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UNIV 112 Focused Inquiry II

UNIV 112 – Focused Inquiry II

Unit 2 Oral Presentation Guidelines Description: For your oral presentation, you are to prepare a min.10-minute interactive presentation in which you discuss the findings of your research inquiry from Unit 1 and 2. In your presentation, discuss your research question, thesis and supporting arguments. Include visual media, discussion and consider ways in which to include the audience. What is very important is to find a way to include your classmates in a discussion.

¨ Thesis statement ¨ Supporting Arguments ¨ A few interesting pieces of evidence ¨ Recommendations ¨ Ethical reasoning ¨ Class engagement

Assessment: Please note that your presentation will be evaluated based on the following seven criteria: 1) Content 2) Coherence and Organization 3) Creativity 4) Material

5) Speaking Skills 6) Audience Engagement 7) Length of Presentation

(See ‘Oral Presentation Rubric’ attached.) Additional Notes

- Please make sure that your presentation engages your audience and provides time for questions and answers.

- Everyone must create a SLIDES presentation and share the presentation with me ([email protected]) before the start of class.

- Do not simply read your paper or summarize your writing. Find ways to make it an interesting presentation.

Presentation Date: Monday, November 5th, 2018

Oral Presentation Rubric Name ________________________ Date _______ Class ____________________________________

Exceptional Admirable Acceptable Amateur Content An abundance of

material clearly related to thesis; points are clearly made and all evidence supports thesis; varied use of materials

Sufficient information that relates to thesis; many good points made but there is an uneven balance and little variation

There is a great deal of information that is not clearly connected to the thesis

Thesis not clear; information included that does not support thesis in any way

Coherence and Organization

Thesis is clearly stated and developed; specific examples are appropriate and clearly develop thesis; conclusion is clear; shows control; flows together well; good transitions; succinct but not choppy; well organized

Most information presented in logical sequence; generally very well organized but better transitions from idea to idea and medium to medium needed

Concept and ideas are loosely connected; lacks clear transitions; flow and organization are choppy

Presentation is choppy and disjointed; does not flow; development of thesis is vague; no apparent logical order of presentation

Creativity Very original presentation of material; uses the unexpected to full advantage; captures audience’s attention

Some originality apparent; good variety and blending of materials/media

Little or no variation; material presented with little originality or interpretation

Repetitive with little or no variety; insufficient use of multimedia

Material Balanced use of multimedia materials; properly used to develop thesis; use of media is varied and appropriate

Use of multimedia not as varied and not as well connected to thesis

Choppy use of multimedia materials; lacks smooth transition from one medium to another; multimedia not clearly connected to thesis

Little or no multimedia used or ineffective use of multimedia; imbalance in use of materials—too much of one, not enough of another

Speaking Skills Poised, clear articulation; proper volume; steady rate; good posture and eye contact; enthusiasm; confidence

Clear articulation but not as polished

Some mumbling; little eye contact; uneven rate; little or no expression

Inaudible or too loud; no eye contact; rate too slow/fast; speaker seemed uninterested and used monotone

Audience Response Involved the audience in the presentation; points made in creative way; held the audience's attention throughout

Presented facts with some interesting “twists”; held the audience’s attention most of the time

Some related facts but went off topic and lost the audience; mostly presented facts with little or no imagination

Incoherent; audience lost interest and could not determine the point of the presentation

Length of Presentation

Within two minutes of allotted time +/-

Within four minutes of allotted time +/-

Within six minutes of allotted time +/-

Too long or too short; ten or more minutes above or below the allotted time