English Department

II Unit / 5th grade / 2018

P. Bencich & M.A. Vergara

All About Me

Oral and Written Presentation Project

Students name: __________________________________ Class: 5th ____

Date: __________________

Grading Score:

Oral Presentation ______ out of 30points.Time allocation: 1 week

Written Presentation _____ out of 25 points

Pictures taken from Happy Kids Together HuggingPROJECT OVERVIEW

Objectives

You will be able to:

Report information about yourself in oral and written form, in present simple tense.

Write complete sentences considering the 6+1 traits (ideas, organization, sentence fluency, and conventions)

Responsibly use the Internet to gather information or images to support report.

Use your dictionary.

Instructions:

FIRST: Brainstorm ideas and answers about you.

SECOND: Answer the questionnaire that includes basic information about you.

1. What is your name?

2. How old are you?

3. When is your birthday?

4. Where do you live?

5. Describe your family, and tell something about each one of them.

6. What is your favorite activity?

7. What do you like to eat, and why?

8. What is your favorite book? Why?

9. What do you like to watch on TV or the cinema? Why?

10. What do you want to be when you grow up? Why?

11. Who are your friends?

12. What are you good at? Why?

THIRD: Use the answers to write sentences to describe yourself: I .

FOURTH: Check the 6 traits in every sentence. Ask your peers and teachers to edit your writing.

FIFTH: Write your final version of the written report. Check the 6+1 traits again.

SIXTH: Create a poster to use during your presentation; it should include images that represent you.

SEVENTH: Practice your oral presentation.

You will be assessed in two ways:

GRADING

1. Written Report. (25 points)

5 points

Ideas

Sentences stick to the purpose of the project.

All required answers are present.

Organization

All ideas and words are presented in order, clear, and easy to understand in a report format.

Sentence Fluency

All sentences have proper sentence structure.

Conventions

Two or less spelling, punctuation, and capitalization mistakes.

Presentation

Text is easy to read, includes at least one image and follows the format of a report.

2. Oral Presentation. (30 points)

6 points

Pronunciation

(words and sentences)

Student mispronounces 2 or less elements in simple present tense, closely to the standards of English pronunciation.

Oral Fluency

Student has zero or one hesitation or reading support.

Ideas

Student includes all information needed.

Sentence Fluency

Two or less mistakes expressing the message (sentence structure, grammar).

Organization

(Message or sequence of ideas)

Student presents his or her report in a clear, easy to follow order.

IMPORTANT TIPS

Remember that you will be sharing your information with the class.

Practice your presentation at home with a member of your family:

For example:

My name is Andres. My birthday is on May 20th

Remember to practice good presentation skills:

1. Be polite.

2. Look the audience.

3. Pronounce clearly.

4. Take your time.

5. Stand still with good posture.

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My family members are:

BRAINSTORM

Adapted from Pinterest

QUESTIONNAIRE

Answer the following questions about yourself:

1st Paragraph: Personal Information

1. What is your name?

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2. How old are you?

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3. When is your birthday?

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4. Where do you live?

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5. Describe your family, and tell something about each one of them. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

6. Who are your friends? What do you like about them?

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2nd Paragraph: Personal Interests

7. What is your favorite activity? Why?

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8. What do you like to eat, and why?

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9. Do you like to read? What is your favorite book? Why?

__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

10. What do you like to watch on TV or the cinema? Why?

_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

3rd Paragraph: Talents

11. What are you good at? Why?

__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

12.What do you want to be when you grow up? Why?

__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Sharing about yourself is important! Have fun!

EDITING & CORRECTING

Personal Editing: Read through your answers and correct mistakes.

Teacher Editing: Ask you teacher to edit your writing. Correct your mistakes.

Peer Editing: Ask a classmate to read your paper and give comments.

Make improvements: Correct all mistakes and improve your final draft.

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Adopted from:www.teacherstorehouse.com

WRITTEN REPORT

First Draft

Title: _____________________________________

First Paragraph:

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Second Paragraph:

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Third Paragraph:

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SELF-EDITING ASSESSMENT CHECKLIST

Directions: Edit your written work using the self-editing checklist, fixing any errors you or your peers noticed.

Self- editing

Checklist items

Check when ready

MY ANSWERS

I prepared my answers.

MY QUESTIONS (Ideas)

I prepared and answered two more details of my own.

Report

I answered all of the questions.

I wrote the answers in the booklet.

I wrote paragraphs using the answers in simple present tense, first person singular.

PUNCTUATION (Conv.)

I read my sentences to check for periods and commas.

I fixed periods and commas if necessary.

CAPITALIZATION (Conv.)

I checked for capital letters at the beginning of every sentence.

I checked for capital letters in proper nouns.

SPELLING (Conv.)

I checked for spelling in words.

I fixed spelling in words.

GRAMMAR (Conv.)

My sentences are complete ideas.

My sentences have the correct word order.

ORGANIZATION

I followed the order of each paragraph.

EDITING

I asked my peers to edit my work.

I asked my teacher for help if necessary.

PREPARE TO PRESENT

Step One: Final Draft

Edit your first draft with your teacher and a classmate

Write your final draft on a piece of paper.

Step Two: Visual Aid

Include at least one picture, glued onto your final draft.

Find photos online

Draw pictures

Include photographs of yourself, your family and

your interests.

Step Three: Practice!

Practice speaking out loud

Be loud, clear, and confident!

Metacognition

Instructions: Please color your answer, justify it when required.

1. I found the All About me Project

Very interesting

Interesting

Okay

Not very interesting

Why? ________________________________________________________________

2. If you needed help, how did you do it?

_______________________________________________________________

3. How do you evaluate your work?

Excellent

Good

I need to improve

Why? _______________________________________________________________

4. What can you do differently next time?

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5. Any suggestion ?

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