Your First Awesome Assignment!

For your first oral presentation, you will create your own awesome entry (written in the same
style), and then share it with the class. You will also share a little bit about yourself and why you
chose that particular thing as something so awesome (and what it reveals about you), so that we
as a class can learn something about you. 

The Awesome Entry

The Explanation
For this part of the presentation, you will explain why you chose this particular “awesome” thing,
and in the process, teach us something about yourself. Maybe you love the feel of jumping into a
lake because it reminds you of all the summers you spent with your family up in the interior, and
then you share some insights about your relationship with your family, or what not. Approximately
250 words.

The Assessment
You will be presenting your entry and your explanation to the class. You must be prepared for this
like you would for any presentation. You will be assessed on the usual oral language skills: eye
contact, tone of voice, level of preparation, speed, understandability, engagement etc. You will
also be assessed on your creativity in your awesome entry, and the depth of your explanation and
how reflective it is about you as a person.
 Introductory Awesome Assignment Rubric
Emerging Developing Proficient Extending
Content of - Awesome entry is very short, - Awesome entry is minimal. May not - Awesome entry is a good length - Awesome entry is goes above and
Speech or does not follow stylistic follow all stylistic guidelines, or use and follows all stylistic beyond length requirements. Uses
guidelines. minimal description. guidelines. language effectively.
- Explanation does not connect - Explanation somewhat connects to - Explanation clearly connects to - Explanation connects to the speaker’s
to the speaker’s personality / the speaker’s personality / personal the speaker’s personality / personality / personal experience in an
personal experience. experience. personal experience. insightful / creative way.
- Speaker does not refer to - Speaker sparingly refers to visual - Speaker refers to visual during - Speaker integrates / refers to visual
visual during their speech. during their speech. their speech – may be tacked on during their speech – not disconnected
at the beginning or the end. / tacked on to beginning/end
Thoughtfulness - Awesome entry is not original - Awesome entry is minimally creative - Awesome entry is unusual or - Awesome entry is super creative and
and Creativity or interesting or unique. and thoughtful. creative and has some thoughtful thoughtful.
- Symbols / pictures do not - Symbols / pictures connect / elements to it. - Symbols / pictures connect / enhance
connect / enhance meaning of somewhat enhance meaning of - Symbols / pictures connect / meaning of entry or connect
awesome entry connect awesome entry or connect personally enhance meaning of awesome personally to speaker and their
personally to speaker and their to speaker and their explanation. entry or connect personally to explanation in an interesting /
explanation. - Representation/interpretations of speaker and their explanation. insightful way
- Little to no effort has been put content is unexciting and not very - Representation of - Representation of project and
into the creative. Not much effort has been project/interpretation of content interpretation of content are unique,
representation/interpretation put into this aspect. show some creative and unique personal and creative – student
of content to make it creative elements. Student somewhat utilizes design: colour, spacing, etc.
and/or unique. utilizes design aspects.
Oral - Presenters are difficult to hear - Voice has generally clear - Voice has clear tone with some - Voice has effective clear, expressive
Presentation and understand. tone/volume. expression and volume. tone and volume. Good speed used
Skills - Presenters make little eye - May mumble and/or lack inflection. - Appropriate speed and pace. for effect.
contact and appear to be - Presenters make some eye contact - Presenters make eye contact - Presenters maintain eye contact.
reading the presentation. with audience. frequently. - Presenters is completely prepared and
- Presenters does not seem at all - Presenters is somewhat prepared, but - Presenters seems pretty prepared has obviously rehearsed.
prepared to present. it is clear that rehearsal was lacking. but might have needed a couple
more rehearsals.
Self- - Reflection does not move - Student makes attempts at applying - The reflection demonstrates - The reflection moves beyond simple
Assessment beyond description of the the learning experience to student attempts to analyze the description of the experience to an
and Reflection learning experience(s). understanding of self, others, and/or experience but analysis lacks analysis of how the experience
course concepts but fails to depth. contributed to student understanding
demonstrate depth of analysis. of self, others, and/or course
concepts.