny legs and
a big stomach. He wore thick glasses and high-top red converse. He was
bald and had a brown moustache and was six and a half feet tall,
probably in his mid thirties.”
Questions
• Questions for the volunteers:
• How did you feel as you tried to remember the message?
• What made it difficult or easy to remember the message?
• Questions for the whole class:
• How did the report change?
• Was anything important left out?
• What would have made it easier for the volunteers to remember
the robbery report?
• Was this one-way or two-way communication?
• Which type is most helpful for effective communication to
happen?
Get Your Pride
Points!
• Turn in a paper copy or e-mail Ms. Romero the
class response to the last three bullet points:
• What would have made it easier for the volunteers to
remember the robbery report?
• Was this one-way or two-way communication?
• Which type is most helpful for effective
communication to happen?
The Take Away
• Use your conflict resolution skills, “I” statements, and
two-way communication to work through sticky
situations.
• Remember to listen carefully and ask questions if you
are not sure if you have the details right.
• Practicing all of these skills shows that you are an
important part of the Hazelbrook Middle School culture
of being Safe, Respectful, and Responsible.