Frankenstein TEDTalk

Standard: College and Career Readiness Anchor Standard (Common Core): Determine central ideas or themes of a text and analyze
their development; summarize the key supporting details and ideas
Objective: Students will demonstrate the ability to generate and identify key details relating to theme by creating their own TEDTalk
where the theme serves as their speechs message.
Assignment: With a partner, you will create your own TEDTalk as one or two of the characters from Mary Shelleys Frankenstein

.
The overall message of your characters TEDTalk must tie into one of the themes we have discussed for this book. Your TEDTalk can
be pre-recorded or you can present live to the class, but I must be provided with a typed script of the speech and document recording
the role each person played in creating this TEDTalk - especially if only one of you will be the actual speaker.

Rubric:
Requirements

Exceeds Expectations

Meets Expectations

Does Not Meet Expectations

Provides typed record of tasks

performed by partners and script
detailing the content of the
presentation including notes
about movements or materials to
be used

- Record of tasks clearly state

what each person did to
contribute to the project
- Script aligns with what is
actually said in the speech
- language used is school
appropriate
- Any important movements,
demonstrations, or materials to be
used are clearly labeled in the
script at the time they should
occur.

- Record of tasks states some of

what was performed by each
person but list does not appear
complete
- Script matches some of what is
said but speaker(s) goes off script
occasionally
- language is school appropriate
- important movements,
demonstrations, or materials to be
used are mentions, but not clearly
labeled timewise.

- Record of tasks has few to no

listings, and they do not clearly
label each person
- Script is not available or not
followed
- language is not school
appropriate
- no notes are made regarding
movements, demonstrations, or
materials to be used.

Speaker(s) introduce themselves

to the audience before presenting
their TEDTalk

- Speaker(s) introduce themselves

as their chosen character by
giving their name and a little
information about themselves
- Introduction is friendly and brief
- Introduction transitions easily
into the rest of the speech

- Speaker(s) introduce themselves

as their chosen character by
giving their name
- Introduction is short
- Introduction is followed by
somewhat smooth transition into
the rest of the speech

- Speaker(s) DO NOT introduce

themselves as their chosen
character
- There is no introduction or
transition, speech just begins

Speaker(s) present material while

standing up straight, making eye
contact, speaking clearly, and
moving around in the space
available

- Good posture when presenting,

no looking at the ground, or
slouching (unless acting out some
content requiring such actions)
- Makes eye contact with several
members of the audience (or
simulates this in their video)
- Speaks loudly and clearly so
that they are easily understood
- moves around in the available
space while speaking in order to
interact with different parts of the
audience

- fair posture when presenting, a

few moments of slouching or
looking at the ground (unless
acting out some content requiring
such actions)
- Makes eye contact with a few
people (or simulates this in their
video)
- Speaks fairly loudly and clearly,
but a few words are lost here and
there
- moves around in only a small
portion of the space available in
order to interact with only a
limited portion of the audience

- poor posture when presenting,

slouches, keeps head down
- Does not make eye contact
- Speaks quietly or mumbles so
that they cannot be heard
- Stand in one place and does not
attempt to interact with audience

Theme is clearly stated and

explained at some point in the
presentation.

- Theme is stated in a few

sentences at some point in the
presentation
- Theme statement in underlined
in script
- Theme is explained thoroughly
including relevance to the speaker
as that character, and stories or
details given as support for that
theme/message
- Speech stays tied to that theme
throughout

- Theme stated in a few words at

some point in the presentation
- Theme statement is in the script
but not clearly marked
- Theme is explained moderately
including moments of relevance
to the speaker as that character
and a few details given as support
for that theme/message
- Speech stays tied to that theme
through the majority of the
speech

- Theme is not stated

- Theme is not included in the
script
- Theme is minimally explained if
at all, with little to no relevance
to the speaker as that character
and little to no details given as
support for that theme/message
- Speech is not tied to that theme

Speech includes specific details

from the novel to support the
message.

- Several specific details from the

novel are used to support the
message
- Details a relevant to both the
speech and the theme/message
- Details are incorporated into the
speech in a way that makes sense
chronologically and flows well
when speaking

- A few specific details from the

novel are used to support the
message
- Details are mostly relevant to
both the speech and
theme/message
- Most details are incorporated
into the speech in a way that
makes sense chronologically and
flows fairly well when speaking

- Little to no detail is provided

from the novel to support the
message
- Details given are not relevant to
either the speech or the
theme/message
- Details are not incorporated into
the speech in a way that makes
sense chronologically and do not
flow very well when speaking

Some type of visual and/or

auditory aid is used in the
presentation

- Visual and/or auditory aid is

extremely relevant to speech and
theme
- Visual and/or auditory aid is
transitioned into and away from
smoothly so that it fits well into
the presentation

- Visual and/or auditory aid is

moderately relevant to speech and
theme
- Visual and/or auditory aid is
transitioned into and away from
somewhat smoothly so that it fits
into the presentation but does not
seem fluid.

- Visual and/or auditory aid is not

relevant to speech and theme
- Visual and/or auditory aid is not
transitioned into and away from
smoothly; inclusion is rough and
forced

Speech ends by restating the

theme/emphasizing their
message, asking a rhetorical
question, or making a request.

- Speech is wrapped up cleanly

and clearly by restating the theme
in a strong voice to emphasize
conviction in the speakers belief
OR
- by asking a rhetorical questions
designed to make the audience
refelct about what has been said
OR
- by making a request that the
audience thinks or acts in a
certain way after hearing the
message shared

- Speech is wrapped somewhat

clearly by restating the theme
briefly
OR
- by asking a rhetorical question
that does not motivate much
reflection
OR
- by making a request that is not
entirely relevant to the audience
or well connected to the message
shared

- Speech is wrapped up quickly

without providing much closure
for the audience
- Little to no emphasizing,
questioning, or requesting
- Ending is not designed to leave
the audience feeling impacted