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Lesson 7

We will present our Section Diagnostic and actively listen to and participate in the presentations of our classmates.

Lesson Goals

Speaking and Listening

  • Collaborate: How well do I work productively in various roles with other participants?
  • Communicate Effectively: How well do I choose and utilize a presentation format to accomplish my intended purpose in communicating the content to my audience?

Reading and Knowledge

  • Compare and Connect: How well do I recognize points of connection among texts, textual elements, and perspectives to make logical, objective comparisons?
  • Conduct Research: How well do I explore a variety of credible sources for a presentation using an organized and dynamic process of inquiry?

Writing

  • Form Claims: How well do I develop and clearly communicate meaningful and defensible claims about living a life well-lived that represent valid, evidence-based analysis of the texts?
  • Organize Ideas: How well do I use devices, techniques, descriptions, reasoning, evidence, and visual elements to establish coherent, logical, and well-developed narratives and explanations?

Texts

There are no texts for this Lesson.

Materials

Question Sets

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Activity 1: Present

We will present our presentations to our designated audience.

Step 1

As a group, prepare to present your presentation to your classmates or designated audience. Your presentation should be approximately 5-7 minutes long, unless you have alternate directions from your teacher.

Step 2

Presenters

Before you begin, check in to see if there are any specific elements of your research your teacher would like you to address.

Audience

While different groups are presenting, write one to two questions or comments you have for the presenting group. You can draw on the following questions to help you craft questions of your own:

  1. What clarifying questions do you have for the presenter?

  2. What are the most interesting or surprising things you learned from this presentation?

  3. What ideas or evidence from your team member’s notes and presentation might the team use to present your portfolio to the class?

  4. What shout-out can you give your team member about their work or presentation?

In your Learning Log, note new information, including the following:

  • a description of their seminar team

  • an overarching claim or perspective on the topic

  • their inquiry questions

  • their sources, either researched or from the unit

  • their conclusions

  • any connections to your own team’s topic or perspective

Step 3

After groups have presented, offer feedback on their overall presentation in terms of style, delivery, and information, and ask them the questions you noted while listening to their presentation.

Respond to the following questions:

  1. What did each group do well?

  2. What do you suggest the groups improve on?