Benchmarks

Communications: Oral and Visual

By the end of the 5–7 program:
A. Use effective listening
strategies, summarize major
ideas and draw logical
inferences from
presentations and visual
media.
Introducing Each Other: Interviews, Memoirs, Photos and Internet Research
http://www.readwritethink.org/lessons/lesson_view.asp?id=17
A Directed Listening, Thinking Activity for “The Tell-Tale Heart”
http://www.readwritethink.org/lessons/lesson_view.asp?id=850
B. Explain a speaker’s point of
view and use of persuasive
techniques in presentations
and visual media.
Jingles Sell : Advertisements as a Reflection of Society
http://www.nytimes.com/learning/teachers/lessons/19980916wednesday.html
C. Vary language choice and
use effective presentation
techniques, including voice
modulation and enunciation.
The Reading Performance: understanding Fluency Through Oral Interpretation
http://www.readwritethink.org/lessons/lesson_view.asp?id=28
D. Select an organizational
structure appropriate to the
topic, audience, setting and
purpose.
Biographical Scene Investigators
https://ims.ode.state.oh.us/ODE/IMS/Lessons/Web_Content/CER_LP_S03_BA_L06_I01_01.doc
E. Present ideas in a logical
sequence and use effective
introductions and conclusions
that guide and inform
a listener’s understanding of
key ideas.
The Life of Maria Von Trapp: Creating a Conclusion
http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/content/2382/
F. Give presentations using a
variety of delivery methods,
visual materials and
technology.
Painting Poetry: Using Visual Representations as a Response to Literature
http://www.readwritethink.org/lessons/lesson_view.asp?id=28 / By the end of the 8–10 program:
A. Use a variety of strategies
to enhance listening
comprehension.
Poetry: Sound and Sense
http://www.readwritethink.org/lessons/lesson_view.asp?id=848
B. Analyze the techniques used
by speakers and media to
influence an audience, and
evaluate the effect this has
on the credibility of a
speaker or media message.
Poster and Press
http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/content/2190/
C. Evaluate the content and
purpose of a presentation by
analyzing the language and
delivery choices made by a
speaker.
Propaganda Techniques in Literature and Online Political Ads
http://www.readwritethink.org/lessons/lesson_view.asp?id-405
D. Demonstrate an
understanding of effective
speaking strategies by
selecting appropriate
language and adjusting
presentation techniques.
Active Voice: Examining Verbal and Non-Verbal Communication Patterns
http://www.nytimes.com/learning/teachers/lessons/20020917tuesday.html
E. Give informational
presentations that present
ideas in a logical sequence,
include relevant facts and
details from multiple sources
and use a consistent
organizational structure.
The Original’s Sins: Investigating Plagiarism in Textbooks
http://www.nytimes.com/learning/teachers/lessons/20060714friday.html
F. Provide persuasive
presentations that use varied
speaking techniques and
strategies and include a clear
controlling idea or thesis.
Inventing and Presenting Unit 3: Persuasive Speaking and Invention Promotion
http://www.readwritethink.org/lessons/lesson_view.asp?id=163
G. Give presentations using a
variety of delivery methods,
visual displays and
technology.
Science Meets Artistry: The Work of Cai Guo-Qiang
http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/content/3893/ / By the end of the 11–12 program:
A. Use a variety of strategies
to enhance listening
comprehension.
The Last Meow: A Poetry Lesson Inspired by the Musical ‘Cats’
http://www.nytimes.com/learning/teachers/lessons/20000901friday.html
B. Evaluate the clarity, quality,
effectiveness and overall
coherence of a speaker’s key
points, arguments, evidence,
organization of ideas,
delivery, diction and syntax.
Exploring the Power of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Words through Diamante Poetry
http://www.readwritethink.org/lessons/lesson_view.asp?id=258
C. Select and use effective
speaking strategies for a
variety of audiences,
situations and purposes.
Quest for the American Dream in ‘A Raisin in the Sun’
http://edsitement.neh.gov/view_lesson_plan.asp?id=449
D. Give persuasive presentations
that structure ideas and
arguments in a logical
fashion, clarify and defend
positions with relevant
evidence and anticipate and
address the audience’s
concerns.
Finding CommonGround: Using Logical, Audience-Specific Arguments
http://www.readwritethink.org/lessons/lesson_view.asp?id=938
E. Give informational
presentations that contain a
clear perspective, present
ideas from multiple sources
in logical sequence and
include a consistent
organizational structure.
Designing Effective Poster Presentations
http://www.readwritethink.org/lessons/lesson_view.asp?id=1076
F. Give presentations using
a variety of delivery methods,
visual displays and
technology.
Short Story Fair: Responding to Short Stories in Multiple Media and Genres
http://www.readwritethink.org/lessons/lesson_view.asp?id=418