Lesson Two
Subject: English language art
Instructor: Zhu Shasha
Time length for each session: 45 mins
Students grade level: Grade 10
Lesson Introduction
This lesson will be given during students preparation for their presentation after they collect
relevant information and data from different sources. The aim is to check in their progresses, and
also provide necessary help as regard to how to structure their presentation better and how to
make a good use of technological tools, and so on.
PART 1: OBJECTIVES AND OUTCOMES
At the end of this lesson, students will be able to
Have a more clear assignment of roles each group member plays in their final
presentation;
Have more logical and organized structure for their presentation;
Know what other information they still need to collect as to make their
presentation more complete;
Learn more about how to use the digital tools to help them with the projects;
Get constructive and useful feedback from their peers;
PART 2: IMPLEMENTATION/ PROCEDURE
Activities and class time allocation
(1) Each group of students present their summary about their project, including their
topics, rationales for choosing that topic, what information they already have, and how
they are going to structure their presentation; (20)
(2) Other groups listen and make notes while one group is summarizing, and will give
some feedback (including my feedback) to their peer groups after they finish. (8-10)
(3) I will show them the rubrics for the final presentation and discuss any problems
with students . (8-10);
(4) Provide more instructions to use digital tools and some useful resources such as
websites; (10)
PART 3: ASSIGNMENTS AND FOLLOW-UPS
(1) Continue with information searching and data collection if necessary;
(2) Each group sends me a copy of description of task assignments for each group
member;
(3) Each group confirms with me about what forms they decide to use for final
presentation; they can be website, powerpoint slides, videos, posters, and so on and tell
me why they think the form they choose is suitable for presenting their ideas;
(4) Each group can still make one more conference with me to discuss about their
project. (It is optional.)
PART 4: SUPPORTING MATERIALS/TECHNOLOGY/RESOURCES
Rubrics for final presentation (see Appendix B);
Digital tools such as VoiceThread, weebly and iMovie, etc
Appendix B:
Scoring Rubric for final Presentations
Total
Category
Scoring Criteria
The topic chosen is of value and
Points
5
interest in terms of promoting
cultural understanding.
The introduction is attractive, lays
Score
out the problem well, and
Content
(40 points)
establishes a framework for the rest
of the presentation.
The presentation includes most
15
relevant and accurate information
and presents it in a logical order in
the way that makes it easy for
audience to understand.
Appropriate amount of material is
10
prepared, and points are made to
make the main point clear of the
presentation.
All data collected and picture
retrieved from different sources are
appropriately credited.
The type of presentation is
appropriate for the topic and
audience.
Organization
The presentation is in good logical
(20points)
order and structure for audience to
10
follow.
The presentation includes a
complete process of an
introduction, a body part, and a
conclusion, as well as a Q& A
session.
Speakers maintain good eye contact
10
with the audience and are
appropriately animated (e.g.,
Presentation
(25 points)
gestures, moving around, etc.).
The presentation includes
10
appropriate (necessary but not
distracting) visual and digital
elements, such as audios, videos,
pictures, and graphs & charts, as
well as posters created by each
group.
Length of presentation is within the
assigned time limits (10 minutes
each group).
Teamwork
Each group member has an
(15 points)
important and clear part to play in
10
the presentation.
Group members collaborate with
each other very well so that the
whole presentation proceeds
smoothly.
Score
Total Points
100
