Presenting

**__May 29th 2009 __ **  After answering the key concepts and making connections and drawing conclusions in your inquiry about " your chosen problem," check each key question has been answered thoroughly to show in-depth understanding. If so, now you are ready to plan and prepare your performance assessment!

In your performance assessment you must  demonstrate understanding of the central idea.   Ideas of what to do: 1- Make a plan.  How are you going to show the 8 key questions? Which types of product/forms of performance will you use to present your inquiry and show understanding of the C.I. 2- Use a calendar to plan your days and everything your group needs to prepare well for the exhibition. Make sure all the members of the group are aware of this calendar. Building the calendar together on your wiki is a possibility. If your time distribution is clear, then everyone will know the group´s expectations. What to do and when.  Think of: - meeting times so you can use time wisely and don´t get caught up by the deadline. - meet as much as possible during school hours. You have to sacrifice extracurriculars over the next 2 weeks, if necessary. - Assign responsibilities too. Who is doing what?

3- Prepare the presentation. It is time to prepare and make everything for the exhibition.

4- Resources. <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255); font-size: 160%;"> Which resources will you need. Give a list to your tutor by Wednesday 3rd June if your group needs a laptop, video beam, extension cables; or inform us if you are going to be bringing your own.

5- <span style="color: rgb(0, 128, 0); font-size: 160%;">Practise the presentation. <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255);"> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255); font-size: 160%;"> Check the time. No longer than 15-20 min max.

Good luck!

<span style="font-size: 240%; color: rgb(0, 0, 255);">May 20th 2009 Demonstrating understanding of the central idea: <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255); font-size: 160%;"> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255); font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 160%;">As you know you will have to present all your inquiry in the exhibition, therefore with your group, it is importa<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255); font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 160%;"> nt to start thinking of the different possible ways how you will demonstrate understanding of the <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 160%;">central idea. <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255); font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 160%;">... Have in mind that you are not simply presenting information....but
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<span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-size: 192%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Focus on demonstrating understanding of the central idea <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255); font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 160%;">...Look at the key words...in the central idea... How will you show this understanding? Think of the way you are directing the inquiry..are you showing understanding of the central idea?

When thinking of how you will show your understanding ...... brainstorm and consider which options of different products or performances you have or which different roles of an expert you could take, to show this understanding.

Look at the examples you have in your classroom since the beginning of the year..these lists can give you lots of ideas...and use your creativity!

Here is a diagram with criteria: