Standards Alignment
- TEKS.114.45.03A primary
plan, produce, and present, with consistent ease and clarity of expression, spoken presentational communications that are supported with cited examples in multiple paragraph length discourse to explain, express opinions, describe, and narrate on topics that communicate information on a variety of geographic, scientific, historical, artistic, social, or political features of target culture communities; and - TEKS.114.45.03B primary
plan and produce, with consistent ease and clarity of expression, written presentational communications that are supported with cited examples in multiple paragraph length discourse to explain, express opinions, describe, and narrate on topics that communicate information on a variety of geographic, scientific, historical, artistic, social, or political features of target culture communities. Source: The provisions of this §114.45 adopted to be effective July 15, 2014, 39 TexReg 5385.
Lesson Overview
This Grade 12 Languages Other Than English lesson focuses on developing advanced presentational communication skills in speaking and writing. Students will plan, produce, and present oral and written messages in the target language using appropriate grammatical structures and processes at the Advanced High to Superior proficiency level. Presentations will be clear and comprehensible to audiences unfamiliar with language learners, and will include multiple-paragraph discourse supported by cited examples. Topics will cover geographic, scientific, historical, artistic, social, or political features of target culture communities, aligning with TEKS standards.
Learning Objectives
- Plan, produce, and present spoken presentational communications with consistent ease and clarity, using multiple paragraph-length discourse supported by cited examples to explain, express opinions, describe, and narrate on topics related to target culture communities.
- Plan and produce written presentational communications with consistent ease and clarity, using multiple paragraph-length discourse supported by cited examples to explain, express opinions, describe, and narrate on topics related to target culture communities.
Success Criteria
- Student presentations (oral and written) are organized into multiple paragraphs and include clear explanations, opinions, descriptions, and narratives.
- Presentations include cited examples that support the main ideas about geographic, scientific, historical, artistic, social, or political features of the target culture.
- Student uses appropriate and applicable grammatical structures and processes consistently throughout their presentations.
- Presentations are comprehensible to an audience unfamiliar with language learners, demonstrating clarity and ease of expression.
Prerequisite Knowledge
Students should have prior knowledge of intermediate to advanced grammatical structures in the target language, experience with paragraph-level writing and speaking, and familiarity with cultural topics related to the target language community.
Key Vocabulary
- Presentational communication
- Grammatical structures
- Discourse
- Cited examples
- Narrate
- Describe
- Express opinions
- Target culture
- Proficiency levels
- Multiple paragraphs
Materials and Resources
- Audio recordings of native speakers presenting on cultural topics
- Sample written texts demonstrating multiple paragraph discourse
- Graphic organizers for planning presentations
- Rubrics for assessing presentational communication
- Access to research materials on target culture topics
Teacher Preparation
- Prepare examples of spoken and written presentational communication at Advanced High to Superior proficiency levels.
- Gather authentic cultural resources related to geographic, scientific, historical, artistic, social, or political features of target culture communities.
- Develop graphic organizers to help students plan multi-paragraph presentations.
- Prepare rubrics aligned with TEKS standards for assessing clarity, organization, grammar, and cultural content.
- Plan guided practice activities including speaking and writing exercises with feedback.
Detailed Lesson Notes
Understanding Presentational Communication
Presentational communication involves creating oral or written messages intended for an audience that does not interact directly with the speaker or writer. At the Advanced High to Superior proficiency level, students must produce clear, organized, and detailed presentations that use appropriate grammatical structures and vocabulary. The goal is to communicate complex ideas about cultural topics in a way that is understandable to listeners or readers unfamiliar with language learners.
Planning Multi-Paragraph Discourse
Effective presentational communication requires planning. Students should organize their ideas into multiple paragraphs, each with a clear main idea supported by examples. For speaking, this means structuring the presentation with an introduction, body paragraphs, and a conclusion. For writing, students should use paragraph breaks and transitions to guide the reader. Planning tools like graphic organizers can help students sequence their ideas logically.
Using Cited Examples to Support Ideas
To strengthen their presentations, students should include cited examples that illustrate or support their points. These examples can come from research on geographic, scientific, historical, artistic, social, or political aspects of the target culture. Teaching students how to integrate these examples smoothly into their discourse enhances credibility and depth of understanding.
Applying Appropriate Grammatical Structures and Processes
Students must consistently use grammatical structures appropriate to their proficiency level, such as complex sentence forms, varied verb tenses, and accurate agreement. This includes using connectors and transition words to link ideas within and between paragraphs. Teachers should model these structures and provide targeted practice to build accuracy and fluency.
Ensuring Clarity and Comprehensibility
Presentations should be clear and easy to understand for audiences unfamiliar with language learners. This involves clear pronunciation in speaking, legible handwriting or typing in writing, and logical organization of ideas. Teachers can help by providing feedback on clarity and encouraging students to rehearse or revise their work.
Worked Examples
Worked Example 1
Scenario
You are asked to present a spoken report about a historical event in the target culture. How would you organize your presentation to meet TEKS.114.45.03A?
