By now you should be fine tuning your Prezi projects on Ethan Frome. If you had concerns or questions, I would have heard over the break. We will begin the presentations on Wednesday in random order. So that no one will feel unduely put upon, everyone will turn in an outline at the beginning of class on Wednesday. Anyone who does not, can expect a call home by 4th period. This shall consist of the organizational structure and key aspects of your presentation, including any quotes you have included. Your oral presentation and visuals, which essentially will "read" like a paper will be your Prezi. Grading: outline- easy A quiz grade; Prezi presentation- project grade of 25 %; as this is the only project you have this marking period, this is significant.
Below is the presentation rubric. Look it over to assess yourself. I apologize for the format; it did not translate well onto the blog. However, you get the idea, and I'll have hard copies in class.
Oral Presentation Rubric
Oral Presentation Rubric
Name ___________________________Date _____________________
performance distinguished proficient apprentice novice possible/ actual element points
Awareness
of Audience • Significantly increases audience . Raises audience . Raises audience Fails to increase 20 ______
understanding and knowledge understanding and understanding and audience understanding
of topic; knowledge of most points; knowledge of some of knowledge of topic
• Effectively convinces an . Clear point of view, but points
audience to recognize development is inconclusive .Point of view may be
the validity of a point of view. Incomplete clear, but lacks development
Strength of
Material,
Organization
• Clear purpose and subject; Has some success defining . Attempts to define . Subject and purpose not
• Pertinent examples, facts, purpose and subject; some purpose and subject clearly defined.
and/or statistics examples ,understanding of . Weak examples or facts .Very weak or no support of
• Conclusions/ideas are supported presenter’s position that do not clearly support subject through examples
by evidence; .Has some success defining purpose the subject.
. Major ideas summarized and left and subject . Includes very thin data . Very weak or no support of
audience with full understanding of .Included some examples, facts, in support of ideas or subject through use of facts
presenter’s position. statistics to support the subject conclusions or statistics
. May need to refine or summarize . Audience left with a vague . Major ideas left unclear 20 ______
final ideas. idea to remember
Delivery
.Relaxed, self-confident and appropriately . Quick recovery from minor mistakes . Some tension or indifference .Nervous tension obvious and /or
dressed for purpose or audience; . Appropriately dressed apparent and possible inappropriately dressed for purpose
. Builds trust and holds attention by direct . Fairly consistent eye contact inappropriate dress for or audience
eye contact with all parts of audience; . satisfactory variation and inflection purpose or audience . Low volume and / or monotonous
.Fluctuation in volume and inflection help to .Uneven volume with little or tone causes audience to disengage 20 _______
maintain audience interest and emphasize key point no inflection.
Final Score _______ 60
AND--vocabulary 10 DUE MONDAY MARCH 7
Vocabulary 10 definitions
1. askance (adverb)- with suspicion, distrust or disapproval; skeptically; suspiciously
2. attenuate (verb) – to make thin or slender, to weaken or lessen in force, intensity or value; dilute; water down
3. benign (adj)- gentle, kind; forgiving, understanding; having a favorable or beneficial effect; not malignant; salutary; salubrious
4. cavil (verb)- to find fault in a petty way, carp; nitpick, quibble (noun)- a trivial objection or criticism
5. charlatan (noun) – one who feigns knowledge or ability; a pretender, imposter or quack
6. decimate (verb)- to kill or destroy a large part of; ravage, devastate
7. foible (noun)- weak point, failing, minor flaw; shortcoming, defect, quirk
8. forgo (verb)- to do without, abstain from, give up; renounce
9. fraught (adj)- full or loaded with; accompanied by; charged with
10. inure (verb)- to toughen, harden’ render used to something by long subjection or exposure; accustom, acclimate
11. luminous (adj)- emitting or reflecting light, glowing; radiant, bright, refulgent
12. obsequious (adj)- marked by slavish attentiveness; excessively submissive, often for purely self-interested reasons.
