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ELA

Performance Task

12-3 final

(Content Area)

 

(Grade Level-Task Number)

 

Standard(s):

 

Speaking, Listening and Viewing

 

E3c – The student prepares and delivers an individual presentation, in which the student:

                E3c.1  shapes information to achieve a particular purpose and to appeal to the

           interests and background knowledge of audience members

                E3c.2  shapes content and organization according to criteria for importance

                       and impact rather than according to availability of information in

                       resource materials

                E3c.3  uses notes or other memory aids to structure the presentation

                E3c.4  develops several main points relating to a single thesis

                E3c.5  engages the audience with appropriate verbal cues and eye contact

                E3c.6  projects a sense of individuality and personality in selecting and

                      organizing content and in delivery.

 

Performance Task:

 

 
The senior class has been raising money for a senior trip.  The district superintendent

recently issued the ruling that no trip can be taken during school time if it is not related to the school curriculum.  Traditionally, the senior class has taken a trip to tour museums and see plays.  Because this is an annual event, the students receive discounts for their lodging, play tickets, and museum entries.  The initial preparations for the senior trip had been arranged prior to the public announcement of the decision.  In order to get permission for the trip, you and your classmates have decided to link the purpose of the trip to the school curriculum.

 

1.  As a member of the senior class, you will write and produce a multimedia presentation that explains all the details of the trip and how it is related to the senior curriculum.  Use two or more of the following:  a PowerPoint Presentation, a slide show, charts and graphs, photographs, music, and taped (live) interviews in your presentation. Although this trip will allow you to celebrate this milestone in your educational career with your friends, remember to include appropriate facts and details in your presentation as emotions will not persuade the District Superintendent to alter his/her decision.  

 

2.  The senior class officers will make the final decision as to which presenter will attempt to persuade the district superintendent to change his decision.  Rehearse your presentation to individuals or a group of individuals who would provide useful feedback.

 

3.  Present your multimedia project to the senior class officers.

 

 

 

Circumstances of Performance:

 

The student work is produced under the following conditions:

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alone

  

in a group

 

 

 

 

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in class

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as homework

 

 

 

 

   X

with teacher feedback

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with peer feedback

 

 

 

 

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timed

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extended project

 

 

 

 

 

 

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opportunity for revision

 

Criteria for Success: 

 

q       Creates an organizing structure appropriate to a specific purpose, audience and context.

q       Develops a controlling idea that conveys a perspective on the subject.

q       Enhances presentation with the use of two or more technological tools.

q       Includes appropriate facts and details.

q       Maintains focus on persuasive purpose of presentation.

q       Revises in light of the purpose, audience, and context.

 

Related Standard(s):

 

 Writing

 

E2e  -  The student produces a persuasive essay that:

E2e.1 engages the reader by establishing a context, creating a persona and otherwise developing 

          reader interest

                E2e.2 develops a controlling idea that makes a clear and knowledgeable judgment

                E2e.3 creates an organizing structure that is appropriate to the needs, values, and interests of a

                      specified audience, and arranging details, reasons, examples, and anecdotes effectively and  

                      persuasively

                E2e.4 includes appropriate information and arguments

                E2e.6 anticipates and addresses reader concerns and counter-arguments

                E2e.9 provides a sense of closure to the writing.

 

Conventions, Grammar, and Usage of the English Language

 

 E4a – The student demonstrates a basic understanding of the rules of the English language in written and oral work, and selects the structures and features of language appropriate to the purpose, audience, and context of the work. The student demonstrates control of:

E4a.1 grammar

                E4a.2 paragraph structure

                E4a.3 punctuation

                E4a.4 sentence construction

                E4a.5 spelling

                E4a.6 usage.

 

E4b – The student analyzes and subsequently revises work to clarify it or make it more effective in

communicating the intended message or thought.  The student’s revisions should be made in light of the purposes, audiences, and contexts that apply to the work.