Course: HSC Advanced English

Class Teacher: A O’Connell, M Harrison

KLA Coordinator: J Flanagan

Assessment Task Title: Module C Related Text Speech

Assessment Weighting: 15%

Date/Time of Notification: Wednesday 11 June 2014 (Term 2, Week 7)

Due Date/Time: Wednesday 16 July 2014 (Term 3, Week 1)

Outcomes: 3, 6, 7, 8, 12A, 13

Submission Details:

• Students must submit a typed and printed copy of their speech to the teacher at the start of the lesson on the due date. When presenting students cannot deviate from their submitted speech.

• Students will be filmed presenting their speech in front of a camera during Week 1 as part of an organised schedule. This may involve time outside of class as best suits the students’ timetables.

Assessment Task Details:

• Students will be asked to write and deliver a 5 – 6 minute speech that addresses the following question:

How is the representation of conflicting perspectives an integral part of ONE Related Text of your own choosing?

In your response justify why this Related Text would be an effective accompaniment to Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar in the study of Module C: Representation and Text.

• The speech should be no shorter than 5 minutes and no longer than 6 minutes in length. Penalties may apply if students cannot conform to these time limits.

• Students are not to use any presentation resources such as a slide show. • They will not need to submit a copy of their Related Text.

HSC - 2014 ADVANCED ENGLISH ASSESSMENT TASK 4

FORMAL NOTIFICATION

Assessment Task 4 – Module C: Representation and Text

Students will be asked to write a 5 – 6 minute speech that addresses the following question:

How is the representation of conflicting perspectives an integral part of ONE Related Text of your own choosing?

In your response justify why this Related Text would be an effective accompaniment to Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar in the study of Module C: Representation and Text.

Marking Criteria - a student: Grade/Mark • Demonstrates a sophisticated understanding of notions of conflicting perspectives as

represented within texts • Demonstrates skilfully an understanding of the relationship between texts using well-

selected and detailed textual references • Demonstrates a skilful control of the features of an oral presentation, including volume,

pacing, articulation and modulation • Composes a perceptive oral response that conforms to the task requirements and uses

language appropriate to audience, purpose and form

A

17, 18, 19, 20

• Demonstrates with some flair an understanding of notions of conflicting perspectives as represented within texts

• Demonstrates effectively an understanding of the relationship between texts using well-selected and detailed textual references

• Demonstrates an effective control of the features of an oral presentation, including volume, pacing, articulation and modulation

• Composes an effective oral response that conforms to the task requirements and uses language appropriate to audience, purpose and form

B

13, 14, 15, 16

• Demonstrates a sound understanding of notions of conflicting perspectives as represented within texts

• Demonstrates soundly an understanding of the relationship between texts using appropriate textual references

• Demonstrates a sound control of the features of an oral presentation, including volume, pacing, articulation or modulation

• Composes a sound oral response that conforms to the task requirements and uses language appropriate to audience, purpose and form

C

9, 10, 11, 12

• Demonstrates a satisfactory understanding of notions of conflicting perspectives as represented within texts

• Demonstrates some understanding of the relationship between texts through the use of some textual references

• Demonstrates a limited control of the features of an oral presentation, that may include volume, pacing, articulation or modulation

• Composes a limited oral response that generally conforms to the task requirements

D

5, 6, 7, 8

• Demonstrates an elementary understanding of notions of conflicting perspectives as represented within texts

• Response lacks any meaningful engagement with texts • Some attempts to deliver a speech in the form of an oral presentation • Some attempts to compose a response to the question but does not conform to task

requirements

E

1, 2, 3, 4