Français - Oral presentation success criteria and dates

Français – Oral presentations: Presentations start Monday April 22nd, 2013.

Curriculum Expectations:

• Organize my thoughts and information to convey a message
• Prepare and give an oral presentation on a topic of personal interest
• Create media works using appropriate technologies
• Demonstrate an understanding of a variety of spoken texts and media works by asking questions, clarifying meaning, drawing conclusions, and expressing opinions.

Learning Goal & Purpose:

To create and present an oral presentation in french on a topic of personal interest. The purpose is to increase and deepen my knowledge and understanding of my chosen topic and to increase my level of comfort speaking french in front of my peers.

Success Criteria

• My presentation has a clear purpose (to inform, to entertain, to persuade, to teach). 

• My presentation is organized. It has an introduction, body, and conclusion.

• My presentation is easy to understand. I spoke clearly with enough volume that the entire class could hear my presentation, I used grade level vocabulary, and I chose an appropriate topic.

• I listened respectfully to the presentations of others and took my time to answer the reflection questions to best of my ability.

Oral Presentation dates

April 2-3 Topic chosen; brainstorm

April 4-10 On-going research and organization

April 11 Outline completed and submitted (subtopics broken down in pt. form)

April 12 Outline will be returned to you

April 12-16 Work on 1^st draft using outline; ideas organized into paragraphs.

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April 17-21 On-going revising, editing, and rehearsing

April 22 In-class presentations

Speech on Q-cards 2-4 minutes

Presentations and media works 3-5 minutes