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For Whom the Bell Tolls!GUESS WHAT! You are going to perform a Ted Talk for your final exam. There will be a reading portion, a writing portion and a speaking portion. The presentation will carry the greatest weight.You have recently completed a novel or drama. You are going to select a Big Idea from that text—no matter how big or how small—because you are going to exploit that idea into a marvelous presentation. STRETCH A THEME INTO A TOPIC. A theme of religion could address the idea by asking, “Does religious certainty negatively affect society and culture,” for instance. You will ask essential questions that will guide your talk, too. Keep in mind that you will not be directly answering questions. You will simply address those ideas in your talk so that they fit in seamlessly.Objective: I can create a TED TALK with all of the beauty of a glorious angel while demonstrating competency in speaking, reading and writing skills.Infer multiple meanings and determine main ideas, author’s purpose, and the effectiveness of rhetorical devices and support those inference using detailed examples from the textCraft quality argumentative, informative, and narrative writing for a variety of tasks, purposes, and audiences, both formal and informalPresent information using various forms of multimedia technology appropriate to the task, purpose, and audienceHere’s how the four modes of demonstration will manifest themselves:Reading: Ted Talk BlogWriting: Ted Talk EssaySpeaking: Ted Talk PresentationMath: Differential CalculusNOTICE Choose your Big Idea and Ask Your Essential Questions (Template).For the reading portion, you will need to read one article at blog.. Complete a GIST for the article.Using the graphic organizer—Evaluating the Ted Talks We Watch--in this packet, complete it after viewing a Ted Talk plete the Idea Generator and Early Stages of Planning a Podcast.For the writing portion, you are going to write an essay which responds to your Big Idea and Essential Question. It should look and read of AP quality. 12-point font, double spaced, no writing anywhere on the document (name should be typed). If these rules are not adhered to, I will not take it, and it will be late.The speaking portion is the talk. Duh.Your talk will be a minimum of 4 minutes long. You will have a Pecha Kucha slide presentation to accompany the talk. Read the suggestions in the following lists to get more ideas on this.The differential calculus is a poorly designed bit of humor that should be devoid of laughter. I’m lucky to spell “calculus” correctly.DEADLINES TO BE DETERMINED AFTER COLLABORATIVE DISCUSSIONBLOGS ______________________ (First Half of December)GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS _________________________ (First Half of December)ESSAY ______________________ (Before Finals Week)PRESENTATION _________________________ (Finals Week)Asking Essential QuestionsTeam Focus: QuestionsC/OChangePriorityThe 20 Best TED Talks for Our ClassroomPassionRita Pierson: Every Kid Needs a ChampionElizabeth Gilbert: Your Elusive Creative GeniusShane Koyczan: To This DaySarah Kay: If I Should Have a DaughterMatt Cutts: Try Something New for 30 DaysCandy Chang: Before I DieThe Power of StoryBryan Stevenson: We Need to Talk About an InjusticeTim Urban: Inside the Mind of a Master ProcrastinatorSimon Sinek: Start with WhySir Ken Robinson: Do Schools Kill Creativity?Taylor Mali: What Teachers MakeShawn Anchor: The Happy Secret to Better WorkTeach Me Something NewDerek Sivers: How to Start a MovementJames Veitch: This is What Happens When You Reply to SpamKeith Barry: Brain MagicBill Gates: Mosquitos, Malaria, and EducationCameron Russell: Looks Aren’t Everything. Believe Me, I’m a ModelAmy Cuddy: Your Body Language Shapes Who You AreKevin Allocca: Why Videos Go ViralRobert Waldinger: What Makes a Good Life?EVALUATING THE TED TALKS WE WATCHSPEAKER __________________________TITLE OF THE TALK _______________________________How does the speaker open the talk?What point of view is expressed in this talk?How does the speaker develop and advance his or her ideas during the talk?In what way does the speaker develop ethos, logos, and pathos?EthosLogosPathosName ____________________________IDEA GENERATORPASSIONS, EXPERIENCE AND WISDOMLIST THREE THINGS THAT COULD KEEP YOU UP ALL NIGHT LEARNING LIST THREE LIFE EXPERIENCES THAT HAVE SHAPED WHO YOU ARE LIST THREE QUOTES THAT YOU WOULD USE AS A SCREENSAVER NAME ___________________________EARLY STAGES OF PLANNING A TED TALKTOPICSTORIES DATA + RESEARCHNAME _______________________________TED TALK BIG IDEA AND ESSENTIAL QUESTION ANALYSISThe rough draft of your TED Talk should be at least 600 words. The essay will be measured against the AP Language and Composition Writing Rubric. 