Unit 2: Lesson 4 (Feb 29)

Formative Presentations

Formative Assessment: Cheating in Sport

Today you will give your 2 min presentation on cheating in sport. I will give you feedback on the rubric below.

	Exemplary	Meets	Approaches	Area of Concern
Claim & Development	Presents information, findings and supporting evidence, using a distinct, compelling and/or memorable perspective, such that listeners can follow the line of reasoning; alternative or opposing perspectives are anticipated, addressed and countered	Presents information, findings and supporting evidence, conveying a distinct perspective, such that listeners can follow the line of reasoning; alternative or opposing perspectives are addressed	Presents information, findings and supporting evidence, clearly, concisely and logically, such that listeners can follow the line of reasoning	Presents information, findings and supporting evidence, but is not clear, concise, and/or logical - hard for the listeners to follow the line of reasoning.
Organization	Organizational structure includes an effective introduction and thought-provoking conclusion; sequences ideas strategically; uses subtle transitions to link sections	Organizational structure includes an effective introduction and conclusion; logical sequencing of ideas with a line of reasoning that is easy to follow; transitions to link sections	Organization structure includes an introduction and conclusion; sequencing of ideas is difficult at times to follow; transitions missing or formulaic.	Attempts a structure and organization to support the position. Organizational structure may be missing an introduction and/or conclusion; ideas hard to follow; no transitions between points.
Style & Delivery	Subtle, sophisticated confident/charismatic delivery that is clearly articulated with variation in pitch, tone, volume; maintains eye contact and avoids reading from notes; uses pauses, emphasis, facial expressions, gestures as appropriate and for effect and avoids distracting behaviors; shows appropriate use of conventions (e.g. avoids verbalized pauses)	Delivery is clearly articulated, demonstrating a variation in pitch, tone, volume; maintains eye contact; avoids reading from notes; uses pauses, emphasis, facial expressions, gestures as appropriate and for effect; and avoids distracting behaviors; shows appropriate use of conventions (e.g. avoids verbalized pauses)	Delivery attempts a clear articulation and variation in pitch, tone, volume; does not maintain eye contact and/or reads too much from notes; attempts to use pauses, emphasis, facial expressions, gestures, but not appropriately for effect; demonstrates some distracting behaviors; attempts appropriate use of conventions, but has some verbalized pauses	Delivery lacks awareness of/does not attempt to use delivery strategies; lacks articulation and variation in pitch, tone, volume; no eye contact due to reading from notes; no pauses, emphasis, facial expressions, gestures; distracting behaviors; excessive verbalized pauses

Summative Task: 

You will create a TED Talk around the theme of what sport teaches us about life. You may build upon one or more of the ideas we discuss in class or suggest your own idea. It is your responsibility to formulate a question/topic for your talk and present a 3-5 minute speech about it. 

Presentations will be due 15th/17th of March.

TED Talks are about ‘ideas worth spreading’ so your presentation should focus on a new idea or present an interesting angle on an old idea. You will research your topic in detail (recording your sources using Flipboard or in a research portfolio). You have a large amount of creative freedom in your presentation, but you must include some type of visual aid/presentation tool (Prezi, Keynote, PowerPoint, etc). Your visual aid is meant to enhance audience understanding of your ideas and add interest for the audience.

You will be assessed during your TED Talk for:

1. A compelling argument/thesis
2. Showing both your arguments and a counterargument
3. Effective introduction, transitions, and thought-provoking conclusion
4. Delivery should be confident, use vocalization and nonverbals
5. Use digital media to engage the audience

Your TED Talk will be assessed on the Presentation Rubric and  Research Rubric.

(Review as a class)

H/W: What I talk about…’ Chapter 5-7. Reader’s journal- Identify one idea that you could research further (e.g. mind/body connection-use of visualisation).  Find a TED talk (or another type of speech) that explores the idea further. Using your research skills, provide a summary of talk and provide your insights.