Mr.

Randon Sommars,

TED Talk Masters of TESOL

E-Mail:
randon.sommars@gmail.com
Website:konkukenglish.weebly.com

Course Requirements
Attendance
Students need to meet 80% of attendance (12 classes) in order to re-
apply for scholarship. All students are strongly encouraged to come to Class Website
every class!
Please visit our class website,
konkukenglish.weebly.com
Participation regularly. You will discover all
video links, documents, files, etc.
Active Participation – Answering, questioning, raising ideas, sharing
used in class on this website.
opinions, assisting others around you, and
motivating others in the classroom
QUIZLET
Student participation is extremely valued in this class. With more
students actively participating, the better the classroom environment It is highly recommended to create a
will be. You are encouraged to participate in every class session! quizlet account, join and download
the vocabulary created which you
Goals may use to quiz yourself outside of
class.
 You will discover and integrate new vocabulary to build your
language and your thoughts
 Your listening comprehension will develop as you practice active
listening as well as listening to TED lectures.
 You will demonstrate powerful intercultural and subject
awareness.
 You will be able to discuss and interpret such topics along with
connected language.
 You will gain speaking confidence by voicing perspectives
accurately in open class and in groups/pairs.
 You will learn the fundamental skills that form the foundation for
amazing talks/presentations.
 Your ability to record and write your projections, responses and
theories in journal form will improve.
 By keeping a portfolio for this class, you will be able to discover
your personal creativity.

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Course Schedule
(Subject to Change)

Dates Class # Theme Content

 Introductions, Greetings, Expectations
1 Introductions  Interviews
 Jesse Itzler: The “40 Percent” Rule (Big Think)
Jan. 2 Sleep Matters  TED 3 – Unit 2
8-11
Changing
3  TED 2 – Unit 9
Perspectives
 This app makes it fun…
4 Litter
 Week in review
5 Gun Violence  Why Gun Violence Can’t Be Our New Normal
6 Education  Do schools kill creativity?
Jan.
7 Happy Planet 
15-18
 TED 3 – Unit 6
8 Text Generation
 Week in review
9 Life Changes  Graham Hill: Less Stuff, More Happiness
Personality
10  TED 3 – Unit 8
Jan. Types
22-25 11 “Success”  Angela Lee Duckworth: Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance
 The beauty of data visualization
12 Data Detectives
 Week in review
13 Stories  Giles Duley: When a Reporter Becomes the Story
Jan
14 Facing Fear  TED 3 – Unit 10
29-31
15 Presentations  Create your own TED Talk

Class Procedure
This course is based on TED as well as a primary text (additional materials will be supplemented accordingly)
 At first, we will focus on answering:
A. What is creativity?
B. How can I understand the arts?
C. How can I be a creative person?
D. How can I locate my own creative path?
 We will discuss questions posted in TED Conversations to begin the critical/creative thinking process.
Followed by TED Quotations to gain insight into the thoughts of TED speakers.
 During each class we will attempt to analyze key language used by the speaker / writer as well as discuss
particular concepts in the talk / text through solid discourse marked by the development of significant
investigative questions.
 Noting main elements and note-taking will assist you in maintaining your idea-flow while allowing you the
space to envision additional ideas and projects.
 Ultimately, you are preparing to give your own TED talk by the end of this course and to guide a discussion
based on your talk