Brown Bag Project
The Brown Bag Project
Assignment Sheet
1. You will receive a brown paper bag. Take it home and fill it with 5 items that describe your and reflect your personality. DO NOT place any photos of yourself in the bag, and DO NOT write your name on the bag.
2. Bring your bag into class. I will assign you a number, which you need to remember. You will then place your bag in the designated area. DO NOT tell anyone which bag is yours!
3. You will then select another student’s bag. Remove the contents of the bag and analyze them.
4. Complete the Character Sketch Graphic Organizer.
5. Write a character sketch: In complete sentences and multiple paragraphs, write a well thought out and creative description of the bag’s owner. Include an attention-getter and a brief introduction and conclusion.
6. Practice delivering your speech. It must be 3-4 minutes in length.
7. After practicing, everyone will deliver their speeches to the class. After each speech, the owner of the bag will get up, claim his or her bag, and spend 1-2 minutes telling whether or not the speaker’s predictions were correct and explaining the real meaning behind the personal items.
8. YOU MUST SUBMIT THE TYPED CHARACTER SKETCH ON DAY ONE OF PRESENTATIONS, OR YOUR WORK WILL BE CONSIDERED LATE, REGARDLESS OF WHICH DAY YOU PRESENT.
The Brown Bag Project Grade Sheet
Bringing in bag on time /10 points
Graphic organizer /10 points
Written character sketch /15 points
Delivered speech /15 points
Response speech /10 points
Classroom behavior /10 points
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Overall Project Score /70 points
The Brown Bag Project Speech Rubric
| |5 |4 |3 |2 |1 |
|Content |Abundance of material |Sufficient information |Great deal of information |Some information |Topic unclear or content |
| |clearly related to |related to topic; many |related to topic; little |related to topic; |is off topic; no evidence |
| |topic; points clearly |good points but uneven |use of logic evident |little use of logic |of logic presented |
| |made; sound logic |balance; some logic | |evident | |
| |evident |evident | | | |
|Coherence/ |Topic is clearly |Most information presented|Concept and ideas somewhat|Concept and ideas |Presentation choppy and |
|Organization |stated; persuasive |in logical sequence; |connected; few clear |loosely connected; |disjointed; does not flow |
| |logic developed with |generally very well |transitions; flow and |lacks clear |at all; development of |
| |support; high impact |organized, but better |organization choppy |transitions; flow |topic is vague; no |
| |introduction; clear |transitions needed between| |and organization |apparent order of |
| |conclusion; flows |ideas | |choppy |presentation |
| |together well; | | | | |
| |effective use of | | | | |
| |transitions | | | | |
|Verbal Delivery |No grammar, |Few (1-2) grammar, |Some (3-4) grammar, |Several (5-6) |Many (7+) grammar, |
|Skills |articulation, |articulation, |articulation, |grammar, |articulation, |
| |pronunciation, or |pronunciation, or |pronunciation, or |articulation, |pronunciation, or |
| |enunciation errors; no |enunciation errors; few |enunciation errors; some |pronunciation, or |enunciation errors; many |
| |vocalized pauses |vocalized pauses |vocalized pauses |enunciation errors; |vocalized pauses |
| | | | |several vocalized | |
| | | | |pauses | |
|Non-Verbal Delivery|Effective use of |Good use of non-verbal |Fair use of non-verbal |Poor use of |No evidence of non-verbal |
|Skills |non-verbal skills (5) |skills (4) |skills (3) |non-verbal skills (2|skills (0) |
| | | | |or 1) | |
Non-Verbal Skills Utilized:
|Appearance |Effective Gestures |
|Eye Contact |Good Posture |
|Facial Expressions | |
o Deduction: Adherence to time (-2 points for every
30 seconds under) ________
o Deduction: Preparedness (-2 points for every
day late) ________
Brown Bag Project
Character Sketch Graphic Organizer
|Description of Personal Item |Characterization |
|(What is it?) |(What does it tell you about the owner?) |
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