Explanation
To meet the standard, organize your presentation into an introduction that states the event and its significance, several body paragraphs that explain details, describe key figures, and narrate important moments, each supported by cited examples, and a conclusion summarizing the impact. Use clear transitions and appropriate grammar throughout to maintain clarity and ease of expression.
Answer Guide
The presentation includes an introduction, multiple body paragraphs with cited examples explaining and narrating the historical event, and a conclusion. It uses clear transitions and accurate grammar, making it comprehensible to an unfamiliar audience.
Worked Example 2
Scenario
Write a multi-paragraph essay describing an artistic tradition from the target culture, including your opinion on its importance. How do you ensure your writing meets TEKS.114.45.03B?
Explanation
Plan your essay with an introduction describing the tradition, body paragraphs explaining its features and history with cited examples, and a paragraph expressing your opinion supported by reasons. Use varied sentence structures and transitions to connect ideas clearly. Proofread to ensure grammatical accuracy and clarity for readers unfamiliar with language learners.
Answer Guide
The essay is organized into multiple paragraphs with clear explanations and opinions supported by examples. It uses appropriate grammar and transitions, making it clear and easy to understand.
Engage
Teacher Activity
Introduce the concept of presentational communication by showing a short video of a native speaker presenting on a cultural topic related to the target language community. Highlight the organization and use of examples in the presentation.
Student Activity
Watch the video and note how the speaker organizes ideas and supports points with examples. Discuss initial impressions of the clarity and comprehensibility of the presentation.
Explanation
This phase activates prior knowledge and sets the context for learning about advanced presentational communication. Observing a model presentation helps students identify key features to emulate.
Examples
- Students notice the clear structure with introduction, body, and conclusion.
- Students recognize the use of examples to explain or describe topics.
- Students comment on the speaker's clear pronunciation and pacing.
Explore
Teacher Activity
Guide students through a planning activity where they select a topic related to the target culture and gather supporting examples from provided resources. Use graphic organizers to help them outline multiple paragraphs for their presentation.
Student Activity
Select a cultural topic and research relevant information. Use the graphic organizer to plan the main ideas and supporting examples for each paragraph of their oral or written presentation.
Explanation
This phase allows students to actively engage in the planning process, organizing their ideas and supporting details to prepare for clear and coherent presentations.
Examples
- Students produce organized outlines with clear main ideas and supporting examples.
- Students demonstrate understanding of how to structure multi-paragraph discourse.
- Students identify relevant cultural information to include in their presentations.
Explain
Teacher Activity
Model how to produce a spoken and a written presentational communication using the planned outline. Emphasize grammatical accuracy, use of transitions, and clarity of expression.
Student Activity
Practice producing short spoken and written presentations based on their outlines, focusing on using appropriate grammar and clear expression. Receive feedback from the teacher and peers.
Explanation
This phase focuses on applying language skills to produce clear and accurate presentations. Modeling and guided practice help students internalize structures and improve fluency.
Examples
- Students use appropriate transitions and varied sentence structures.
- Students demonstrate improved clarity and grammatical accuracy.
- Students begin to express opinions, descriptions, and narratives effectively.
Elaborate
Teacher Activity
Facilitate peer presentations where students deliver their oral presentations or share written work. Encourage constructive feedback focusing on clarity, organization, and use of examples.
Student Activity
Present their oral or written work to peers. Listen to feedback and reflect on ways to improve their communication.
Explanation
This phase extends learning by providing authentic opportunities to present and receive feedback, promoting refinement of communication skills.
Examples
- Students actively engage in giving and receiving feedback.
- Students identify strengths and areas for improvement in their presentations.
- Students revise their work based on feedback.
Evaluate
Teacher Activity
Assign a final presentational communication task where students plan, produce, and present a spoken or written discourse on a selected cultural topic. Use a rubric aligned with TEKS standards to assess clarity, organization, grammar, and cultural content.
Student Activity
Complete the final presentation task independently, demonstrating the ability to communicate clearly and effectively in the target language.
Explanation
This phase assesses students' mastery of advanced presentational communication skills, ensuring they meet the TEKS proficiency expectations.
Examples
- Students produce well-organized, multi-paragraph presentations.
- Presentations include relevant examples supporting main ideas.
- Students demonstrate consistent grammatical accuracy and clarity.
Classroom Activity
Select a cultural topic and research relevant information. Use the graphic organizer to plan the main ideas and supporting examples for each paragraph of their oral or written presentation.
Guided Practice
Guided Practice 1
Prompt
Define presentational communication and explain its importance in organizing ideas.
Teacher Answer Guide
Presentational communication is creating messages for an audience without interaction. Organizing ideas helps make the message clear and understandable.
Guided Practice 2
Prompt
List three cultural topics suitable for presentations.
Teacher Answer Guide
Geographic features, historical events, artistic traditions.
Guided Practice 3
Prompt
Outline a spoken presentation on a social feature with main points and examples.
Teacher Answer Guide
Introduction of social feature; body paragraphs describing it, examples of customs, importance; conclusion summarizing ideas.
