COMMUNICATOR

Do Seven of These

  1. Play the Body Language Game with your den.
  2. Prepare and give a three-minute talk to your den on a subject of your choice.
  3. Invent and use a sign language or a picture writing language and use it to tell someone a story.
  4. Identify and discuss with your den as many different methods of communication as you can (at least six different methods).
  5. Invent your own den secret code and send one of your den members a secret message.
  6. With your den, visit a library and talk to a librarian. Learn how books are catalogued to make them easy to find.
  7. Visit the newsroom of a newspaper or radio or television station and find out how they receive information.
  8. Write an article about a den activity for your pack newsletter or local newspaper.
  9. Invite a person with a visual, speaking, or hearing impairment to visit your den. Ask about the special ways he or she communicates. Discover how well you can communicate with him or her.
  10. Use a personal computer to write a letter to a friend or relative. Create your letter, check it for grammar and spelling, and save it to either a hard drive or a diskette. Print it.
  11. Under the supervision of a parent or adult, search the Internet and connect to five Web sites that interest you. Exchange e-mail with a friend or relative.
  12. Earn the academics belt loop for Computers.
  13. Earn the academics belt loop for Communicating.
  14. Find out about jobs in communications. Tell your den what you learn.