Over the next eight days we will be finishing off our active citizenship project which will involve presenting your Pecha Kucha presentation to both the class and a live audience of other classes in the school. As this will form a major part of your final report card mark I encourage you to do the best job possible with your script writing, citizenship action reflection, and your presentation. Here are a list of the dates:
- Tuesday, June 19th: Pecha Kucah Slideshow with 20 vivid images timed at 20 seconds each in either Keynote or iMovie due.
- Wednesday, June 20th: Pecha Kucha Project script due. This should be handed in, in hard copy form.
- Thursday, June 21st periods 6 and 7: 8.3 presents Pecha Kucha Presentations to the class. Your presentation will be marked at this time. However, you will also receive formative feedback to improve for your final presentation on Monday or Tuesday. If you do a better job, I will use the best presentation as your final mark.
- Friday, June 22nd periods 2 and 3: 8.4 presents Pecha Kucha Presentations to the class. Your presentation will be marked at this time. See note above.
- Tuesday, June 26th: Citizenship action reflection due. I will email this to you. You are asked to reflect on what your action was, how great of an impact you had, and how you could have had a greater impact around this issue.
- Dates you will be presenting your Pecha Kucha presentation to other classes:
| Monday June 25, Day 2 8.3 (8.4 class) Period 6: Ethan, Haydn, and Aidan Decline of Religion Dil, Anton, and Donovan Racism Phillip and Jack Gaming Mrs. Leland's class as audience Period 7: Ivan and Luke, Gap between rich/poor Charlie Sehej Returning Soldiers Dil, Anton, and Donovan Racism Mr. Mic 7.2 | Monday June 25, Day 2 8.3 Library with Miss Couillard Period 6: Joshua and Avery Racism Nic and Joseph Gaming Jenna, Megan, Beth Materialism Taylor, Karen, Jaime, Kira Body image Miss P.'s class as audience |
| Tuesday, June 26, Day 3 8.4 class Period 2: Mallory and Mackenzie Treatment of animals Logon, Andrew, and Evan P. Homelessness Nilus and Anthony Elder Abuse Mr. Mic 7.1 Period 3: Heidi, Connor, Alex Homelessness Evan L and Christien Global Warming Sadie, Joelle, and Olivia Body Image Mr. Mic 7.1 | Tuesday, June 26, Day 3 8.4 Library with Miss Couillard Period 2: Sterling and Scott Treatment of animals Rudra, Evan K, Simrat Homelessness Nic, Terran, and Jaxen Racism Lekszi and Christian Global warming Miss P.'s class as audience |
Pecha Kucha Script and Pecha Kucha Presentation Rubrics
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Opening/ Conclusion
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Opening is creative and engaging and concluding sentence skillfully
summarizes
What, why, and solutions:
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are distinct, creative, and fully developed
Supporting Details:
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in the form of quotes, facts, statistics, stories are insightful and
well developed to further substantiate related ideas
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Opening/Conclusion
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Opening and conclusion effective and competent but are not very
engaging or creative
What,
why, and solutions:
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relevant and varied but lacking development
Supporting Details:
· are effective and/or
relevant to the related ideas but lacking in development
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Topic/Conclusion
· are present
What,
why, and solutions:
· are
predictable and may lack variety
Supporting Details:
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are present but not developed and lack insight
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Paragraph Structure:
· writing
shows excellent grasp of paragraph structure and org. flowing smoothly from
one idea to the next
Transitions are:
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used skillfully within the paragraphs and linking paragraphs
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Paragraph Structure:
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writing shows good grasp of paragraph
structure and org. with a generally smooth flow connecting ideas
Transitions:
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are used effectively within the paragraphs and linking paragraphs
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Paragraph Structure:
· writing
shows a general grasp of paragraph structure but at times is disjointed
Transitions:
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are rarely used and/or are weak and unclear
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Word Choice/sentence
variety is:
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mature and enhances writing
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descriptive language paints a vivid picture
for reader
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consistently varied sentence beginnings and
length create interest
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Word Choice/sentence variety
is:
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varied and appropriate
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descriptive language paints an occasional
picture for the reader
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varied sentence beginnings and length
create interest
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Word Choice/sentence
variety is:
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predictable
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descriptive language rarely paints a
picture for reader
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lack of
varied sentence beginnings and length fail to create interest
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Presenter
consistently makes eye contact with audience and shows confidence in what
he/she is saying. Presents with no pauses and does not read from a text.
Speaker has a loud, clear, and strong voice that can be heard throughout the
classroom for the whole presentation.
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Presenter
occasionally makes eye contact with audience and shows some confidence in
what he/she is saying. Presents with some pauses and sometimes reads from the
text. Speaker does not consistently have a loud, clear, and strong voice that
can be heard throughout the classroom for the whole presentation.
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Presenter
rarely makes eye contact with audience showing little confidence in what
he/she is saying. Presents with many pauses and often reads from the text.
Speaker’s voice is often soft, not very clear, and weak. His/her voice cannot
be heard throughout the classroom for the whole presentation.
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Presentation
is powerful, clear, and well communicates detailed and relevant information
that informs the audience about their issue.
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Presentation
partially communicates detailed and relevant information that informs the
audience about their issue.
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Presentation
lacks ability to communicate detailed and relevant information that informs
the audience about the issue
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Includes
20 vivid and relevant images to help the reader follow key points and ideas
in the presentation.
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Includes
all 20 images; however 1 or 2 may not be vivid and clear and/or relevant to
section.
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Multiple
images are unclear or unrelated to the sections being presented.
