Student Name: Tiffany Couch ID #: 208277

Essential Skills Evidence Form StandardListen Actively and Speak Clearly and Coherently Skills 1. Listen active y to unde!stand ve!"a and non#ve!"a communication. 2. $ive and fo o% s&o'en inst!uctions to &e!fo!m a tas'( as' and ans%e! )uestions( and so ve &!o" ems. *. +!esent o! discuss ideas c ea! y( effective y( and cohe!ent y( usin, "oth ve!"a and nonve!"a techni)ues. -. .se an,ua,e a&&!o&!iate to &a!ticu a! audiences and conte/ts. Description of Activity/Task/Experience that demonst!ates I am at o! a"ove standa!d in the s&ecific s'i s fo! the standa!d mentioned a"ove: 0y 1unio! yea! at Li"e!ty 2i,h Schoo ( I had to inte!vie% someone that had "een th!ou,h somethin, histo!ica y si,nificant fo! my 3+ ..S. 2isto!y c ass. I had to ta'e the inst!uctions ,iven to me "y my teache! and c!eate a &!o1ect that %as visua y & easin, and f o%ed %e . This eithe! had to "e done th!ou,h a t!ifo d &!esentation "oa!d( o! th!ou,h a homemade documenta!y. I decided on a t!ifo d. I a so decided to ma'e it oo' i'e a ne%s&a&e! f!om the 14*0s( "ecause the &e!son I inte!vie%ed 5my ,!andmothe!6 had ived th!ou,h the De&!ession. I sha!ed the "oa!d that I had made %ith my c assmates( and since I %as the on y one that had inte!vie%ed someone that had ived th!ou,h the De&!ession( I had info!mation that not a ot of my c assmates 'ne%. I %as a" e to &!esent it %ithout much hesitation "ecause I 'ne% the su"1ect so %e . I %as a so a" e to ans%e! 1ust a"out eve!y )uestion that my teache! and c assmates had a"out the su"1ect. Explanation/Reflection of ho% the activity7tas'7e/&e!ience desc!i"ed a"ove meets o! e/ceeds the s&ecific s'i s of the standa!d mentioned a"ove: I did ve!y %e on this &!o1ect. 0y teache! said that it %as one of the "est t!ifo d "oa!ds that he had seen fo! this &!o1ect( and he ,ave me an 3. It %as a ot of %o!' since I had to stain eve!y sin, e one of the &a,es that I %o!'ed %ith %ith tea to ma'e it oo' o d( "ut I fe t ve!y confident a"out my &!esentation. I used to "e %o!se at &u" ic s&ea'in, ea! ie! in my hi,h schoo ca!ee!( "ut I ,ot a ot "ette! th!ou,hout the yea!s. I !ea y i'ed the &!o1ect( and my ,!andma %as e ated to see the fina &!oduct. She to d me that she %ished that he! "!othe!s and siste!s %e!e sti a ive so that they cou d see it as %e .