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Culture Presentation

Region of France (101); French speaking country (102)

Rubric Code: G57292

By cristinasabin

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Subject: Foreign Languages

Type: Presentation

Grade Levels: Undergraduate

Presentación cultural
	Excellent (A/A-) 10 pts	Good (B+/B/B-) 8 pts	Average (C+/C/C-) 6 pts	Minimum (D) 4 pts	Unacceptable (F) 2 pts
Powerpoint & Research
Research Different sources: print/digital/academic Library research	Excellent (A/A-) Shows full understanding of topic. Obviously researched extensively. Utilized a variety of sources and made reference to them (printed/digital sources including books and journals/ interviews, videos).	Good (B+/B/B-) Shows a good understanding of topic. Studied outside sources but did not reference them. More limited scope of research (online/print texts only).	Average (C+/C/C-) Show a good understanding of parts of the topic. Possibly used different sources but not obvious from content of presentation.	Minimum (D) Has a basic understanding of topic. Research material limited to online source(s). No scope or depth to presentation.	Unacceptable (F) Very limited understanding of topic. Limited research. Obvious lack of preparation. Errors in content.
PowerPoint Presentation: Visuals Relevant Well-organized Clear Creative design and layout Interesting Colorful Original	Excellent (A/A-) Several slides for each topic. Interesting, clear and relevant pictures and/or video/audio clips. Thoughtful and professional looking slides that do not distract from content. Perfectly sequenced. Excellent timing. Limited text. Logical sequencing/organized extremely well. Uses slides to show spoken content.	Good (B+/B/B-) Interesting pictures and/or video clips, audio clips. Well sequenced. Good timing. Logical organization of slides. Visuals dominate but bigger reliance on text. Some photos blurry. More amateur-looking slides but still visually appealing.	Average (C+/C/C-) Interesting pictures but limited or pixelated pictures. No video clips. Well sequenced. Paragraphs of text on slides. Slides very basic.	Minimum (D) More text than pictures. Very basic slide background. Limited thought given to slide preparation (simple cut/paste). No video clips. Sequencing awkward. Organizational issues.	Unacceptable (F) Slides relative to topic, but major points missing. Text dominates. Limited pictures. Disorganized/ out of sequence. Uneven timing. Little thought given to slide presentation. Looks as is put together at the last minute.
Visual Presentation: Sound Appropriate music Well integrated Well balanced Clear Purposeful Original	Excellent (A/A-) Evidence of serious research for music, sounds, voices. Enhances the visuals. Professionally integrated to the presentation. Supports the topic presented in each slide.	Good (B+/B/B-) Show research for music, sounds, voices. Enhances the visuals. Well integrated to the presentation. Supports the topic presented in each slide.	Average (C+/C/C-) Show some degree of research for music, sounds, voices. Enhances the visuals. Well integrated to the presentation. Supports the topic presented in each slide.	Minimum (D) Show very little research for music, sounds, voices. Distracts from the visuals. Not related to the topic presented in each slide.	Unacceptable (F) Show no research for music, sounds, voices: limited to background noise. Distracts from the visuals. Not related to the topic presented in each slide.
Reference list Electronic addresses and Printed material	Excellent (A/A-) Excellent. Reference list contains all required elements. Use proper format.	Good (B+/B/B-) Very good, but missing some info such as dates, page numbers, edition and/or publishers. Use proper format.	Average (C+/C/C-) Good, but missing some info such as dates, page numbers, edition and/or publishers. Proper format in some references and not in others.	Minimum (D) Several missing some info such as dates, page numbers, edition and/or publishers. Lack of proper format in some references and no proper format in others.	Unacceptable (F) Very few info. Incomplete. Reference list almost inexsistent and unusable. No proper format.
Answering questions/artifact/food Answer to classmates questions. Bring artifacts and realias Prepare and/or serve typical french food	Excellent (A/A-) Show excellent knowledge of the assigned county. Able to give a good answer to classmates' questions. Presented artifacts and objects from the assigned country. Had prepared and offered food sample typical of country.	Good (B+/B/B-) Show good knowledge of the assigned county. Able to give some answer to classmates' questions. Presented artifacts and objects from the assigned country. Had prepared and offered food sample typical of country.	Average (C+/C/C-) Show some knowledge of the assigned county. Able to give some answer to classmates' questions. No artifacts and objects from the assigned country. Had prepared and offered food sample typical of country.	Minimum (D) Show little knowledge of the assigned county. Give some inaccurate answer to classmates' questions. Had prepared and offered food sample, but not typical of country.	Unacceptable (F) Show very little knowledge of the assigned county. Unable to give answer to classmates' questions. No artifacts. No food.
