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8 Language and Literature Unit 1 - Formative Presentation 3: Genres

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Connecting​ to ​different text forms​ helps to make ​purposeful exchanges and interactions​ with others. 

Summative assessment tasks: 

Task 1: Informational Synthesis Essay (B, C, D) 
● Goal: Connecting to different text forms helps to make purposeful exchanges and interactions with others.  
● Role: CMRCA rep (Chiang Mai Rock Climbing Association) 
● Audience: Grade 8 students 
● Situation: You will present information on the upcoming CWW trip to a Karen village in Chiang Rai and explain to the students how to 
best prepare for their experiences there. 
● Product: You will create a researched paper full of detailed information and cited sources and a short presentation of that 
information. 
● Standards: B, C, D 
○ Details: 
■ You will synthesize the research you have compiled for the formatives to support your ideas and document that 
research using citations, both a bibliography and in-text citations.  
■ You may include visuals (graphs, charts, images), which supplement your research.  
■ You will use the appropriate format (font, font size, spacing, indentation size) when submitting the final product. 
Task 2: Presentation (B, D) 
● See GRASP task above 
○ Details:  
■ Your presentation must include: 
● Purpose 
● Topics 
● Evidence/research  
■ You will follow best practices of presentations including: 
● As many slides as needed 
● No more than 6 images per slide 
● Use a dark background 
 ● Use images and graphics when appropriate
● Include a bibliography of your information
Criterion B: organising
Level 1-2
The student:
i. Makes ​minimal​ use of
organizational structures, though
these may not always serve the
context and intention.
ii. Organizes opinions and ideas
with a ​minimal degree of
coherence and logic​.
iii. Makes ​minimal​ use of
referencing and formatting tools
to create a presentation style that
may ​not​ ​always​ ​be​ ​suitable​ to
the context and intention.
Task specific clarifications:
You will organise your presentation using best practices.
Criterion D: using language
Level 1-2
The student:
i. Uses a ​limited​ range of
appropriate vocabulary and forms
of expression.
ii. Writes in an ​inappropriate
register and style that ​do not
serve the context and intention.
iii. Uses grammar, syntax and
punctuation with ​limited
accuracy; errors ​often hinder
communication.
Level 3-4
The student:
i. Makes ​adequate​ use of
organizational structures that
serve the context and intention.
ii. Organizes opinions and ideas
with ​some degree of coherence
and logic​.
iii. Makes ​adequate​ use of
referencing and formatting tools
to create a presentation style
suitable to the context and
intention.
Level 3-4
The student:
i. Uses an ​adequate​ range of
appropriate vocabulary, sentence
structures and forms of
expression.
ii. Sometimes​ writes in a register
and style that serve the context
and intention.
iii. Uses grammar, syntax and
punctuation with ​some degree​ of
accuracy; errors ​sometimes
hinder​ communication.
Level 5-6
The student:
i. Makes ​competent​ use of
organizational structures that
serve the context and intention.
ii. Organizes opinions and ideas in a
coherent and logical​ manner,
with ideas building on each other.
iii. Makes ​competent​ use of
referencing and formatting tools
to create a presentation style
suitable to the context and
intention.
Level 5-6
The student:
i. Uses a ​varied range​ of
appropriate vocabulary, sentence
structures and forms of
expression ​competently.
ii. Writes ​competently​ in a register
and style that serve the context
and intention.
iii. Uses grammar, syntax and
punctuation with a ​considerable
degree​ of accuracy; errors ​do
Level 7-8
The student:
i. Makes ​sophisticated​ use of
organizational structures that
serve the context and intention
effectively​.
ii. Effectively​ organizes opinions
and ideas in a ​sustained​,
coherent and logical​ manner
with ideas building on each other
in a ​sophisticated​ way.
iii. Makes ​excellent​ use of
referencing and formatting tools
to create an ​effective
presentation style.
Level 7-8
The student:
i. Effectively​ uses a range of
appropriate vocabulary, sentence
structures and forms of
expression.
ii. Writes in a ​consistently
appropriate​ register and style
that serve the context and
intention.
iii. Uses grammar, syntax and
punctuation with a ​high degree​ of
 iv. Spells/writes with ​limited
accuracy; errors ​often​ ​hinder
communication.
v. Makes​ limited and/or
inappropriate​ use of non-verbal
communication techniques.
iv. Spell/writes with ​some degree​ of
accuracy; errors ​sometimes
hinder​ communication.
v. Makes​ some​ use of appropriate
non-verbal communication
techniques.
not​ ​hinder​ effective
communication.
iv. Spells/writes with ​considerable
degree​ of accuracy; errors ​do
not hinder​ effective
communication.
v. Makes ​sufficient ​use of
appropriate non-verbal
communication techniques.
accuracy; errors are minor and
communication is ​effective​.
iv. Spells/writes with a ​high degree
of accuracy; errors are minor and
communication is ​effective​.
v. Makes ​effective ​use of
appropriate non-verbal
communication techniques.

Task specific clarifications:

You will use clear and specific language and grammar to communicate your ideas. Slides Presentation and oral communication evaluated.
 
Pink 
★ Good information 
★ Clear, visually appealing slides - well designed :)  
★ Nervous so sometimes you are quiet 
Pink 
★ Good images 
★ Good knowledge - so much!!! 
★ Good organization and synthesis of ideas 
○ You could mention the purpose less formally next time, making it more natural to speak of why we should know the 
information