Guided Practice 4
Prompt
Explain how cited examples improve presentations.
Teacher Answer Guide
Examples support ideas with evidence, making messages clearer and more convincing.
Guided Practice 5
Prompt
Give feedback on organization, examples, and grammar in a peer's presentation.
Teacher Answer Guide
Clear intro and conclusion; improve transitions; add detailed cited examples; correct verb tense errors.
Independent Practice
- Foundational: Define presentational communication in your own words and explain why it is important to organize ideas into multiple paragraphs.
- Developing: List three types of topics related to target culture communities that you could present about in a spoken or written presentation.
- Application: Plan a brief outline for a spoken presentation about a social feature of the target culture, including at least three main points and examples.
- Analysis: Compare how using cited examples in a presentation improves the clarity and persuasiveness of your message compared to not using examples.
- Challenge: Evaluate a peer's written presentation for organization, use of cited examples, and grammatical accuracy. Provide specific feedback on how to improve each area.
Independent Practice Teacher Answer Key
- 1. Presentational communication is creating spoken or written messages for an audience without interaction. Organizing ideas into multiple paragraphs helps make the message clear and easy to follow.
- 2. Geographic features, historical events, and artistic traditions are three types of topics related to target culture communities.
- 3. Introduction stating the social feature; body paragraphs describing the feature, giving examples of customs or events, and explaining its importance; conclusion summarizing the main ideas.
- 4. Cited examples provide concrete evidence that supports main ideas, making the message clearer and more convincing, while presentations without examples may seem vague or unsupported.
- 5. The peer's presentation has a clear introduction and conclusion but could improve paragraph transitions for better flow. Some examples lack citation or detail; adding specific sources would strengthen support. There are a few grammatical errors in verb tense consistency that should be corrected for clarity.
Guiding Questions
- How do you organize your ideas into multiple paragraphs?
- What examples best support your points about the target culture?
- How can you ensure your presentation is clear to an audience unfamiliar with language learners?
- Which grammatical structures help you express complex ideas?
- How do transitions improve the flow of your presentation?
Common Misconceptions
- Presentational communication is the same as interpersonal communication; in fact, presentational mode involves one-way communication without immediate interaction.
- Using many complicated words guarantees a better presentation; clarity and organization are more important than complexity.
- Cited examples are optional; they are essential to support and explain ideas effectively.
- Presentations should be memorized word-for-word; instead, understanding and clear expression are key.
- Only spoken presentations require planning; written presentations also require careful organization and planning.
Differentiation
Support and Intervention
Provide sentence starters and graphic organizers to help plan presentations. Allow use of bilingual dictionaries or glossaries for vocabulary support. Offer examples of simple presentations before advancing to complex ones.
English-Language Learner Support
Use visuals and realia to support comprehension of cultural topics. Model pronunciation and intonation clearly and slowly. Encourage peer collaboration for practice and feedback.
Advanced and Extension
Challenge students to include nuanced cultural perspectives and subtle language features. Encourage use of advanced grammatical structures such as subjunctive mood or impersonal verbs. Assign research on less commonly studied cultural topics for deeper exploration.
Assessment
- Observe student participation during planning and practice presentations.
- Review outlines and graphic organizers for organization and use of examples.
- Provide feedback on practice spoken and written presentations.
- Students submit a brief written paragraph explaining one cultural topic with cited examples.
- Students orally summarize their planned presentation structure and main points.
- Final oral presentation assessed with rubric for clarity, organization, grammar, and cultural content.
- Final written multi-paragraph essay evaluated for coherence, use of examples, grammar, and cultural understanding.
Answer Guide
- Define presentational communication and explain its importance in organizing ideas.
Answer: Presentational communication is creating messages for an audience without interaction. Organizing ideas helps make the message clear and understandable. - List three cultural topics suitable for presentations.
Answer: Geographic features, historical events, artistic traditions. - Outline a spoken presentation on a social feature with main points and examples.
Answer: Introduction of social feature; body paragraphs describing it, examples of customs, importance; conclusion summarizing ideas. - Explain how cited examples improve presentations.
Answer: Examples support ideas with evidence, making messages clearer and more convincing. - Give feedback on organization, examples, and grammar in a peer's presentation.
Answer: Clear intro and conclusion; improve transitions; add detailed cited examples; correct verb tense errors.
Real-Life Application
Encourage students to interview a family member or community member about a cultural tradition and prepare a short presentational report to share in class, using appropriate language and examples.
Homework or Home Connection
- Encourage students to interview a family member or community member about a cultural tradition and prepare a short presentational report to share in class, using appropriate language and examples.
Lesson Summary
In this lesson, students develop advanced presentational communication skills in speaking and writing by planning, producing, and presenting multi-paragraph discourse supported by cited examples on cultural topics. They learn to organize ideas clearly, use appropriate grammatical structures, and communicate effectively to audiences unfamiliar with language learners, meeting TEKS standards for Grade 12 Languages Other Than English.
Teacher Notes
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