Historical person

Historical person

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Overview
Using this Resource
Connecting to the Curriculum
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This task is about presenting an informative speech.
Person of historical interest
 
Prepare a speech about a person who has made a positive impact on the world, to present to the class or a small group.
  • Write the 4-5 main ideas of your speech on a cue card or into your presentation software. Do not write out the whole speech.
  • The speech is not to be read or memorised.
  • Use presentation software or visual aids if you wish.
  • Your teacher will tell you how long your speech needs to be.

Task administration: 
  • Prior to this speech assessment, each student needs to have carried out some research on a particular topic to use as a basis for his or her speech.
  • The length of the speech to be decided by the teacher.
  • Assessment scoring guides A, B, and C are all suitable for this task.
Copyright: 

Image sources: Helen Clark(Wikipedia.org)
Sir Edmund Hillary (Wikipedia.org)
John Key (Wikipedia.org)
The haka (Wikipedia.org)

Level:
5
Curriculum info: 
English, Creating meaning, Speaking
Keywords: 
prepared speech, teacher rating
Description of task: 
The context for this oral assessment is an informative speech about a famous historic person. ARB scoring guides A, B, and C are suitable for this task.
Answers/responses: 
The following Oral Language Assessment Guides – Speaking, can be used with this resource.

Click for more information about the Oral Language Assessment Guides – Speaking.