Classroom Activities: January 12

• Introductions
• Introductory presentation
• Course overview
• Course resources: Scholar, Professor Dunagan website, Blackboard (textbook, Achieve)
• “Ready for Scholar” activities
  • Must complete all activities listed no later than January 21
  • Worth 50 points (5 percent of final grade)
• Optional 1-on-1 meetings – can provide extra credit for up to 3 meetings @ 10 points each!
• Key documents/ to review
  • CRS 325 syllabus
  • Speech Presentations
  • General Speech Guidelines

Classroom Activities: January 14

• Impromptu speeches – everyone will participate!
  • Topic – Tell us about yourself. What’s your name? Where are you from/hometown? Where are you in school (first year, sophomore, junior, senior)? What is your major field of study (explain it to the class if it is not obvious)

• Demonstrate Achieve/LaunchPad access/activities
  • 18 total – 16 required
  • Note various due dates of LearningCurve assessments
    • February 1 – Chapters 1 and 2 – practice assessments are optional and NOT graded but get 10 extra credit points for completing them!
    • February 15 – Chapters 12, 13, 14
    • March 22 – Chapters 3, 4, 15, 16
    • April 12 – Chapters 5, 6, 9, 10, 11
    • April 26 – Chapters 7, 8, 17, 19
• Choose 2 dates on Scholar update signup sheet by Monday 1/26!
  • Scholar signup/Scholar update practice
    • Scholar Update Info Sheet
    • Eliminate Scholar emails
• Add deadline – January 20
• Drop deadline for Spring 2025 is February 2
• Religious Observances requests are also due by February 2 – enter in MySlice (Student Services/Enrollment/My Religious Observances/Add a notification)
  • View Religious Observances Policy 

Homework for January 21 (NO CLASS January 19):

“Ready for Scholar” Activity list

1. 1. Go to CG Scholar Help page and watch videos 1-3
      1. Join the “CRS 325 Spring 2026 Presentational Speaking” community
   2. Return to CG Scholar Help page and watch videos 4 and 5
      1. Be sure to bookmark one of the two Scholar links in Shares to use for future Scholar logins
   3. Return to CG Scholar Help page and watch video 6
      1. Keep this video handy when completing activities for Week 1
   4. Review Scholar Week 1 update
      1. Be sure to complete all activities including creating your Week 1 update

Other activities to complete:

• Review Scholar Week 2 update when it is available
• Read Chapter 1 (pg. 1-18) and Chapter 2 ( pg, 21-43)
• Access the LaunchPad/Achieve app on Blackboard to begin Chapter 1 and Chapter 2 LearningCurve activities