Use of Language
Written grammar Proper spelling and grammar Correct punctuation Uses of required accents on letters Accuracy of the vocabulary Variety of expressions Variety of verbs	Excellent (A/A-) No mistakes in spelling, grammatical structure. Correct punctuation and accents. Extensive use of proper vocabulary. Good choice of verbs and expressions. Variety of sentence structure.	Good (B+/B/B-) Very few mistakes in spelling, grammatical structure. Correct punctuation and accents. Good use of proper vocabulary. Variety of verbs and expressions. Variety of sentence structure.	Average (C+/C/C-) Some mistakes in spelling, grammatical structure. Correct punctuation and accents. Some use of proper vocabulary. Little variety of verbs and expressions. little variety of sentence structure.	Minimum (D) Several mistakes in spelling, grammatical structure. Incorrect punctuation and accents. Very little use of proper vocabulary. Little variety of verbs and expressions. No variety of sentence structure.	Unacceptable (F) Many mistakes in spelling, grammatical structure. Incorrect punctuation and accents. Very little use of proper vocabulary. little variety of verbs and expressions. No variety of sentence structure.
Pronunctiation	Excellent (A/A-) Very few mistakes in pronunciation, usually only in new words. Takes great care to correctly pronounce and enunciate. Students in class can understand.	Good (B+/B/B-) Some mistakes in pronunciation, usually only in new words. Makes effort to correctly pronounce and enunciate. Most students in class can understand.	Average (C+/C/C-) Mistakes in pronunciation, in new words and common vocabulary. Little effort to correctly pronounce words. Some students in class can understand.	Minimum (D) Many mistakes in pronunciation, in new words and common vocabulary. Little to no effort to correctly pronounce words; little understanding of French pronunciation rules. Few students in class can understand.	Unacceptable (F) Many mistakes in pronunciation, in new words and common vocabulary. No effort to correctly pronounce words; pronounces French as if it were English. No understanding of French pronunciation rules. Only teacher can understand.
Ease of speech	Excellent (A/A-) The flow of speech is at a good, natural pace (not too slow or too fast). No unnatural pauses. The presentation clearly has been practiced many times with group members.	Good (B+/B/B-) The flow of speech is at a fairly natural pace (not too slow or too fast). A few unnatural pauses or hesitations. The presentation has been practiced at least once with group members.	Average (C+/C/C-) The flow of speech is at a somewhat natural pace; perhaps a bit fast or slow. There are unnatural pauses or hesitations. The presentation has either been practiced perhaps only alone. Do not seem to know what other group members are doing.	Minimum (D) The flow of speech is at an natural pace; too fast or slow. There are many unnatural, long pauses or hesitations. The presentation not been practiced perhaps only once or twice alone. Do not seem to know what other group members are doing.	Unacceptable (F) There is no natural pace whatsoever. The speech is very choppy. There are only unnatural, long pauses or hesitations. The student is clearly reading the text for the first time.
Memorization	Excellent (A/A-) The student has memorized the key points of the presentation and is able to speak naturally without looking at the PPT; perhaps a few glances at notecards. Not thrown off if stumbles.	Good (B+/B/B-) The student has somewhat memorized the key points of the presentation and is able to speak with perhaps a few glances at notecards or the PPT. Slightly thrown off if stumbles.	Average (C+/C/C-) The student has not memorized the key points of the presentation but is familiar with speech. Depends on notecards. Thrown off if stumbles.	Minimum (D) The student has not memorized the key points of the presentation but is familiar with them. Reads directly from notecards or PPT. Thrown off if stumbles.	Unacceptable (F) Student reads verbatum directly from the PPT.
Answer questions	Excellent (A/A-) Student answered questions naturally without much hesitation. Successfully uses own vocab set. Correctly conjugates verbs in the correct tense. Proper word order is used. Appropriate level of syntax.	Good (B+/B/B-) Student answered questions without much hesitation. Mostly uses own vocab set; may ask professor for some vocab. Mostly conjugates verbs in the correct tense. Proper word order is used. Shorter sentences are used.	Average (C+/C/C-) Student answered with hesitation. Tries to use own vocab set; uses English words when in doubt. Mostly conjugates verbs in the present tense. Mostly appropriate word order is used (maybe some negation or other mistakes). Shorter sentences are used.	Minimum (D) Student answered questions with hesitation. Mostly falls back on English. misconjugates verbs. Incomplete sentences.	Unacceptable (F) Does not understand questions or answers in English.

Keywords:

Introduction to French: Culture and Language

Subjects:

Foreign Languages

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