Collection 1 Performance Task: Present a Speech

RecallthequotationfromKoiAnnanthatopenedthiscollection: Wemayhavedifferent
religions,differentlanguages,differentcoloredskin,butweallbelongtoonehumanrace.
Thinkingaboutthequotationandthereadingsfromthiscollection,w hatisonemajor
obstaclethatpreventsAmericanstodayfromlivingtogetherasonehumanrace,andhow
doyouproposethatthisissueberesolved?Usingevidencefromthecollectiontextsin
additiontoyourownresearch,presentyourideasinaspeechwhichproposesaproblem
andoffersasolution.

Awrittencopyofyourspeechmustbeattachedtothisdocument.
Attachfinalwrittenspeechinboxbelow.

CopyandPasteFinalVersionofSpeechHere:

Ifyoudontthinksexismstillexists,thenlistenup,becauseyouareapartofthe
problem.Itseverywhereintheworkplace,insocialmedia,evenatschool.Obviously
thingshavechangedsincetheolddays,womencanvote,havejobs,andallthat,but
genderinequalitystilllingers.Notonlydoesitaffectadults,butalsochildren.Itisa
probleminourworldthatkeepsusfromunitingasone.

Accordingtounwomen.org,asof2016,womenmakeuponly22%ofourgovernment.
Howisthegovernmentsupposedtobattleissuesinvolvinggenderinequalitywhenthe
womenwhoneedthoseveryrightsareunderrepresented?R esearchdonebythe
InstituteforWomensPolicyshowedthatfemalefulltimeworkersmadeonly80cents
foreverydollarearnedbymen,agapof20%.Atschool,girlsaremissingoutontheir
educationbecausetheyweresenthomeforwearingsomethingthatdistractedthe
boys.Inpublic,womenhavetowatchwhattheywearandhowtheycomeoffbecause
theycouldbesexuallyassaultedsincetheywereaskingforit.

Notonlydowomenexperiencesexism,butmendotoo.Menareoftenvictimsof
domesticviolence,butarenttreatedlikewomenvictims.Theyareoftentoldtomanup
ortheirproblemsaredismissed.Menwhoalsosufferfromproblemslikementalillness
aretooscaredtoaskforhelp,afraidthatitwouldmakethemlessofaman.Menare
alwaysexpectedto,well,beaman.Youfightlikeagirl,youthrowlikeagirl,you
screamlikeagirl,youcrylikeagirl!Menarepressuredtoneverbelikeagirl,asif
womenwerentstrongandindependent.AccordingtotheCDC,suicideratesevenshow
thatsuicidesamongmenarefourtimestheonesofwomensbecauseofsocietal
pressureforthemtobeaggressiveandnotrevealvulnerabilities.

Itssoimportanttostartbuildingoursocietyintoonew
hereitsokayformenandwomen
tocry,w heremenandwomencanbeleadersinaworkplace,w heremenandwomen
canfreelyexpressthemselveswithoutbeingattacked,andw heremenandwomens
problemsaretreatedequallyandrespectfully.

Wehavecomesofarsincethetimeswherewomencouldntvote,wheretheycouldnt
evenattainthesamejobsmencould.W hystopfightingforequalrightsamongall?Ifwe
canfightforequalityamongdifferentraces,religions,andcultures,whynotamong
genders.

Insteadofsendinggirlshomeforwearingsomethingthatsoversexualised,teachboys
nottooversexualizethemandtorespectthem.Insteadofoverlookingwomeninthe
workplacebecauseyouthinktheymightbeincapableofhandlingimportantbusiness,
givethemtheopportunitytoshowthattheyhavewhatittakes.Insteadofs exually
assaultingagirlbecausewhatsheworeorhowshecameoffwasaskingforit,respect
herandtakenoforananswer.

Ratherthandismissingamansproblemsandridiculinghimtomanup,r aiseawareness
thataccordingtotheNCADV,1in4menarephysicallyabusedinrelationships,notjust
women.R atherthantauntingmenbecausetheyexpresstheiremotionsorarent
manlyenough,supporttheirstrugglesandletthemknowitsokaytonotalwaysbeas
strongassocietyexpectsthemtobe.R atherthanexpectingmentosolvetheirown
problems,advocateforthemandshowthemyouhavetheirback.

Letusliveinaworldwheremenandwomenaretreatedfairlyandequally.Aworld
wherewomengetpaidthesameamountasmenforthesamework,wheretheir
opinionsarerespectedequally,andwheretheirproblemsaretreatedequally.L etuslive
inaworldwheregirlscangotoschoolreadytolearnandnotbesenthomebecause
theirshouldersweretoorevealing.Letusliveinaworldw hereguyscanbreakdown
andnothavetoworryaboutpeoplethinkingyoureactinglikeagirl.L etusliveina
worldwherewemaybebornoneortheother,butbetreatedthesame.

