We are taking a break from our weekly math homework to focus on a new initiative. Introducing TUSC, our Totally Unbelievable Speakers Club. We are working on our first presentations in class this week, but after this first presentation it will be expected that each students completes their presentation preparation at home.
What
is TUSC?
TUSC is an oral speakers club designed just
for you – a Grade 4 student! TUSC occurs
like a true meeting with a President and a variety of presentations.
When
does TUSC happen?
Every two weeks, everyone will
participate in the TUSC meeting. Our first meeting is November 20.
What
do I need to do for the TUSC meeting?
Each meeting, students will have a specific
task to complete and present at the meeting. The
tasks change each meeting so everyone will get a chance at each role! For
example, if you are the President at one meeting, you might be the Travel Agent
at the next meeting.
To prepare for your task, you’ll need to reference the descriptions below. Each
description explains the task and what you’ll need to have prepared for the next
TUSC meeting. If you need more information
about the task, ask Ms. C. It is your responsibility to be well
prepared for each meeting! There are some tasks that will take time to
prepare…do not wait until the last minute!
Each presentation should last 3 - 5 minutes (try not to go over time).
Why
are we doing these TUSC meetings?
It’s a really fun way to practice our researching,
public speaking, presenting and writing skills!
Be as creative as you’d like for your task. Dress in costume, make a slide show, add
video to your presentation…the possibilities are endless!
How
will I be evaluated during these TUSC meetings?
There will be 2 evaluations – one from Ms. C
and a peer-evaluation.
·
The evaluation from Ms. C will be
based on the content and organization of your presentation as well as your
speaking and presentation skills.
·
The peer-evaluation will provide you
with feedback, compliments and suggestions, things for you to improve upon for
the next meeting.
Remember:
It is your
responsibility to be well prepared for each meeting! This includes having all materials at school
on the day of the meeting.
Each
of the following tasks will be included in each meeting:
- President – Ms.C (just for the first meeting)
2.
Animal
Lover – Alton, Rylan, Saarthak
3.
Travel
Agent – Reide, Wynter
4.
Weather
Reporter – Grace, Caelan
5.
Movie
Critic – Sophia, Kinleigh
6.
Guess
Who? – Eli, Charlie
7. Local News Reporter – Roman, Declan
8.
Famous Inventions -
Adrian, Rafael
9.
Surveyor – Naiya,
Amber
10.
Jokester – Kyla,
Manraj
11.
Sports Reporter –
Sadie, Cullen
JOB DESCRIPTIONS
TRAVEL AGENT
choose an
interesting location to talk about
give us some
information on famous landmarks
tell us
where in the world it is located
tell us some
interesting things to do there
tell us the
average temperature there
MOVIE CRITIC
prepare an
oral report on a (G or PG ) movie you enjoyed
introduce
your movie
tell what
kind of movie it is
tell the
general story line but do not give away the ending
explain your
opinions of the movie
what was
good, bad, highlights, where can the movie be seen
who would
you recommend this movie to and why
give it a
rating out of 5 stars
LOCAL NEWS
REPORTER
choose a
news topic from TV, the internet or the newspaper that would
be
interesting or important to report on
bring the
news item to school and tell us about it, why you chose it and
your
viewpoint either for or against it
GUESS WHO?
select a
famous person or someone the class will know
write 7
interesting facts about that person that will give clues as to who
the person
is
read the
facts to the class and have them “guess who”
SPORTS
REPORTER
prepare an
interesting report on one sport or a sports event that has
happened
recently or is about to happen
FAMOUS
INVENTIONS
choose an
invention
talk about
the inventor
give
details, interesting facts about his/her life and the invention from Internet
research or
library books
show
pictures or artifacts if possible
ANIMAL LOVER
choose an
animal that is not common
give 5-8
interesting facts about the animal
show a
picture if possible
SURVEY SAYS…
come up with
a topic/question you want to know more about
make a
prediction as to how people will answer
collect and
manage the information using an organizer (tally, chart etc.)
survey at
least 20 people
explain to
the class why you chose your question
share your
prediction about the outcome -were you surprised by the
results
find a way
to visually display your results to the class (graph)
JOKES AND
RIDDLES
choose 5
jokes or riddles, write them on cue cards
use your
voice effectively to present the jokes and their punch line
WEATHER
REPORTER
prepare and
report on the weather
include
local weather (Calgary), weather around Canada and a weather
forecast (3
day outlook)
your report
can include: temperature high and low, chance of rain or
precipitation,
cloud cover, sunrise and sunset
Example
format:
I will be
bringing you the weather report.
In local
weather, the weather in Calgary is….
