2. Presentational Tasks
Writing, Speaking for an audience
One-way communication
Classmates……..native speakers
Informal……formal
Rehearsals →performance
Drafts → publication
3. What are some Presentational Task you do now?
Speaking Writing
4. Presentational Tasks
One perspective on valuing the process of rough
drafts and rehearsals:
Taking the process seriously leads to high
quality final products
Count the process but weight the final
product more heavily as a reflection of good
preparation
5. Presentational Tasks
Rubrics for presentational tasks can be generic or
task-specific, depending on the unique traits that
might be emphasized in a presentational task.
THE STUDENT EXCEEDS EXPECTATIONS THE STUDENT MEETS EXPECTATIONS THE STUDENT
DOES NOT MEET EXPECTATIONS
DO WE UNDERSTAND YOU? The audience understands me The audience understands me. I am not clearly understood. I
(Comprehensibility) without difficulty. I may have some hesitations or have frequent hesitations and
unnatural pauses. unnatural pauses.
HOW WELL DO YOU USE THE I am mostly correct when I am mostly correct with I am correct only at the word
SPANISH LANGUAGE? producing simple sentences. memorized language. level.
(Language Control & Vocabulary Use) My presentation is rich in My vocabulary reveals basic My vocabulary is limited and/or
appropriate vocabulary. information. repetitive.
HOW WELL DO YOU IMPACT THE I use gestures, visuals and tone I use some gestures and I make no effort to maintain
AUDIENCE? of voice to maintain audience’s visuals to maintain audience’s audience’s attention.
attention. attention. My tone of voice is
acceptable.
HOW WELL DO YOU ORGANIZE THE My main ideas are supported My presentation has a I present information randomly.
PRESENTATION? with examples. beginning, middle, and end.
(COMMUNICATION STRATEGIES)
I demonstrate some awareness
HOW WELL DO YOU ACT LIKE A NATIVE of cultural appropriate-ness.
SPEAKER?
(CULTURAL AWARENESS)
6. Presentational Tasks
Generic rubrics
Used to judge the same type of
performance: all speeches, all dialogues, all
essays
Helps students understand the nature of a
quality performance
7. Presentational Tasks
Task-specific rubrics
Used for a specific performance that has unique traits
Gives students feedback on that particular
performance
8. Presentational Tasks
Consider non-negotiables to reduce the number of
criteria that need to be built into a rubric
Non-negotiables: basic requirements of any
performance that need to be in place before the
performance can be evaluated
9. Non-negotiables: An example
Word-processed
Double-spaced
250 words
Paragraphs
Title
Spell-checked
At least 5 of the new vocab words
Written in the past and imperfect
