Year 10 English

Oral Presentation
Assessment Task
Task: Your task is to research, write and deliver a 4-5-minute persuasive oral
presentation on the issue of your choice. Use the techniques and structure you
have been taught in class.
This oral presentation should not be a re-hashing of an oral presentation used
in another subject.

Specifics:
 4-5 minutes (max of 6)
 Persuasive issue must be approved by your teacher.
 Delivered in class on ____________________________
 You do not need to memorise your speech. Cue cards are acceptable. Do
not read a prepared essay- rehearsal is vital.

Year 10 English Persuasive Oral 2018

 Assessment Criteria:

Year 10 ENGLISH
Persuasive Oral Presentation
Performance Descriptors

DESCRIPTOR: typical performance in each range

Very low Low Medium High Very high

Limited understanding of Some understanding Satisfactory Detailed understanding Thorough and detailed
the issue. Few of the issue through understanding of the of the issue through the understanding of the issue
references made to the selection of issue through the careful selection of through the careful
resources and evidence. resources and selection of appropriately selection of a wide range of
evidence used to acknowledged resources acknowledged resources appropriately
support their position. and evidence used to and evidence used to acknowledged resources
support their position. support their position. and evidence used to
support their position.

Limited understanding or Some development of Sound development of Detailed development of Sophisticated and insightful
Construct a development of arguments that broad and reasoned reasoned and credible development of clear,
sustained arguments. Some position the audience arguments that position arguments that position reasoned and convincing
and attempts to position the to support the the audience to support the audience to support arguments that position the
reasoned audience, but arguments contention being the contention being the contention being audience to support the
point of view are not clear over all. argued, but arguments argued. Somewhat argued. points of view presented.
on an issue are not always clear or clearly communicated.
reasoned.
currently
debated in Limited understanding or Some use of Satisfactory Intentional use of a range Insightful selection of a
the media. use of persuasive persuasive techniques understanding and use of of persuasive techniques range of persuasive
techniques to support to support arguments, a range of persuasive that are used effectively techniques used to
arguments. but not always used techniques to support to support the arguments effectively and skillfully
appropriately or arguments. and were appropriate for support arguments that
effectively. the audience and issue. were appropriate to the
audience and issue.

Limited control of oral Some attempt to use Generally fluent and Persuasive, fluent and Highly persuasive, fluent
language conventions to oral language clear oral language that coherent oral language and coherent oral language
engage audience. conventions such as employs the appropriate that employs the that employs the skillful use
body language, voice, use of effective appropriate and accurate of appropriate presentation
speed and use of cue presentation methods use of presentation methods to position an
cards, but limited such as body language, methods to position an audience, such as body
engagement with voice, speed and use of audience, such as body language, voice, speed and
audience. cue cards. language, voice, speed use of cue cards.
and use of cue cards.

Teacher comments:

Year 10 English Persuasive Oral 2018