TED TALK PRESENTATION: ASSESSMENT AND EVALUATION

Learning Goals:

To become more comfortable public speaking

Identify and explain how rhetorical devices influence a speakers message
Identify and explain how presentation technique influences a speakers message
Apply effective presentation strategies to your own presentation

Specific Expectations for Assessment

1.1 Listening to Understand listening to and watching Ted talks and identifying the main ideas
1.2 Active Listening Strategies- acknowledge others ideas when sharing information about talks viewed, and ask clarifying questions about
their favourite selection if required using appropriate body language and facial expression
1.3 Listening Comprehension oral summarizing of 5 talks watched for small group
1.4 Understanding of Content (explanation of core concepts to peers)
1.6 Extending Understanding (connecting speaker profile information to talk)
1.7 Analyzing Text identifying effective techniques used to engage an audience as well as compare speakers techniques
1.8 Critical Literacy identify speaker perspectives and discuss bias beliefs, values, identity, and/or power
1.9 Presentation Strategies explain how different presenters style of presenting impacts the overall message (ie including changes in rate of
speech, use of humour, etc)
2.1 Purpose use language appropriate to persuade and inform your intended audience
2.3 Clarity and Coherence communicate in a clear, coherent manner (ie organization of presentation, presentation outline)
2.4 Diction and Devices - identification and use of rhetorical devices
2.5 Vocal Strategies identify vocal strategies used by a variety of presenters to engage audience (ie pace, volume, impersonation, etc)
2.6 Non-verbal Cues - use of non-verbals in presentation including voice, eye contact, posture)
The third strand in Oral Communication: Reflecting on Skills and Strategies (3.1 Metacognition and 3.2 Interconnected Skills) can easily be
incorporated by including a reflective piece at the end of the evaluation where students identify their own strengths and areas for improvement in
presentation skills, explore listening and viewing strategies they used throughout the process, and explain how writing an outline for their
presentation made it more effective.

EVALUATION:

Level 4

Level 3

Level 2

Level 1

< Level 1

Understan
ding of Content
(explanation of core
concepts to peers)

Explains core concepts with

absolute clarity

Explains core concepts with

good clarity

Explains core concepts with

some clarity

Explains core concepts with

limited clarity

Insufficient
evidence

Understan
ding of rhetorical
devices used by the
speaker in Ted talk

Explanation of rhetorical
devices used is thorough and
accurate

Explanation of rhetorical
devices used is thorough and
mostly accurate

Explanation of rhetorical
devices used is somewhat
thorough however not all
techniques are correctly
identified or explained

Explanation of rhetorical
devices used is limited and
numerous techniques are
incorrectly identified or
improperly explained

Insufficient
evidence

Exceptionally thorough and

accurate analysis provided for
speakers presentation skills

Thorough and accurate analysis

provided for speakers
presentation skills

Somewhat thorough and/or

some inaccurate analysis
provided for speakers
presentation skills

Limited and/or inaccurate

analysis provided for
speakers presentation skills

Insufficient
evidence

Only highly relevant

information with superior
explanations and details are
included

Only relevant information and

good explanations and details
are included

KNOWLEDGE

THINKING

Connects
speaker profile
information to talk

Analysis
of speakers
presentation skills
(persuasive techniques,
vocal and non-verbal
skill, etc)

Inclusion
of relevant and
important details

Some relevant information and

some explanations details
included

Limited information and/or

limited explanations and
details included

Insufficient
evidence

COMMUNICATION

Use of
non-verbal cues in
presentation including
voice, eye contact,
posture

Superior use of non-verbals in

presentation

Very good use of non-verbals in

presentation

Some good use of non-verbals

but more practice required

Some use of vocal strategies to

Limited
understanding/application of
non-verbal cues

Insufficient
evidence


Use of
vocal strategies in
presentation (ie pace,
volume, etc)

Word
choice and selection of
presentation structure
carefully considers
audience requirements

APPLICATION

Understan
ding and adherence to
group work
responsibilities

Use of
structure to enhance
meaning and message in
presentation

FEEDBACK:

Superior use of vocal

strategies to enhance
presentation

Very good use of vocal

strategies to enhance
presentation

enhance presentation

Some careful word choice but

presentation structure does not
seem to consider audience

Limited use of vocal strategies

to enhance presentation

Insufficient
evidence

Limited/no consideration of
word choice and/or
presentation structure for
audience

Insufficient
evidence

Careful word choice and

presentation structure caters
to audience needs

Careful word choice and

presentation structure considers
audience needs

Positive contributor to group

work and equally shares in
the process as well as the
presentation

Positive contributor to group

work and equally shares in the
process as well as the
presentation

Somewhat positive contributor

to group work but does not
equally share in the process as
well as the presentation

Negative in group work and

does equally shares in the
process and/or the
presentation

Outstanding consideration has

been made to how to best
present findings to audience

Careful consideration has been

made to how to best present
findings to audience

Some consideration has been

made to how to best present
findings to audience

Limited consideration has

been made to how to best
present findings to audience

Insufficient
evidence

Insufficient
evidence