9-8 = 507 = 49-456 = 44-405 = 39-354 = 34-303 = 29-252 = 24-201 = 19-10 = 0AP English Language and Composition 9-point RubricPrompt = Essential Question9Essays earning a score of 9 meet the criteria for 8 papers and, in addition, are especially full or apt in their analysis or demonstrate particularly impressive control of language.8Essays earning a score of 8 effectively respond to the prompt. They refer to the passage explicitly or implicitly and explain the function of specific strategies. Their prose demonstrates an ability to control a wide range of the elements of effective writing but is not flawless.7Essays earning a score of 7 fit the description of 6 essays but provide a more complete analysis or demonstrate a more mature prose style.6Essays earning a score of 6 adequately respond to the prompt. They refer to the passage, explicitly or implicitly, but their discussion is more limited. The writing may contain lapses in diction or syntax, but generally the prose is clear.5Essays earning a score of 5 analyze the strategies, but they may provide uneven or inconsistent analysis. They may treat the prompt in a superficial way or demonstrate a limited understanding of the prompt. While the writing may contain lapses in diction or syntax, it usually conveys ideas adequately.4Essays earning a score of 4 respond to the prompt inadequately. They may misrepresent the author's position, analyze the strategies inaccurately, or offer little discussion of specific strategies. The prose generally conveys the writer's ideas but may suggest immature control of writing.3Essays earning a score of 3 meet the criteria of the score of 4 but are less perceptive about the prompt or less consistent in controlling the elements of writing.2Essays earning a score of 2 demonstrate little success in responding to the prompt. These essays may offer vague generalizations, substitute simpler tasks such as summarizing the passage, or simply list techniques. The prose often demonstrates consistent weaknesses in writing.1Essays earning a score of 1 meet the criteria for the score of 2 but are undeveloped, especially simplistic in discussion, or weak in their control of language.0Indicates an on-topic response that receives no credit such as one that merely repeats the prompt or one that is completely off topic.Inquiry Project TED-style Talk Assignment TED-style Talk Grading RubricAssignment: Present your project TED-style talk in front of class.Objective: Connect with the audience and communicate an important message. Present your best ideas on a focused topic in the most innovative, engaging way you can. Your job is to inspire your audience with the story of what drove you to your topic, the question you started with, research completed, challenges, changes to your focus and question, and final discoveries. You will need to brainstorm ideas, outline, write, revise, script, and then rehearse, rehearse, rehearse.ScoreCategoryRating and Comments /40Content ? Clear, focused, thoroughly developed ? Soundly reasoned ? Credible claims with clear supporting research/evidence ? Enlightening, new information and/or perspective ? Relevant to audienceExceeds ExpectationMeets ExpectationNeeds ImprovementInadequate /20Organization? Attention-getter at start of speech gained audience interest ? Speech included a clear introduction, body, and conclusion ? Clear central claim (thesis statement) provided in introduction ? Used clear transition statements to move from one point to the next ? Conclusion provided closure and left and impact Exceeds ExpectationMeets ExpectationNeeds ImprovementInadequate /20Delivery? Appeared well-practiced ? Memorized with little reliance on notes ? Natural, conversational tone ? Showed emotion, passion, and enthusiasm ? Natural, comfortable use of space and body (gestures, purposeful movement) ? Avoided verbal fillers ? Eye contact ? Effective stance/posturingExceeds ExpectationMeets ExpectationNeeds ImprovementInadequate /10Visuals ? Clear and professional appearance and design ? Little use of text ? Memorable images ? Purposeful ? Integrated smoothly into presentation ? Avoided using distracting images ? Illustrative, enlightening, supportive; not redundantExceeds ExpectationMeets ExpectationNeeds ImprovementInadequate /10TimeTime (Minutes)Below 2:003:00 - 4:004:00 – 5:00 +5:00 Grade penalty Do it over-1 points-1 points Exceeds ExpectationMeets ExpectationNeeds ImprovementInadequate 000000Total ScoreForm: Deliver the talk with passion, humor, character, and strong engagement with the audience. Use visual aids that enhance, not detracts from your message. Slides should have little to no text; most slides should feature images alone that take up the entire screen, without even a frame. The goal is to create a memorable talk, and memories are much stronger when reinforced by images not words. ................
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