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Knowledge and Skills Statement

Inquiry and research: listening, speaking, reading, writing, and thinking using multiple texts. The student engages in both short-term and sustained recursive inquiry processes for a variety of purposes.

Make observations and provide feedback for each mode of delivery (written, oral, multimodal) to assess students’ presentations. These might include indicators such as the following:

  • Writing: The text structure matches the message being presented.
  • Oral: The student’s voice/intonation contributes to the tone/message intended.
  • Multimodal: The student selected a format that appropriately presents information, such as infographic, advertisement, or video.

Challenge students with effectively explaining why their chosen mode of delivery works best for their presentation.
 

Further Explanation

This assessment requires students to consider the topic and the audience when deciding the best method of presenting information gathered during the research process.

the strategic integration of two or more modes of communication to create meaning, including written and spoken texts, images, gestures, music, digital texts and media, and live performances
a visual, oral, and/or multimodal display that communicates a message and may serve a variety of purposes
The final step of the inquiry and research processes calls for students to share the results of their inquiry. Students learn to identify the most effective way to communicate the results of their research with others. They may present their findings in a written format, such as a report, or in an oral presentation, such as a speech or debate. Students may also opt to share the results of their research in a multimodal presentation which would include a combination of writing, sound, still images, or moving images.