© Pearson Education, Inc., or its affiliates. All rights reserved.ESSENTIAL QUESTION: How do our attitudes toward the past and future shape our actions?Organize Your Presentation Come together as a group, and share your
ideas for each sonnet. Decide on an order of presentation that makes sense.
Is there one sonnet that is an especially good example with which to support
your claim? You might use that one first, or you might build up to it by
presenting weaker examples first.Rehearse With Your Group
Practice With Your Group As you deliver your portion of the
presentation, use this checklist to evaluate the effectiveness of your group’s
first run-through. Then, use your evaluation and these instructions to guide
your revision.Fine-Tune the Content Make sure that the first speaker presents the
group’s position on the question in the prompt so that the connection of
each speaker’s examples to the claim is clear.
Improve Referrals to Text To provide clear evidence for your claim, you
must use ample examples from the texts and from your revisions. If your part
of the presentation seems incomplete, find another example to strengthen it.
Brush Up on Your Presentation Techniques Practice reciting the
quotations you use until you can easily pronounce all words and sound
confident in your delivery.Present and Evaluate
As you present with your group, listen to your fellow presenters to see
whether as a whole you have done an adequate job of supporting your
claim. Even if other groups disagree with your group, evaluate them on their
ability to present convincing and well-organized evidence to support their
positions on the question in the prompt.CONTENT REFERRAL TO TEXT PRESENTATION
TECHNIQUES
The presentation
presents and
supports a clear
claim.
Each speaker
reveals details that
supply evidence
in support of the
group’s position.Passages from
the sonnets are
quoted effectively
in support of
the claim.
Any modernized
revisions of the
sonnets help
support the claim.The speaker
uses eye
contact and
speaks clearly.
The speaker
quotes poetry
fluently and
accurately.
Transitions
from speaker
to speaker
are smooth. STANDARDS
Speaking and Listening- Evaluate a speaker’s point of
view, reasoning, and use of evidence
and rhetoric, assessing the stance,
premises, links among ideas, word
choice, points of emphasis, and tone
used. - Present information, findings, and
supporting evidence, conveying a
clear and distinct perspective and a
logical argument, such that listeners
can follow the line of reasoning,
alternative or opposing perspectives
are addressed, and the organization,
development, substance, and
style are appropriate to purpose,
audience, and a range of formal and
informal tasks.
Performance Task: Present an Argument 401LIT17_SE12_U03_B_SG_PT.indd 401 20/03/16 3:44 AMRehearse With Your Group
Practice With Your Group Remind students
that the effectiveness of a presentation relies on
how well the speaker establishes credibility with
his or her audience. If a speaker practices strong
presentation techniques, the audience will find
his or her position to be more credible.
Fine-Tune the Content Tell students that it is
good for the speaker to have the introduction
and position statement memorized so he or she
can engage the audience immediately with eye
contact.
Improve Referrals to Text Suggest that
groups put some of their quotes on a slide using
presentation software and show them for the
audience to read.Present and Evaluate
Suggest students use the following bullet points
as a guide for evaluating presentations:
• Is the position statement clearly stated during
the introduction?
• Does supporting evidence follow, including
quotes from the poems?
• Does the presentation sound polished, or is it
choppy and disjointed in places?
• Does the speaker make eye contact with the
audience? How are the other visuals, such
as gestures or slides? Do the visuals enhance
the presentation or are they distracting or
confusing?PERSONALIZE FOR LEARNING
English Language Support
Connecting Ideas Explain to students that using
the same sentence structure and length over
and over will not keep their audience engaged.
Using a variety of sentence types will help
their presentation flow and keep it interesting.
Remind students that sentences can be complex,
compound, or simple. Have them review theirwritten presentations for repetition of sentence
structure, and then edit for variety. Remind them
that words such as because, while, and however,
along with phrases such as as a result and on the
other hand should be used to link ideas and add
variety to their sentences. BRIDGINGSmall-Group Learning 401
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