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aCTiviTy 3.7 continued
5 As students present, assess the effectiveness of their presentations. Use this opportunity to informally assess student work using the rubric below.
assess
Use the following rubric to formatively assess students’ ability to understand the Interacting in Meaningful Ways skill: Presenting.
Emerging: With structured support, are students able to create and perform
a short, simple scene that responds adequately to the prompt using oral interpretation to convey meaning?
Expanding: With little support, are students able to create and perform a short, somewhat complex scene that responds to the prompt using oral interpretation to convey meaning?
Bridging: With little to no support, are students able to create and perform a short, complex scene that responds to the prompt using oral interpretation to convey meaning?
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If students need additional help understanding how to create and perform a scene, set aside time
to provide personal one-on-one conferencing time to address any needs that arise on an individual basis.
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Embedded assessment Step 7: Feedback
1 Review the tips for presenting with students. When finished, explain to students that they will provide feedback to presenters that will help them improve their presentation skills.
2 When all of the student presentations are done, provide students with individual feedback via conferencing.
DIFFErEnTIaTE Interactingin Meaningful Ways: Listening actively
3 Collaborate: Divide students into pairs. Have students take out the Active Listening Graphic Organizer they
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Creating and Presenting a Comic Dialogue Creative Writing and Dramatic Performance
EMbEDDED AssEssMENt
Can you think of a funnier way to say .
One other change you might make is .
My Notes
The verb isn’t very vivid.
A better exclamation for might be .
Study the peer editing checklist that your classmates completed. Use it to help you revise your draft. Revise and complete your draft on a classroom computer. Check your final dialogue against the scoring guide before you submit it to your teacher.
Step 6: Performing
You will now perform your dialogue for a group of classmates. Perform your presentation with your partner, each playing one of the characters in the dialogue. Keep these points in mind as you present your scene:
Tips for Presenting
• Speak loudly and clearly.
• Maintain eye contact with the audience.
• Avoid laughing at the humor in your own script.
• Use gestures—hand and body movements—to emphasize feelings.
Tips for Listening Actively
• Pay attention and don’t distract others.
• Feel free to laugh when the dialogue is funny.
• Think about how the performance contrasts with the original scene.
Use an Active Listening chart like this to record notes for each presentation.
One thing I really liked about the dialogue: . One question I have about the scene: . Other comments or notes: .
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