Speaking & Listening Anchor Standard 4 Level C/D

Leveled Standard C

Report on a topic or text or present an opinion, sequencing ideas logically and using appropriate facts and relevant, descriptive details to support main ideas or themes; speak clearly at an understandable pace. (SL.5.4)

Leveled Standard D

Present claims and findings, emphasizing salient points in a focused, coherent manner with relevant evidence, sound valid reasoning, and well-chosen details; use appropriate eye contact, adequate volume, and clear pronunciation. (SL.8.4)

Teacher Notes
Teachers may want to share models (good and bad) and rubrics to help students understand the criteria for effective speaking and presentations. Learners should consider TAPS (task/topic, audience, purpose, and style).

Teachers may want to teach planning and organizing strategies (such as using a graphic organizer or index cards and choosing a problem-solution structure) or digital literacy skills (such as locating copyright-free image or music files or using common presentation software).

Examples / Activities
Workplace Safety Presentations

Students read and listen to texts related to workplace safety. Then, students created their own multimedia presentations synthesizing the workplace safety lessons learned.

Workforce Readiness Skills

• 4

  Self-representation: formally present safety information

• 7

  Creativity and Resourcefulness: select visuals and create safety presentation

• 8

  Speaking and Listening: formally present safety information; listen to information

• 9

  Reading and Writing: read articles related to workplace safety; write safety presentation

• 11

  Health and Safety: learn about workplace safety and present safety information

• 12

  Organizations, Systems, and Climates: understand employer and employee rights and responsibilities pertaining to workplace safety

• 13

  Lifelong Learning: learn from text, multimedia, and reporting

• 16

  Mathematics: practice conversions and ratios related to workplace safety

• 19

  Information Technology: use information technology to access and present safety information

• 20

  Internet Use and Security: search for multimedia files and information online; create presentation

• 21

  Telecommunications: create and deliver a safety presentation

GED® Assessment Targets (RLA)
R.2.5 Determine which detail(s) support a main idea.
R.8.1 Delineate the specific steps of an argument the author puts forward, including how the argument’s claims build on one another.
R.8.2 Identify specific pieces of evidence an author uses in support of claims or conclusions.
R.8.4 Distinguish claims that are supported by reasons and evidence from claims that are not.
R.8.5 Assess whether the reasoning is valid; identify fallacious reasoning in an argument and evaluate its impact.

Resources
opens in a new window Forbes: 5 Quick Ways to Organize a Presentation by Nick Morgan
opens in a new window Google Slides Tutorial by David Lee
opens in a new window GSuite Learning Center: Get Started with Slides
opens in a new window Magnetic Speaking: 8 Time Tested Ways to Organize Your Presentation by Peter Khoury
opens in a new window Patterns of Organization
opens in a new window Personal Inventory: Effective Speaking
opens in a new window PowerPoint 2016 and opens in a new window Prezi Tutorials from opens in a new window GCFLearnFree
opens in a new window Presentation Dos and Don’ts

opens in a new window Rubric for Presentations