Historical and Cultural Vocabulary Assignment: Oral Presentation

What are we doing?

Each student will be assigned one word/term. He/she will give a 1-2 minute speech on his/her assigned date (see below) AT THE START OF CLASS. He/she will also create a small poster on 8.5x11 paper which will be placed on the classroom wall after presentations, so that other students may look at it later if they need help remembering and understanding the new word.
In your presentation and poster, include:
-Which chapter and page your term is found in.
-The exact sentence in which the term is mentioned. (if there if more than 1 time, just choose one). Who is saying it? What is happening?
-A brief explanation of what your term means/refers to.

*If you are not ready at the start of class, you will receive a mark of 0
*If you are absent on your assigned day, you must speak with Miss Manji before to arrange an alternate date BEFOREHAND. If an emergency arises a doctor’s note or note from Mr. Halls acknowledging your special circumstance must be provided immediately upon your return to class- otherwise you will receive a 0.

Why are we doing this?

There are several historical and cultural references to the 1960’s in the novel The Secret Life of Bees. A better understanding of these references will help us in order to get a bigger picture of the historical context of the novel, and also to build our knowledge of North America’s past and our vocabulary!

How will we be graded?

·  How clear your presentation and poster is.

·  How informative and knowledgeable you presentation is.

·  Plagiarism will not be tolerated. Any assignment with plagiarism will receive a Zero.

R 0-49% / 1 50-59% / 2 60-69% / 3 70-79% / 4 80-100% / Total Marks
Knowledge/
Understanding
Poster and Presentation / Shows insufficient degree of understanding of assigned term. / Shows a passable degree of understanding of assigned term. / Shows a moderate degree of understanding of assigned term. / Shows a considerable degree of understanding of assigned term. / Shows a high to very high degree of understanding of assigned term. / /10
Communication
Poster and Presentation / Lacks detail and focus; Unclear explanations are given / Presents clear and detailed information with passable effectiveness / Presents clear and detailed information with moderate effectiveness / Presents clear and detailed information with considerable effectiveness / Presents clear and detailed information with a high to a very degree of effectiveness / /10
Application
Presentation / Oral communication techniques (voice projection, body language, timing, clarifying and extending ideas) are not applied or applied with insufficient effectiveness / Applies oral communication techniques (voice projection, body language, timing, clarifying and extending ideas) with passable effectiveness
/ Applies oral communication techniques (voice projection, body language, timing, clarifying and extending ideas) with moderate effectiveness / Applies oral communication techniques (voice projection, body language, timing, clarifying and extending ideas) with considerable effectiveness / Applies oral communication techniques (voice projection, body language, timing, clarifying and extending ideas) with a high to very high degree of effectiveness / /10
/ 30 = %


Group 1- March 21. Chapter 1/ 2:

Student Name / Term (s) Responsible for
Kevin Adjel / Angel Gabriel pg 2
Jim Dadao / Sock hops p.8
Sandra Alexander / Lyndon B. Johnston 19/20 OR Sophia Loren (9)
Janvier Kakoko / KEDS ( )or lady bird (p.20)
Karoleen Anwia / Reverend Martin Luther King (21)
Irina Kogan / The Supremes 50
Maricel Barzaga / Grits p 24
Charles Nderitu / Grimm Brothers 51
Jameel Dankha / The Virgin Mary pg 2

Group 2 March 24. Chapter 3/ 4:

Student Name / Term (s) Responsible for
Floura Al-Beno / Red Rose Snuff
Keitha Descartes / Barry Goldwater
Alen Kovacevic / Fort Sumpter
Harry Nguyen / Malcolm X

Group 3 March 26 Chapter 5/ 6/ 7 / 8:

Student Name / Term (s) Responsible for
Evana Desmangles / Jell-O
Maria Anichebe / Walter Cronkite
Freshta Doorani / Hail Mary prayer
Givi Markharashvili / Elvis
Victor Odianosen / Fats Domino
Iyabode (Comfort) Ojo / Perry Mason
Luisa Arnaud / Miles Davis

Group 4 March 28 Chapter 9/10 :

Student Name / Term (s) Responsible for
Florencia Edwards / Sam Cooke
Mobolaji Fabiyi / Jack Palance
Malongo Mbaya / American Bandstand and Dick Clarke
Ese Otikpo / Gulf of Tonkin


Group 5 March 31 Chapter 11/ 12:

Student Name / Term (s) Responsible for
Jiabao Cai / Sit-ins
Maylin Gomez / Klu Klux Klan
Ashorena Ismaeel / Shirley Temple
Mamie Monana-Tambwe / Kool-Aid
Yana Pavlik / The Marvelettes
Sofia Quinonez / Molotov Cocktail

Group 6 April 2 Chapter 13/ 14:

Student Name / Term (s) Responsible for
Mary Sada / William Blake
Sith Sriv / Nat King Cole
Sulaiman Sultani / Hubert Humphrey
Saba Tedros / Corn fritters
Jeyaruba T. / Commode
Amera Warda / Mercurochrome
Leyla Ismailova / African Methodist Episcopal

Hint: When searching online, through google for example, try trying is “what is…” or “who is…”.You may also want to include “1960’s”