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Content Outcome:
    1. To give instructions in the target language.

Process Outcome:
    1. To demonstrate organizational skills.

Task:
    The student will present step-by-step instructions for performance of a task using appropriate command forms.

Think of an activity that you know how to do very well, then imagine that no one in the class has ever heard of this activity. Your goal is to explain the various steps that a person has to follow in order to successfully accomplish the task. Because we are all novices, a visual aid will be necessary in order to fully understand the commands you'll be giving.

Requirements:

    1. The oral presentation must include eight logically-ordered steps which are necessary to follow in order to complete the task. Becase you are giving instructions, the use of a positive informal command form in each step is required.
    2. The poster you create must list steps in 1-8 logical order. Remember that the audience will be using your poster for reference, so neatness and presentation (is it big enough for us to see?) are important.

During your oral presentation, your poster will be displayed in front of the class. You may refer to it while speaking, but do not read from it! Your oral presentation should be more developed that your poster....I will be listening for relevant and interesting details that are not included in the visual aid. If you want to actually demonstrate the various steps of your presentation, this "extra effort" will be considered.

Point distribution:   Oral Presentation    20
                                Poster                   10

                               Total = 30 points

 



 
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