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Lesson 4

Review and Revise Presentation

We will share, review, and revise our drafts of the written components of our presentation, collaborating with our team to refine and strengthen our presentation materials.

Lesson Goals

  • Can I synthesize varied information from multiple sources into a coherent statement to present to our audience?

  • Can I use language and strategies to accomplish my intended purpose in communicating?

  • Can I revisit, refine, and revise my understanding, knowledge, and work based on discussions with others and feedback and review by myself and others?

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Activity 1: Read – Write – Discuss

We will meet with our teams to review all of the written components of our presentations and confirm next steps before we continue to draft our other written components. Our teacher will conference with us, answering questions and advising us as we work.

Begin your team meeting by checking in with one another about how the drafting went and about any challenges that have arisen.

Individually, review each of the written components, adding feedback and questions. Use the guidelines for reviewing in the Presentation Creation Process and Presentation Written Components sections of the Application Unit Presentation Guide and Culminating Task Checklist to guide that feedback.

Once all team members have reviewed and provided feedback on each of the components, discuss the following questions as a team to help create a task list for the necessary revisions and additional research:

  1. To what extent do our outline, materials, and tools list accurately reflect our presentation’s purpose and ideas?

  2. To what extent does our introduction organize our central claim, our inquiry paths, and the broader concepts associated with our inquiry questions in a way that will excite our audience? How can we improve its effectiveness?

  3. To what extent does each of our commentaries convey our in-depth understanding of the inquiry path with relevant facts, engaging examples, quotations, and other materials? How can we improve the effectiveness of each?

  4. To what extent does our conclusion accurately and meaningfully summarize our findings, offer insights about the implications of what we’ve learned, and articulate avenues for further research? How can we improve its effectiveness?

  5. Do our plans to use technological tools, multimedia components, or visual aids during our presentation fit well with our timeline and our teacher’s guidelines for presentation length?

Activity 2: Write – Discuss

We will begin to revise the written components for our presentation. Our teacher will conference with us, answering questions and advising us as we work.

Independently, begin to revise the written components for your assigned role based on the feedback you received from your team members and your discussion during the previous activity.

Also use the details from the Presentation Written Components section of the Application Unit Presentation Guide and the Culminating Task Checklist to guide and inform your revisions. Additionally, refer to the Presentation Creation Process of the Application Unit Presentation Guide for more revision strategies and suggestions.

Consult with your team members as you revise, and note any questions or concerns to discuss with your teacher during conferences.

You will have additional revising time in the next lesson.

Activity 3: Discuss

We will conference with our teacher to get feedback and ask questions as we plan, draft, and revise our presentations.

While you work during this lesson, your teacher will conference with teams about your plan, drafts, and revisions. Your teacher will also clarify any questions your team might have and will use the Culminating Task Checklist to help you refine your presentation.

As explained in the Presentation Process section of the Application Unit Presentation Guide, decide as a team what you would like to accomplish during your conference and set an agenda that allows you to get the specific feedback you need to keep moving forward.

Activity 4: Write

For homework, each member of our team will continue revising the written components for their assigned role.

For homework, continue revising the written components for your assigned role. Refer to the Presentation Written Components section of the Application Unit Presentation Guide for specific details about each of the required written components, and refer to the criteria listed in the Culminating Task Checklist to guide your thinking and writing.

You will have additional revising time in the next lesson.