Video — I Won't Give Up (Jayesslee Cover of Jason Mraz)

I Won't Give Up (Jayesslee Cover of Jason Mraz)
Jayesslee is the artist who sang the Gangnam Style cover we watched before. Jayesslee means J S Lee. Their names are Janice (Jay for J) and Sonia (Ess for S) and their last name is Lee. I love their harmonies. It must have been difficult to perform this on one take at the beach.

See the lyrics below the video.

I Won't Give Up

Jason Mraz

When I look into your eyes
It's like watching the night sky
Or a beautiful sunrise
There's so much they hold
And just like them old stars
I see that you've come so far
To be right where you are
How old is your soul?

Well I won't give up on us, even if the skies get rough
I'm giving you all my love, I'm still looking up

And when you're needing your space, to do some navigating
I'll be here patiently waiting, to see what you find

'Cause even the stars they burn
Some even fall to the earth
We've got a lot to learn
God knows we're worth it
No, I won't give up

I don't wanna be someone who walks away so easily
I'm here to stay and make the difference that I can make
Our differences they do a lot to teach us how to use
The tools and gifts we got yeah, we got a lot at stake
And in the end, you're still my friend at least we did intend
For us to work we didn't break, we didn't burn
We had to learn how to bend without the world caving in
I had to learn what I've got, and what I'm not and who I am

I won't give up on us, even if the skies get rough
I'm giving you all my love
I'm still looking up, still looking up.

I won't give up on us (no I'm not giving up)
God knows I'm tough enough (I am tough, I am loved)
We've got a lot to learn (we're alive, we are loved)
God knows we're worth it (and we're worth it)

I won't give up on us, even if the skies get rough
I'm giving you all my love, I'm still looking up

Lesson 5 – Debate Skills Part 2

Demonstration Speech Practice

You practiced giving your steps with your partner using gestures and voice inflection. 

Debate Skills Practice

You discussed the debate skills 

Mini-Debate Preparation

In the next lesson (11/8) you will use your arguments (either affirmative or negative) for your proposition about food (Proposition Activity 2). Do some research to build your case before class. Prepare arguments using common knowledge, research, and personal experience.

Presentation Preparation

You will give your Demonstration Speech on 11/15. Start preparing your photographs by making your dish. 

Video — Mission Impossible (The Piano Guys featuring Lindsey Stirling)

We watched the Piano Guys play Mission Impossible, a popular TV show turned into a movie series. This time they were joined by another YouTube star, Lindsey Stirling. She is known for playing violin while dancing. Enjoy it again below:

Lesson 4 – Gestures and Voice Inflection

Gestures & Voice
In this lesson, we practiced gestures and voice inflection with sentences from p. 32 in SOS.

Demonstration Speech
We watched the model Demonstration Speech on the DVD. In Lesson 6 (11/8) you will give a Demonstration Speech about how to make your favorite dish. 


Demonstration Speech Presentation
Use the storyboard handout from class to prepare the steps for your Demonstration Speech.

Your speech will have six steps. For each step, you will have …

1. a full-sized photograph.
2. an instruction.
3. a warning.
4. a gesture.
5. one or more voice inflections.

Your slides should be photographs from your camera or phone. You do not need to finish your slides by the next lesson, but I recommend beginning to prepare your photographs and slides soon. 

If you need the handouts, you can download them from the links below.

Cooking Vocabulary Glossary

Demonstration Speech Preparation



Debate Introduction
We looked at the handout to see the differences between Discussion and Debate.

With your partner, you organized information into four categories.

Homework, fill in the grid with arguments, reasons, evidence, and anticipated counterarguments. We will continue this next week.

Video — Gangnam Style (Cover by Jayesslee on YouTube)

We watched Jayesslee's (Janice & Sonia Lee) cover of Psy's Gangnam Style. They are a talented pair of Korean-Australian twin sisters from Sydney. Enjoy it again below:

Lesson 3 – Informative Speech

Informative Speech
For each speaker, give feedback using the form link below.

Feedback Form

Here are some things to consider when giving feedback:

Posture:

1. Feet
   Does the speaker set their feet properly? For men, shoulder-width apart and pointing straight forward. For women, feet pointing out in each direction with one foot a little in front of the other.
2. Hands
   Does the speaker pause before setting hands? Does the speaker set their hands properly? One hand should rest in the "hook" of the other hand's fingers.
3. Look
   Does the speaker pause before beginning to look? Does the speaker look from one side of the room to the other and back to the middle? Does the speaker look slowly?
4. Voice
   Does the speaker pause before beginning to speak? Does the speaker take a breath? Does the speaker use a loud enough voice?
5. Parts
   Does the speaker introduce the topic? Does the speaker talk about each of see, do, eat, getting around? Does the speaker review the points at the end?
6. Images
   Are the images interesting? Are the images full size? Do the images suit the message?
7. Eye contact
   Does the speaker make eye contact with individuals? Did the speaker make eye contact with you? Does the speaker keep eye contact for about 3 seconds or one sentence?

Voice Inflection
We learned about how to change your voice (textbook pp. 28-29). Next week we will practice voice inflection.