WritingandDeliveringanEffectiveSpeech:
Aneffectivespeech TipsforWritinganEffectivespeech

Hasaclear,logicalthesisstatementsupportedby Basedonthesetextsandyourownexperience,write
reasonsandevidence. athesisstatementpresentingyourpositionon
whetherindividualscanliveasonehumanrace.
 Includesanintroduction,alogicallystructuredbody Getorganized.Inthebodysection,listreasonsand
including evidencethatsupportyourthesisstatement.
connectingandtransitionalwords,andaconclusion quotationsandexamplesfromthetextsandyour
ownexperiencetosupportyourthesisstatement.
Connectusingtransitionalwordsorphrasestolink
yourideas.

Demonstratesappropriateandclearuseoflanguage Languagechoicesappropriateforanoral
presentation.Choosewordsanduseproper
grammarthatwillhelpkeepyouraudience
interestedinyourspeech.

Usessuitableexpression,volume,andpronunciation Whenyoudeliveryourspeechtoan
engageslistenersthroughgesturesandeyecontact. audience,useappropriateexpression,volume,and
gestures.Markplacesinthetextwhereyoumight
wantto:
adjustyourvolumetoemphasizeawordor
phrase
pausetogivetheaudiencetimetoconsideran
importantidea
usegesturestoconveymeaningoremotion
makeeyecontacttoengageyourlisteners

PresentingYourSpeech

Allspeecheswillbedone,youguessedit,digitally.

Yourdigitaloptions:

Onyourown,recordyourspeechanduploadtoclassroomand/orshareviadrive
(dependingonlengthandsizeofyourvideo).

RecordyourspeechatschoolinMr.Girbasclassduringappointmenttimes.

UseGreenScreentoenhanceyourspeech.Makeanappointmenttorecordyour
speechinMr.Girbasroomandmentionyouwouldliketousethegreenscreen.

HowtoRecord:

Usefreesoftwareorappstorecordyourspeech:Movenote,iMovie,etc.(checkwithMr.
Girbaifyouwouldliketouseaspecificapporsoftwareandhowtosaveitsothatit
uploadscorrectly).

Length:
Speechesshouldbeaminof2minutesandamaximumof5minutes.
Performance Task A Rubric
IdeasandEvidence
4 Theintroductionimmediately
engagestheaudiencethe
thesisstatementclearlystates
thespeaker'sposition.
Validreasonsandrelevant
evidencefromthetextandfrom cohesion.
thespeaker'sexperience
stronglysupportthespeaker's
thesisstatement.
Theconcludingsection
effectivelysummarizesthemain
point.
3 theintroductioncoulddomore Theorganizationofreasonsand
tocapturetheaudience's
attentionthespeaker'sthesis
statementstatesofposition.
Mostreasonsandevidence
fromthetextsandfromthe
speaker'sexperiencessupport
thespeaker'sthesisstatement,
buttheycouldbemore
substantial.
Theconclusionsectionrestates
themainpoints.
2 Theintroductionisordinarythe
speaker'sthesisstatement
identifiesanissue,butthe
positionisnotclearlystated.
Thereasonsandevidence
fromthetextandfromthe
speaker'sexperiencearenot
alwayslogicalorrelevant.
Organization Language
Thereasonsandevidenceare Thespeechreflectsa
organizedconsistentlyandlogically formalstyleandan
throughoutthespeech objective,orcontrol,tone.
Variedconnectingandtransitional SentenceBeginnings,
wordsandphraseslinkideasandadd length,andstructuresvary
andhavearhythmicflow.
Grammarcommausage
commaandmechanicsare
correct.
Thestyleisinformalanda
evidenceisconfusinginafewplaces. fewplaces,andthetoneis
defensiveattimes.
Someconnectingandtransitional
wordsandphrasesareneededtolink SentenceBeginnings,
andaddcohesion. lines,andstructuresvary
somewhat.
Somegrammaticaland
usageerrorsarerepeated
inthespeech.
Theorganizationofreasonsand Thestylebecomes
evidenceislogicalinsomeplaces,but informalandmanyplaces,
itoftendoesn'tfollowapattern. andthetoneisoften
Manymoreconnectingandtransitional dismissiveofother
wordsandphrasesareneededtolink viewpoints.
ideasandaddcohesion.
Sentencestructuresbarely
Berry,andsomefragments
orrunonsentencesare
evident.
 Theconcludingsection
includesanincomplete Grammarandusageare
summaryofthemainpoints. incorrectInmanyplaces,
butthespeaker'sideasare
stillclear.

1 Theintroductionisconfusing. Illogicalorganizationisnotuse Thestyleisinappropriate,

Significantsupportingreasons
andevidencefromthetextand
fromthespeaker'sexperience
aremissing.
Theconcludingsectionis
missing.
reasonsandevidencearepresented
randomly.
Connectingandtransitionalwordsand Repetitivesentence
phrasesarenotused,makingthe
speechdifficulttounderstand.
andthetoneis
disrespectful
structure,fragment,and
runonsentencesmakethe
speechmonotonousand
hardtofollow.
Manygrammaticaland
usageerrorschangethe
meaningofthespeaker's
ideas.