SNC 1D1 – ISU

  1. Choose a topic of interest to you. Topic must be approved by your teacher.
  2. Your goal, depending on your topic choice, is to either reinforce course material or introduce us to something new, but science related.
  3. Format Options:
  4. PowerPoint Lesson
  5. Prezi
  6. Board Game
  7. Digital Game (ie Jeopardy)
  8. Art
  9. Essay/PowerPoint
  10. Class Activity (Lab/Demonstration)
  11. Video
  12. Song
  13. Models

**All options will be presented in Class**

  1. Individual/Group Work:

Depending on your topic choice, you may either work individually or in groups of 2. Those working in groups will be expected to produce a larger volume of work

Presentation Length: 5 -7 minutes for individuals, 10 -12 minutes for groups.

  1. Evaluation:

Project value = 10% of your final mark.

5% Application

5% Communication

NOTE: Projects will NOT be marked without a proper reference list

You will be evaluated on the depth of content coverage, clarity of information, neatness/effort, creativity, and value to the class (did we learn something from your work/did it effectively reinforce course material).

IN CLASS WORK PERIODS: Fri. Dec. 8, Mon. Dec. 18. You will have access to Chromebooks during these periods.

Due Date: Thursday January 11th.

Visual / Relevance- visuals are irrelevant and take away from presentation, or there are no visuals at all / Relevance- some visuals are relevant and contribute a small amount to the presentation / Relevance- most visuals are relevant and greatly contribute to the presentation / Relevance- all visuals are clearly relevant to topic and significantly contribute to the presentation, each in a different way / /3
Adequate Explanation- no explanation accompanies visuals / Adequate Explanation- little explanation of visuals, or comments are not relevant to topic / Adequate Explanation- gives complete explanation of visuals and shows how they relate to topic / Adequate Explanation- gives complete explanation of visuals and their relevant, as well as offers personal insight on them / /4
Total Marks:
/10 / Appearance- no agreement between font and background; information almost impossible to read and font is too small / Appearance- there is some contrast between font and background, but information is still difficult to see / Appearance-there is good contrast between font and background so that the text is clear and stands out; font size is appropriate / Appearance- font is clear and appropriately sized, background and style shows innovation, everything is well organized and in proportion / /3
Elocution
Total Marks:
/5 / Clarity-there is great difficulty in understanding what the speaker is saying / Clarity- shows a fair degree of clarity in speech, but there is some difficulty understanding / Clarity- communicates with a high degree of clarity and there is little or no difficulty understanding; some practice is evident / Clarity-displays a high degree of clarity and communicates in a way that it is easy to understand what is being said; shows clear signs of practice, avoids time filling words (ummm, ughh, ect.) / /5
Total Marks:
/15 / Originality- no originality, boring, no class involvement / Originality- little creativity used in presenting information / Originality- interesting, presented in a fairly new way, relevant, / Originality- very interesting, unique, related to topic, promotes class participation, extremely relevant / /5
Content / Mechanics- several grammar and spelling errors / Mechanics- few grammar and spelling errors / Mechanics- no spelling or grammar errors / Mechanics-proper use of language, relevant and supports argument / /5
Topic- topic is not stated, nor are the main points / Topic- topic is not stated but main points are briefly mentioned / Topic- Topic is stated / Topic- topic is stated and an in depth explanation is included / /5
Argument- are illogical and do not relate to the topic. Arguments display a lack of research / Argument-are somewhat logical in relation to the topic. Shows moderate degree of research / Argument-are logical and relate to the topic. Shows large amount of research / Argument- all arguments progress in a logical manner directly related to the topic, and supports it from a multitude of angles. Arguments clearly show an extended amount of research. / /10
Total Marks:
/ 25 / Conclusion- topic and main points are not restated or proven / Conclusion- topic is restated but not proven / Conclusion- topic is restated and proven / Conclusion- topic is restated and further explained to prove it, using main points / /5
Knowledge and
Understanding
Total Marks:
/10 / Speaker has little to no knowledge of what is being presented; displays this by reading off of smartboard or notes / Speaker has limited knowledge of the topic; displays this by referring to notes often / Speaker has proper knowledge of topic being presented; displays this by rarely referring to notes / Speakers exceeds required knowledge of topic they are presenting; displays this by making no reference to notes / /10
Organization-
Total Marks:
/5 / Coherence- arguments show a lack of unity and are presented in an illogical manner, so that the audience has trouble following / Coherence- arguments show a fair amount of unity but some are out of sequence / Coherence- arguments are all unified under thesis and presented in a logical sequence / Coherence- arguments are unified and presented in a way that facilitates the audience’s understanding / /5

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