6.2 The student will present, listen critically, and express opinions in oral presentations. Distinguish between fact and opinion. Compare and contrast viewpoints. Present a convincing argument. Paraphrase and summarize what is heard. e) e) Use language and vocabulary appropriate to audience, topic, and purpose. UNDERSTANDING THE STANDARD ESSENTIAL ESSENTIAL KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND PROCESSES (Teacher Notes) UNDERSTANDINGS The intent of this standard is that All students should To be successful with this standard, students are expected to students will refine and apply critical recognize that facts can be take notes to record facts/opinions or differing viewpoints. listening skills while participating in verified and that opinions organize convincing arguments to include: oral presentations as both the speaker cannot. facts; and members of the audience. recognize that each member statistics; Students will present convincing brings to the group a unique examples; and viewpoint reflective of his or arguments and compare and contrast logical reasoning. her background. viewpoints. paraphrase or summarize what others have said. paraphrase by putting into their Students will paraphrase and plan and deliver an oral presentation, using the following steps: own words what has been said summarize what they have heard, using determine topic and purpose; by others. grammatically correct language and identify the intended audience; paraphrase and summarize by appropriate vocabulary. gather information; restating the main points more organize the information; succinctly than the original use multimedia to clarify presentation information; presentation. choose vocabulary appropriate to topic, purpose, and audience; organize a presentation. phrase with grammatically correct language; and practice delivery. use strategies for summarizing, such as the following: delete trivial and redundant information; substitute a general term for a list; and find or create a main idea statement.
6.2 The student will present, listen critically, and express opinions in oral presentations. Distinguish between fact and opinion. Compare and contrast viewpoints. Present a convincing argument. Paraphrase and summarize what is heard. e) e) Use language and vocabulary appropriate to audience, topic, and purpose. UNDERSTANDING THE STANDARD (Teacher Notes) ESSENTIAL UNDERSTANDINGS ESSENTIAL KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND PROCESSES The intent of this standard is that students will refine and apply critical listening skills while participating in oral presentations as both the speaker and members of the audience. Students will present convincing arguments and compare and contrast viewpoints. Students will paraphrase and summarize what they have heard, using grammatically correct language and appropriate vocabulary. All students should recognize that facts can be verified and that opinions cannot. recognize that each member brings to the group a unique viewpoint reflective of his or her background. paraphrase by putting into their own words what has been said by others. paraphrase and summarize by restating the main points more succinctly than the original presentation. organize a presentation. To be successful with this standard, students are expected to take notes to record facts/opinions or differing viewpoints. organize convincing arguments to include: facts; statistics; examples; and logical reasoning. paraphrase or summarize what others have said. plan and deliver an oral presentation, using the following steps: determine topic and purpose; identify the intended audience; gather information; organize the information; use multimedia to clarify presentation information; choose vocabulary appropriate to topic, purpose, and audience; phrase with grammatically correct language; and practice delivery. use strategies for summarizing, such as the following: delete trivial and redundant information; substitute a general term for a list; and find or create a main idea statement.
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