Text Talk
The grade 5 students have been working on summarizing and presenting a news article to a small group. The purpose is to introduce their topic to the group and lead a discussion about it. They were supposed to start Tuesday, however due to illness this will begin on Thursday. This is how they will be assessed: Text Talk – Assessment Your name: Class: Name of presenter: Topic of group discussion: Criteria 4- excellent 3 –good 2-basic 1- not meeting Leader came prepared (had a text for discussion, prepared questions/connections) Leader make topic interesting (group could relate, group was engaged) Leader had a good understanding of text (able to summarize, explain, quote, connect) Leader was able to create conversation (good questions, follow-up) Leader was able to manage group (group listening, took turns, participated) Leader was respectful to others (listened to ideas, responded respectfully) Comments: