Distance Learning Foundation and US Embassy RELO Office Unlocking Learners’ Voices Session #2: Spoken Persuasion 20 January 2012

Distance Learning Foundation and US Embassy RELO Office

Unlocking Learners’ VoicesSession #2: Spoken Persuasion

20 January 2012

Review of Session #1

• Written opinion• Op-Ed• “This I Believe”• Essay planner OR 4-square paper• Assignment for Session #4, 17 February –

submit a sample of student writing to Shei: [email protected] - no later than Monday, 13 February.

Overview of Session #2

• Review of writing rubric• Assessing a piece of writing• Introduction to spoken persuasion• Spoken language rubric• Example and assessment• Assignment for Session #5, 2 March 2012

Writing Rubric

• Find the rubric provided at Session #1• Look at the sample written piece

with a partner• What score would you give and why?• Sharing of scores and rationale.

Marti’s Score

• Here’s what I would give this piece of writing as a score – • and Why.

Try again

• New Partner• New Writing Sample• What score for this one? Why?

What do you think?

• How are the rubrics helpful?• Could you develop your own

rubric?• How could the rubric be

simplified?

Writing to Speaking

• What is different about writing and speaking?• How does persuasion or personal

opinion sound when spoken?• What are some clues that someone

is trying to persuade you about something?

What’s the most important word?

• “Because”• Cause and effect• Rationale and reasons

Watch the short video

• Short video• Take notes• Discuss with a partner

Use of a spoken language rubric

• Watch again• Using the rubric• Discuss with a partner

Another example of spoken opinion

• Try again with the rubric

Assignment for Session #5

• Friday, 2 March, 2012• Assignment. Record - on tape or mobile

phone – an example of a “good” persuasive or opinion piece from a student. No longer than 4-5 minutes.

• E-mail Shei: [email protected] to let her know you have a student sample prepared.

Conclusions for Session #2

• Review of Writing• Spoken persuasion/opinion• Work with rubrics• Assignments• Questions?

Thank you!!

• See you next time• Friday, 3 February 2012• We’ll be looking at Blogs that

feature both written and spoken language.

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Distance Learning Foundation and US Embassy RELO Office Unlocking Learners’ Voices Session #2: Spoken Persuasion 20 January 2012