7th Grade ELA Targeted Standards (SL) Speaking and Listening Strand Cluster: Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas
ELA-07.SL.04 Present claims and findings, emphasizing salient points in a focused, coherent manner with pertinent descriptions, facts, details, and examples; use appropriate eye contact, adequate volume, and clear pronunciation.
Student Learning Targets for Communications 7:
Knowledge Targets
I can recognize or recall specific vocabulary.
Reasoning Targets
I can organize my information.
Skills (Performance) Targets
I can be heard by all audience members in the classroom when I give a presentation.
I can make eye contact with my audience when I give a presentation.
I can speak clearly so that my audience can understand me.
I can write a grade appropriate speech using a teacher-provided graphic organizer or template.
Product Targets
I can emphasize key points when presenting claims and/or findings.
I can support claims and/or findings with descriptions, facts, details, and examples.
I can present information in a logical sequence using appropriate eye contact, adequate volume, and clear pronunciations.
Proficiency Scale
Score
7.SL.04 Present claims and findings, emphasizing salient points in a focused, coherent manner with pertinent descriptions, facts, details, and examples; use appropriate eye contact, adequate volume, and clear pronunciation.
Sample Activity
4.0
In addition to Score 3.0, the student uses fluid transition with consistent, mature delivery techniques.
3.5
In addition to a score 3.0 performance, the students uses fluid transitions with intermittent mature delivery techniques.
3.0
“The Standard.” The student demonstrates no major errors or omissions regarding any of the information and processes that were end of instruction expectations.
The students can
determine important/key points and emphasize them when presenting claims and/or findings.
support claims and/or findings with descriptions, facts, details, and examples that support the main idea or theme.
present information in a logical sequence using appropriate eye contact, adequate volume, and clear pronunciations.
Animated character speech
Awards presentation
Identity speech
Debating ethical dilemmas
2.5
The student demonstrates no major errors or omissions regarding the simpler details and processes (Score 2.0 content) and partial knowledge of the more complex ideas and processes (Score 3.0 content).
2.0
The student demonstrates no major errors or omissions regarding the simpler details and processes but exhibits major errors or omissions regarding the more complex ideas and processes (Score 3.0 content).
The students can
recognize or recall specific vocabulary, such as rate, posture, transition (logical order), tone, claim, coherent, gestures, poised, filler words, emphasize.
·write a grade appropriate speech using a teacher-provided graphic organizer or template.
Sea of pantomime
Secret word activity
Outlining practice
Roman numeral activity
Bluff card activity
Ethical dilemma debate practice
1.5
The student demonstrates partial knowledge of the simpler details and processes (Score 2.0 content) but exhibits major errors or omissions regarding the more complex ideas and procedures (Score 3.0 content).
1.0
With help, the student demonstrates a partial understanding of some of the simpler details and processes (Score 2.0 content) and some of the more complex ideas and processes (Score 3.0 content).
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0.5
With help, the student demonstrates a partial understanding of some of the simpler details and processes (Score 2.0 content) but not the more complex ideas and processes (Score 3.0 content).
