Student Handout

1. Work in groups to create a presentation that teaches the class about at least three
literary devices found in your story.
2. Presentation needs to include props or visuals.
3. Presentation should be 3-4 minutes long.
4. All students in the group should have a speaking part.
Rubric
Needs Work

Satisfactory

Excellent

Participation

Only one student

presents on the
literary devices

A couple students
present on the
literary devices, but
one or two do not
speak

All students in the group

have a speaking role, and
contribute to the
presentation

Literary
Devices

Group only
presents on one
literary device

Group presents on
two literary devices

Group presents on 3+
literary devices

Examples of
Literary
Devices

Group only
presents
dictionary
definition of
literary device

Group presents on
definition of literary
devices found in
the short story, and
discusses examples
in the short story
and how it matches
the definition of the
literary device

Group presents on
definition of literary
devices found in the short
story, and discusses
examples in the short
story and how it matches
the definition of the
literary device. Group also
provides examples not
found in the story, in order
to further provide
knowledge regarding
these devices OR
discusses how the literary
devices contributed to the
meaning of the short story

Speaking

Students do not
speak clearly
during
presentation or
frequently and did
not bother to
correct it on
iMovie or
Educreations.
Presentation is
less than 2
minutes.

Students speak
clearly, but
sometimes too
rapidly or too
slowly. Students
made 3-4 minor
speaking mistakes.
Presentation is 2-3
minutes.

Students speak clearly

and make 1-2 minor
speaking mistakes.
Presentation is 3-4
minutes.

Visuals and
Props

Students do not
include visuals
(for educreations
a visual would be

Students include 1
visual/prop

Students use multiple

visuals and props, which
adds to the overall
teaching of the literary

an image, for
iMovie a visual
could be posters
in the movie or
props)

devices from the text.