13. obtuse (adj)- blunt, not coming to the point; slow or dull in understanding; not causing a sharp impression; stupid, dumb, thick
14. oscillate (verb)- to swing back and forth with a steady rhythm, to fluctuate or waver; vibrate, vacillate
15. penitent (adj)- regretful for one’s sins or mistakes; (noun) one who is sorry for wrongdoing; repentant; regretful, rueful, sorry
16. peremptory (adj)- having the nature of a command that leaves no opportunity for debate, denial or refusal; high-handed, unconditional
17. rebuff (verb) to snub; to repel, drive away, spurn, repulse, reject; (noun) a curt rejection; a check; a set back
18. reconnoiter (verb)- to engage in reconnaissance; to make a preliminary inspection; scout
19. shambles (noun)- a slaughterhouse; a place of mass bloodshed; a state of complete disorder and confusion, mess
20. sporadic (adj)- occurring at irregular intervals, having no set plan or order; intermittent, spasmodic
Vocabulary 10, exercise 1 Use correct form
1. Life on the family farm has __________________________me to hard physical labor and long hours of unremitting toil.
2. The general sent scouts on ahead of the army to _________________________ the area for a suitable site to pitch camp.
3. Although there had been some ____________________________ fighting earlier, the real battles of the Civil War did not begin until Bull Run in July, 1861.
4. Unless the title Special Aide to the Assistant Section Manager involves a salary increase, I would just as soon _______________________ it.
5. The riot converted the quiet streets of that suburban community into a ghastly ______________________________.
6. Although the moon appears to be a(n) ______________________________ body, the fact is that it only reflects light received from the sun.
7. As all kinds of wild rumors ran rampant through the besieged city, the mood of the populace _________________________ between hope and despair.
8. Good supervisors know that they can get more cooperation from their staff by making polite requests than by issuing __________________________ orders.
9. The man’s personality was a strange mixture of strengths and weaknesses, fortes and _____________________________.
10. I was totally taken aback when they ___________________________ my kind offers of assistance so rudely and nastily.
11. No doubt he’s very sorry he got caught, but that does not mean that he’s at all _____________________ about what he did.
12. Any “investment counselor” who promises to double your money overnight must be regarded as a(n) _____________________________ or crook.
13. Though my childhood recollections have been ______________________________ by the passage of time, they have not been totally effaced from my memory.
14. In a typical James Bond movie, Agent 007 has a series of adventures that are _____________________________ with tongue-in-cheek peril.
15. His statements have been so uniformly _______________________ that I get the impression that he is wearing a permanent pair of mental blinders.
16. Though critics ________________________ at minor faults in the new Broadway show, the general public loved it.
17. I was relieved to learn that the tumor on my arm was _________________________ and my worst fears were groundless.
18. We took _________________________ at the program that makes it harder for city dwellers to get out and enjoy the beauties of nature.
19. During the 14th century, the Black Death suddenly swept across Europe, ____________________ the population and paralyzing everyday life.
20. During imperial times, the Roman Senate was little more than a collection of _____________________________ yes-men, intent upon preserving their own lives by gratifying the emperor’s every whim.
Vocabulary 10, exercise 2
1. The English teacher looked ________________________ at the suggestion that students read compendiums of Dicken’s novels.
2. Abraham Lincoln’s sensitive stepmother had a _________________________ influence on the lonely boy who had lost his mother.
3. I suggest that you do not _________________________ over small things but instead focus on what is important.
4. The Inuit have become ____________________________ to the hardships of the long Arctic winters through years of experience.
5. The reporter exposed the real estate agent as a __________________________ who routinely deceived her customers.
6. The terrified narrator in Poe’s story The Pit and the Pendulum watches the dreaded instrument ________________________________ as it slowly moves toward him.
7. Backbiting is one human _______________________________ not likely to be eradicated.
8. One of the best, if not the easiest, ways to lose weight is to _____________________________ dessert.
9. Infantry officers often ask for volunteers to _____________________________ the terrain ahead before ordering their soldiers to advance.
10. Even with the most advanced equipment, expeditions to the top of Mt. Everest are still ___________________________ with danger.
