Oral presentation
How to...
Year 7 oral presentation: How to....
This oral presentation is one where you can choose to speak about something of your own choice, as long as
it’s a ‘how to’ topic. This oral will form half of your oral communication grade for the semester. The rest of
your grade will be based on your oral contributions in class and how well you are able to listen actively to
other students when they deliver their orals or contribute to class discussions.
You must speak for 2 minutes and you are expected to have rehearsed and timed your oral carefully.
Remember that most people speak more quickly in front of a class than they do at home or in front of one or
two friends and adjust your oral accordingly.
You will be assessed in two main areas:
1.
2.
Your content and how it is put together. This also means how you structure what you say. Is it in a
logical order, does it have a strong beginning and end, do you explain all you need to.....?
How you physically present your oral. Do you slouch, fidget, rock, have your hands in your pockets,
um and ah, stumble over words, forget what to say, look only at your notes.....?
I have included some ideas for you to have a think about and to show you that there are heaps of topics you
can choose from, you are limited only by your imagination. Remember that this doesn’t have to be a formal
oral, you could choose to make it one designed to entertain, to amuse, as well as to inform. We’ll brainstorm
some other possible topics in class too.
Care for a pet pig
Paint a room
Raise chooks
Annoy your teacher
Keep fighting fish
Pass your exams
Annoy your parents
Fly to the moon
Win friends and influence people
Get fit
Become PM
Dress for success
Make sure you get what you want for Christmas
Impress people
Braid hair
Change a nappy
Do a French manicure
Clean your bedroom
Care for a sprained ankle
Be a winner
Impress Mrs Lloyd
Ace this oral
Get away with.....
Find a boyfriend/girlfriend
Keep a boyfriend/girlfriendBuild a cubby
Year 7 Oral ‘How to…’ Assessment Rubric
CATEGORY
Appropriate information selected
Careful explanation of the steps
involved
Logically ordered information/ Strong
introduction and conclusion
Content original, not just copied from
the Internet or another source
Obviously carefully prepared and
rehearsed/All criteria fulfilled/
Timing
Presentation was interesting and
engaging for the audience
Effective use of voice, including tone,
inflection and projection
VH
H
M
L
VL
NS
5
4
3
2
1
0
Appropriate body language and stance
No fidgeting or distracting movements
Eye contact/Notes used appropriately
No giggles, ums or other verbal ‘tics’
A+ 45-50 A 40-44 B+ 35-39 B 35-37 C+ 33-34 C 30-32 D+ 27-29 D 25-26 E+ 23-24 E 20-22
UG 0-19
GRADE: ________________