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ELA

Performance Task

9-2 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.

 

E3e The student listens to and analyzes a public speaking performance; that is, the student:

      E3e.1 takes notes on salient information

      E3e.2 accurately summarizes the essence of each speaker’s response

      E3e.3 formulate a judgement about the issues under discussion.

 

Public Documents

 

E6a The student identifies strategies common to public documents and public discourse, including:

E6a.1  effective use of argument

E6a.4  appeal to audiences both friendly and hostile to the position presented

E6a.5  use of emotionally laden words and imagery.

 

E6b The student creates public documents, in which the student:

E6b.1  exhibits an awareness of the importance of precise word choice and the power of

            imagery and/or anecdote

E6b.2  utilizes and recognizes the power of logical arguments, arguments based on

            appealing to a reader’s emotions, and arguments dependent upon the writer’s  

            persona

E6b.3  uses arguments that are appropriate in terms of the knowledge, values and degree of understanding

            of the intended audience

E6b.4  uses a range of strategies to appeal to readers. 

 

Performance Task:

 

 

1.  Read President John F. Kennedy’s Inaugural Address (http://www.bartleby.com/124/) and one or more of George W. Bush’s speeches (http://www.whitehouse.gov/president/) following 9-11-2001. 

 

2.  With several peers, discuss how each of these speakers used argument, audience appeal, emotion, and imagery to influence their audiences.  Record on the attached matrix (Attachment 1) the main points from your discussion concerning the identified elements. 

 

3.  Use these elements to prepare the text for a speech that you will deliver to students at your school.  The subject of your speech is your choice.  The content of your speech must address a current issue that is relevant to you and your classmates.  Self-assess the text of your speech for the required elements, and record examples on the matrix in the appropriate column.

 

4.   You will delivery your speech within the classroom setting.  Your speech will be videotaped and placed in the school library where it will become a public document. 

 

5.  Assess one of the public documents that was created by a classmate.  Complete an analysis focusing on the most significant information presented. 

 

6.  Summarize in paragraph form, to include your judgement about the issue presented in the tape

7.  To complete this project, turn in your matrixes with notes, any advanced organizer materials you used to prepare your speech, your videotape, and your analysis of a classmate’s presentation.

  

 

 

Circumstances of Performance:

 

The student work is produced under the following conditions:

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Alone

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In a group

 

 

 

 

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In class

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As homework

 

 

 

 

 

With teacher feedback

 

With peer feedback

 

 

 

 

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Timed

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 Extended project

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Opportunity for revision

 

Criteria for Success:

 

1.   Identifies critical elements using the matrix.

2.   Uses critical elements in text of speech.

3.   Creates a public document that is relevant and appealing.

4.      Uses correct conventions of English language.

5.      Engages audience during delivery of speech.

6.      Limits duration of speech to 4-7 minutes.

7.      Summarizes significant information presented in speech chosen.

8.      Forms a judgement concerning the issue.

 

Related Standard(s):

 

Conventions, Grammar, and Usage of the English Language

 

E4a  The student independently demonstrates an understanding of the rules of English language in written and oral work, and selects the structures and features of language appropriate to the purpose, audience, and the 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.


 

Public Documents Critique

 

 

Elements

 

 

President Kennedy

 

President Bush

 

Student

 

 

Logical Argument

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Emotional Argument

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Appeals to All Audiences

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Emotional Words and Language

 

 

 

 

 

 

Uses Imagery and Anecdotes

 

 

 

 

 

 

Uses Range of Strategies