11. Walking under that _______________________________ night sky induced in me weighty thoughts not often pondered.
12. The lieutenant was too _____________________________ to see the danger and led his company right into the hands of the enemy.
13. In the Middle Ages, ______________________________ often confessed their sins publicly and were publicly punished.
14. The board members resented the director’s ____________________________tone of voice.
15. The old man _____________________________ his neighbors by refusing offers of friendship.
16. After making sure the wound was clean, the doctor took steps to __________________________ the victim’s pain.
17. The burglars made a complete _________________________ of the apartment in their search for money and jewelry.
18. Again and again, Napoleon was able to _______________________ the armies of his enemies and lead his men on to further victories.
19. The soldiers heard _____________________________ gunfire from the other side of the river.
20. Jane Austin ridiculed characters that were _______________________________ to the aristocracy but condescending to their social inferiors.
Vocabulary 10, exercise 3
Synonyms
1. quibble over who is at fault ____________________________
2. exposed him as a complete fraud ____________________________
3. vacillated between two choices ____________________________
4. looked skeptically at their proposals ____________________________
5. accustomed to extremes of temperatures _____________________________
6. a storm that ravaged the countryside ___________________________
7. an attempt to scout the interior ____________________________
8. unwilling to renounce her inheritance ___________________________
9. shocked by the mess they had created ___________________________
10. a salutary effect on consumer confidence ____________________________
11. full of suspense and tension ____________________________
12. willing to overlook its defects ___________________________
13. will spurn his offer of marriage __________________________
14. his high-handed challenge to our authority ___________________________
15. in the radiant circle of the spotlight ____________________________
Antonyms
16. measures that may strengthen the economy ____________________________
17. an entirely unrepentant gambler and thief ____________________________
18. her acute handling of the issue _____________________________
19. assumed an overbearing manner ____________________________
20. his constant attention to detail ____________________________
Vocabulary 10, exercise 4
1. We must never allow our passion for justice to be (inured / attenuated) to mere halfhearted
goodwill.
2. I have learned that (sporadic / preemptory) sessions of intense “cramming” can never take the place of a regular study program.
3. Somehow or other, a bull got into the china shop and turned it into a complete (shambles / foibles).
4. The (decimated / penitent) youths agreed to work without pay until they could make restitution for the damage their carelessness had caused.
5. When I found that people I admired were looking (askance / sporadic) at my unconventional clothing, I resolved to remedy the situation.
6. How could you have the heart to (rebuff / cavil) those people’s piteous appeals for aid?
7. Since he didn’t want to give me credit for having done a good job, he took refuge in endless (foibles / cavils) about my work.
8. Imagine the general disappointment when the so-called “miracle cure” was exposed as a fraud promoted by a (charlatan / cavil).
9. Over the years, her (luminous / obtuse) descriptions and scintillating wit have helped her students master the difficult subject she taught.
10. Their relationship has been so (fraught / benign) with strife and malice that I don’t see how they can ever patch things up.
11. Though I admire the woman’s strong points, I find her (rebuffs / foibles) comic.
12. All angles are classified as acute, right, (obtuse / benign) or straight, according to the number of degrees they contain.
13. Though the small nation was always ready to settle a conflict peacefully, it was not afraid to use (luminous / peremptory) force when necessary.
14. At an autocrat’s court, free speech is usually replaced by the (penitent / obsequious) twaddle of self-serving flunkies and toadies.
15. Do you want to be a ballet dancer badly enough to (oscillate / forgo) all other activities?
16. Bank robbers often spend a good deal of time (reconnoitering / rebuffing) the neighborhood in which the bank they intend to rob is located.
17. During the Civil War the ranks of both armies were (decimated / rebuffed) as much by disease as by enemy action.
18. Even though my experiences in battle have (inured / caviled) me to scenes of suffering, I was horrified by the devastation wrought by the tornado.
19. Since he is not guided by firm principles, he (attenuates / oscillates) between the rival factions, looking for support from both of them.
20. We believe that classes taught by teachers with specialized training will have a (sporadic / benign) effect on the troubled children.
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