Kenton County CES

Title:

4-H Speech and Demonstration Event

MAP:

4-H Communication & Expressive Arts

Agents Involved:

Donahue, Kelley

MAJOR PROGRAM 1:

Agriculture

Situation:

Providing youth with the ability to enhance and develop communication skills is of great importance in Kentucky. The development of communications skills is one of the preeminent skills necessary to grow as an individual, a community member and a leader. Using age appropriate activities selected from the approved Kentucky 4-H Communications & Expressive Arts Curriculum, educators can maximize the ability of youth to develop their writing, reading and personal communication capacities. This in turn creates a solid foundation for positive youth development (Jones, K. R. 2006)

Strong writing, reading and presentation skills present youth with the dexterity of being good communicators as well as allowing them to form receptive relationships with peers and adults. When young people are confident and capable in presenting their thoughts and feelings they are more likely to accept roles of responsibility in their communities and enhance their contribution to society. This development of internal and external assets, as researched by the Search Institutes “The 40 Developmental Assets” helps to develop youth into competent, caring and contributing adults. (Jones, K.R. 2006)

Long-Term Outcomes:

*Youth will utilize the skills gained through education and involvement in Extension programs to serve as leaders in 4-H and other organizations:

• Youth become more comfortable sharing their thoughts with others

Intermediate Outcomes:

• Youth will construct a speech that has a clear introduction, body and closing;

• Youth will demonstrate an increased level of confidence when presenting in front of groups;

• Use their communication skills to assume a leadership role in 4-H or other organizations.

Initial Outcomes:

As a result of this program, youth will know how to:

• Research a presentation topic prior to developing a speech or demonstration;

• Write an outline, including an introduction, body and conclusion for their speech or demonstration;

• Create a formal presentation, speech or outline using the written outline;

• Be prepared to present before their family, a group of their peers(such as at a 4-H club meeting) and a school or county qualifying event;

• Youth can identify key elements of music, dance, drama and visual arts

Evaluation:

Outcome: Youth will learn, plan, prepare and present a speech or demonstration.

Indicator: School clubs and county, multi-county and state communication event.

Method: Observation.

Timeline: December 2018 – June 2019

Outcome: Youth will apply communication skills learned in other parts of their lives.

Indicator: Responses to follow-up questionnaires.

Method: Questionnaires

Timeline: July 2018 – June 2019

Learning Opportunities:

Audience: 4-H School Clubs, 4-H Project Clubs, Community Clubs

Activity: 4-H School Clubs, Communication Events

Content or Curriculum: Speech and Demo lesson is part of every curriculum

Inputs: *See List below

Date: September 2018 – May 2019

Activity: County Ham Speeches

Content or Curriculum: 4-H County Ham

Inputs: See Below

Date: August 2018

*Inputs:

4-H School Club programs

Multi-County and State events

Volunteer leaders and community leaders as judges

Assistant and secretary staff

guest speakers

4-H After-school programs

UK Inputs

Grants will be pursued by individual counties for program implementation.

Facilities to be utilized could include: local county extension offices, community centers, schools, churches, child care facilities, etc.

The efforts of paid staff will be to make connections with local collaborators to either train staff and/or volunteers to implement program or to provide the program themselves. It will be a total collaborative effort of community partners with the local extension office to provide funding, space

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