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EXAMPLES OF EACH AREA:
Opening/ Conclusion
Opening:
Opening is creative and engaging
3: In 2012, the homeless count in
the city of Calgary exceeded 3,577. Although decreasing 11.7% from 2008, it is
still a growing problem and it has had a detrimental impact on our city.
4: Our so-called “perfect” Barbie
may not be as amazing as she seems. If Barbie were a real woman, her
measurements would be 39-18-33, and she would stand at almost six feet tall.
She would wear a size 3 shoe and weigh 110 pounds. She was never modeled on the
proportions of a real person. Although Barbie represents beauty and perfection
to many young girls around the world, her proportions are anatomically
impossible. In reality, Barbie’s torso would be too small to fit all of her
vital organs. Sadly, Barbie is one of the most popular toys in the world, and
therefore young, impressionable girl are brought up to believe that being
“Barbie” should be your goal. Perhaps we shouldn’t blame Barbie, however, as
she simply reflects societies warped idea of perfection.
Conclusion:
concluding sentence skillfully summarizes
Note how this trails off and does not work to summarize the main points of the presentation.
2: Preventing homelessness can
start very early. It starts at school, when you go to school your grades and
marks from almost everything are recorded. It might not affect you that much
when growing up. But when you are looking for employment as maybe a lawyer they
will most likely check your history or grades.
Here again the main points are not summarized and a simple moral is added about getting good grades. The writer should consider restating the main reasons why people become homeless which isn't because of getting bad grades.
Here again the main points are not summarized and a simple moral is added about getting good grades. The writer should consider restating the main reasons why people become homeless which isn't because of getting bad grades.
4: Jesus once said, “Where there is no
vision, men perish.” Ultimately, religion provides light, guidance and support.
It creates a sense of direction and explains one's place in the universe. If
you don’t follow a spiritual or religious path, you will walk aimlessly without
guidance and direction. In short you will perish.
What,
why, and solutions:
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are distinct, creative, and fully developed
Your presentation should include and devote sections to:
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what the problem is
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its impact on individuals and society
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the reasons why this issue occurs including root
causes,
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and what we can do
You need to fully develop each of these sections, be creative and original
in explaining each area.
Keep these areas grouped together. If you talk about the negative impacts
of the issue on society early on, don’t come back to this same topic out of the
blue later in the presentation. Only do so if you want to reinforce a point. If
you decide to do this acknowledge you have already talked about this point.
Supporting Details:
are insightful, well-developed, and sourced and work to further back-up related ides
Use a quote:
That is why the
research into teen trends is so heavily financed and supported by marketers and
their companies. They know that teens are one of the biggest contributors
into the latest trends in society. But experts claim that marketers view
and research teens as not as a person but a customer. According to the
documentary Merchants of Cool, “Kids feel frustrated and lonely today because
they are encouraged to feel that way," Miller tells FRONTLINE. "You
know, advertising has always sold anxiety and it certainly sells anxiety to the
young. It's always telling them that they are not thin enough, they're not
pretty enough, they don't have the right friends, or they have no
friends...they're losers unless they're cool. But I don't think anybody, deep
down, really feels cool enough, ever."
Use statistics:
Cite your source!!! According
to ____....
According to a survey conducted
by the city of Calgary, on July, 2009 a head count found 4,500 Calgarians
experiencing homelessness. A previous 2008 Homeless Count by the city further
indicated that 78% of people experiencing homelessness are male.
Tell a story:
So when we walk by, we just judge
those who are homeless not bothering to hear their stories and what got them
into the situation they are in. But the truth is the homeless people in these
scenarios really just need help to get out of the rut they have gotten
themselves stuck in. Here are two stories of homeless people that have suffered
a great amount but with the help of others Destiny and Jermire got on the right
track.
Paragraph structure:
What,
why, and solutions:
·
are distinct, creative, and fully developed
Your presentation should include and devote sections to:
·
what the problem is
·
its impact on individuals and society
·
the reasons why this issue occurs including root
causes,
·
and what we can do
You need to fully develop each of these sections, be creative and original
in explaining each area.
Keep these areas grouped together. If you talk about the negative impacts
of the issue on society early on, don’t come back to this same topic out of the
blue later in the presentation. Only do so if you want to reinforce a point. If
you decide to do this acknowledge you have already talked about this point.
Transitions:
are used skillfully within paragraphs and work to join and connect different ideas between paragraphs
are used skillfully within paragraphs and work to join and connect different ideas between paragraphs
For example,
currently Kim Kardashian is paid by clothing lines to wear their clothes and
now we see young girls looking like a mini-Kim Kardashian. As we can see
materialism is spread through celebrities, but really the marketing companies
and manufacturers are to blame.
This is because
they manipulate the desire of young people to fit in. Materialism provides the
promise of happiness and overall social acceptance. However, the morals that
come with materialism are very defective.
After talking about eating
disorders the next line states:
Many other issues accompany
eating disorders and low self-esteem.
Word
Choice/sentence variety is:
· mature and
enhances writing
· descriptive
language paints a vivid picture for reader
· consistently
varied sentence beginnings and length create interest
Examples of descriptive writing creating an image:
For instance, when
adolescent girls are at home fervently
leaning towards the TV screen
watching a Cover Girl commercial with Ellen Degeneres who is wearing
pitch-black eyeliner and flashing
pearly white teeth, some
people believe that they feel ‘cool’ if they have the exact same makeup or
clothes as them.
A short punchy sentence comes after a long sentence for effect.
But is this cool?
Examples of a “ing” sentence opening for variety:
Growing up,
children are exposed to thousands of images of infomercials, violence,
celebrities, junk food and innumerable more.
