World Language Task Requirement

City Presentation PowerPointGuidelines

End of 1st Semester

Task:After living in your citysince the beginning of the semester, using the experiences you have had, present [with no note cardsand talking normally]to your “friends in Japan” the informationusing a PowerPoint, organized well with interesting facts as if at a party with friends.

Benchmark: WL.IS.Y1.4.2 to 4.4.2: Give examples of how significant cultural ideas are reflected in the practices and products of the culture being studied.

Criteria for the task:

1. Research your city and present at least 7 of the following:

Map of Japan project with city marked with arrow
City map—detailed(your apartment, your job location, government buildings, roads, train stations, geographical, etc.)
Famous landmarks—mountains, lakes, historical, etc.
People you’ve met or heard about
Festivals and/or holidays you’ve experienced
Buddhist temples or Shinto Shrines you’ve visited and a little about the religion
Places you’ve visited and things you’ve been able to do
Governmental info
Import/export items
Tourist spots
Important historical event(s)

2. Simple explanation about the caption picture in Japanese (phrases) are OK. These represent your note cards.Don’t include whole sentences in any PowerPoint presentation slide.

3. PowerPoint must be well organized and reflect time, organization, and effort in its’ orientation.

4. PowerPoint can be 10 slides or 30 [no minimum], as long as the info presented on each slide is easy to understand and doesn’t hold all the information at once. Presentation between 5-7 minutes for level 3 and 7-8 minutes for level 4 or 5.

5. Student will point to parts of the PowerPoint while presenting the prefecture to the audience. Not all pictures and/or parts of the PowerPoint need to be pointed to or even mentioned. However, it does make the presentation more comprehendible. Remember that “a picture tells a thousand words.”

CATEGORY / Exceeds Standard / Meets Standard / Approaches Standard / Not Met Standard
Comprehension / Student is able to accurately answer almost all questions posed by classmates about the topic. / Student is able to accurately answer most questions posed by classmates about the topic. / Student is able to accurately answer a few questions posed by classmates about the topic. / Student is unable to accurately answer questions posed by classmates about the topic.
Preparedness / Student is completely prepared and has obviously rehearsed. / Student seems pretty prepared but might have needed a couple more rehearsals. / The student is somewhat prepared, but it is clear that rehearsal was lacking. / Student does not seem at all prepared to present.
Peer Evaluation / Fills out peer evaluation completely and always gives scores based on the presentation rather than other factors (e.g., person is a close friend). / Fills out almost all of the peer evaluation and always gives scores based on the presentation rather than other factors (e.g., person is a close friend). / Fills out most of the peer evaluation and pretty much gives scores based on the presentation rather than other factors (e.g., person is a close friend). / Fills out most of the peer evaluation but scoring appears to be biased.
Vocabulary / Uses vocabulary appropriate for the audience. Extends audience vocabulary by defining words that might be new to most of the audience. / Uses vocabulary appropriate for the audience. Includes 1-2 words that might be new to most of the audience, but does not define them. / Uses vocabulary appropriate for the audience. Does not include any vocabulary that might be new to the audience. / Uses several (5 or more) words or phrases that are not understood by the audience.
Uses Complete correct sentences / Always (95-100% of time) speaks in complete sentences. / Mostly (70-95%) speaks in complete sentences. / Sometimes (50-69%) speaks in complete sentences. / Rarely speaks in complete sentences.
Posture and Eye Contact / Stands up straight, looks relaxed and confident. Establishes eye contact with everyone in the room during the presentation. / Stands up straight and establishes eye contact with everyone in the room during the presentation. / Sometimes stands up straight and establishes eye contact. / Slouches and/or does not look at people during the presentation.
Content / Shows a full understanding of the topic. / Shows a good understanding of the topic. / Shows a good understanding of parts of the topic. / Does not seem to understand the topic very well.
Organization/Layout / Display board uses all required criteria and organization is clear and understandable. / Display board uses all required criteria and organization is fairly clear and understandable. / Display board uses all required criteria, but organization could be more understandable. / Display board uses some required criteria and organization could be clearer for better understanding.

Rubric for Prefecture/City Presentation