HSC Standard English Assessment Task
Task 1: Speaking and Listening Weight: 25%
Module: Area of Study- Belonging Due Date: Monday 2nd December 2013
Term 4 Week 9
PART A: Speech 15%
You have been invited to give a presentation at a Youth Forum on your Area of Study – Belonging. Present to the Youth Forum your ideas on aspects of Belonging. Explain what your texts have to say about Belonging. You should explore how the texts depict Belonging. Consider how your study of Belonging has challenged your understanding of your world and yourself.
In this presentation you will be expected to:
- Clearly identify the features of Belonging in the prescribed text and TWO related texts of your own choice.
Length: The presentation should be a minimum of 3 minutes and a maximum of 5 minutes. Time limits must be adhered to. Any presentation over time will be stopped at five minutes (Students whose speech is under time will not access higher grades as they will not meet the task requirement).
PART B: Listening 10%
You are required to listen to the presentations. You will be given a marking criteria to formally assess ONE student’s presentation of your choice. You are required to allocate a mark and provide a comment. Your comment needs to constructively address each one of the five dot points provided on the marking criteria. Your comment should include all aspects of the speech that were well presented and where possible, areas in which the speaker could improve.
Note: Part B is to be handed into your teacher by the end of Week 9 Term 4. The student whom you choose to assess will not receive your feedback. You will be marked out of 10 on your ability to assess the work of your peers.
Outcomes: H2, H3, H5, H8, H9, H13
Criteria for Assessment
· Clearly identifies the features of Belonging in texts
· Clearly demonstrates textual knowledge
· Clearly demonstrates analysis of how the concept of Belonging is conveyed in the texts
· Clearly organises, develops and expresses ideas using language appropriate to audience, purpose, context and form.
ALL STUDENTS MUST BE PREPARED TO HAND IN AND PRESENT THEIR SPEECH ON THE DUE DATE, EVEN THOUGH YOU MAY NOT BE CALLED TO PRESENT ON THE DAY.
PART B MUST BE HANDED IN BY WEEK 8 FOR TRADE SCHOOL AND WEEK 10 FOR STANDARD.
N.B: IN THE ABSENCE OF APPROPRIATE DOCUMENTATION, FAILURE TO COMPLETE THE TASK ON THE SET DATE, OR FAILURE TO ATTEMPT THE TASK IN A SERIOUS AND/OR SATISFACTORY MANNER WILL RESULT IN AN N-AWARD WARNING LETTER. A MEDICAL CERTIFICATE AND/ OR APPROPRIATE DOCUMENTATION MUST BE ATTACHED TO AN APPEAL FORM SHOULD YOU MISS THE TASK.
HSC Standard English
Assessment Task 1
Marking Criteria
PART A: Speech
CRITERIA / MARK· Explains ideas on belonging in a perceptive way
· Identifies the features of belonging in texts
· Analyses skilfully how the texts depict belonging
· Demonstrates detailed textual knowledge and understanding
· Extensive skill in use of voice, eye contact and stance
· Organises, develops and expresses ideas skilfully in the form of a speech using language appropriate to audience, purpose and context within the set time frame. / 15-13
· Explains ideas on belonging in an effective way
· Identifies the features of belonging in texts
· Explores how the texts depict belonging
· Demonstrates sound textual knowledge and understanding
· Thorough skill in use of voice, eye contact and stance
· Organises, develops and expresses ideas effectively in the form of a speech using language appropriate to audience, purpose and context within the set time frame / 12-10
· Explains ideas on belonging
· Identifies the features of belonging in texts
· Attempts to describe how the texts depict belonging
· Demonstrates some textual knowledge and understanding
· Sound skill in use of voice, eye contact and stance
· Organises, develops and expresses ideas adequately in the form of a speech using language appropriate to audience, purpose and context, may be outside time frame / 9-7
· Describes ideas on belonging in a limited way
· Limited reference to the features of belonging in texts
· Limited or no reference to how the texts depict belonging
· Demonstrates limited textual knowledge and understanding
· Basic skill in use of voice, eye contact and stance
· Organises, develops and expresses ideas in a limited way in the form of a speech using language appropriate to audience, purpose and context, may be outside set time frame / 6-4
· Makes some reference to belonging
· Makes some reference to texts or to the Area of Study
· Demonstrates elementary or incorrect textual knowledge
· Elementary skill in use of voice, eye contact and stance
· Attempts to express ideas in the form of a speech using elementary language, may be outside time frame / 3-1
NON ATTEMPT / O
In order to achieve a result in the A band for the presentation of your speech, you will need to stand with confidence and maintain consistent eye contact. You will be required to speak fluently with a varied tone and appropriate volume.
HSC Standard English Assessment Task
Task 1
Marking Criteria
PART B: Listening
CRITERIA / MARK· Perceptively comments on the speaker’s ideas on belonging/ not belonging
· Perceptively comments on the speaker’s ability to identify the features of belonging in texts
· Perceptively comments on the speaker’s ability to analyse how the texts depict belonging/ not belonging
· Perceptively comments on the speaker’s detailed textual knowledge and understanding.
· Perceptively comments on the speaker’s ability to organise, develops and expresses ideas skilfully in the form of a speech using language appropriate to audience, purpose and context within the set time frame
· Allocates a mark out of 15 that reflects the comments provided / 9-10
· Effectively comments on the speaker’s ideas on belonging/ not belonging
· Effectively comments on the speaker’s ability to identify the features of belonging in texts
· Effectively comments on the speaker’s ability to analyse how the texts depict belonging/ not belonging
· Effectively comments on the speaker’s detailed textual knowledge and understanding.
· Effectively comments on the speaker’s ability to organise, develops and expresses ideas skilfully in the form of a speech using language appropriate to audience, purpose and context within the set time frame
· Allocates an appropriate mark out of 15 / 6-8
· Attempts to comment on the speaker’s ideas on belonging/ not belonging
· Attempts to comment on the speaker’s ability to identify the features of belonging in texts
· Attempts to comment on the speaker’s ability to analyse how the texts depict belonging/ not belonging
· Attempts to comment on the speaker’s detailed textual knowledge and understanding.
· Attempts to comment on the speaker’s ability to organise, develops and expresses ideas skilfully in the form of a speech using language appropriate to audience, purpose and context
· Allocates a mark out of 15 / 3-5
· In a limited capacity, may comment on the speaker’s ability to do one or more of the following
· Describe ideas on belonging/ not belonging
· Make reference to the features of belonging/ not belonging in texts
· Make reference to how texts depict belonging/ not belonging
· Demonstrate textual knowledge and understanding
· Organises, develop and expresses ideas in the form of a speech using language appropriate to audience, purpose and context
· May or may not allocate a mark out of 15 / 1-2
NON-ATTEMPT / 0