Presenting...Pirates!

Goals:

To demonstrate students' knowledge of a specific pirate through creation of a pirate flag and through a group presentation.

To work cooperatively with other students to develop a creative presentation of a pirate.

Content Areas:

Art - creating a flag representative of a specific pirate

Social Studies - using research about a pirate to develop a presentation

Language Arts - creating a presentation which utilizes oral communication and at least one visual aid

Materials:

Research information collected in previous lesson

Art supplies to create flags and visual aids

Paper/pencil

Procedure: (2 hours preparation, 2 hours for presentations)

1) In small research groups formed in previous lesson, students will create a flag which is representative of their pirate. This flag may represent things like the pirate's country of origin, personality traits, likes/dislikes, etc.

2) After completion of the flag, each group may begin to develop their presentation, utilizing the research they collected during the last lesson. Each presentation must include some visual aid besides the pirate flag. Remind students that their presentations will be graded on creativity and originality.

3) Provide students with the time and a quiet place to practice their presentations which will be given the following morning.

4) The next morning, students will present their information on a specific pirate. This section of the lesson should take approximately 2 hours, which allows about fifteen minutes per group presentation.

5) After each group presents, the rest of the class will be required to fill out the evaluation form found under the assessment portion of this lesson.

Assessment:

The students will be evaluated based on their participation in group work, and on the role they played in their group presentation. The means of assessment will include the Peer Evaluation of Group Work Rubric found at the beginning of this unit. Students will also be assessed by their peers and their teacher through the presentation evaluation found below. Criteria for success: Students must earn a three or four in all categories of the Peer Rubric in order to show that they have been an equal participant in their group. Each group which receives a three, four, or five in each category of the presentation evaluation will be successful.

Presentation Evaluation

Name of presentors:

Please rate your peers in each of the following areas:  5=Excellent 4=Very Good 3=Good 2=Fair 1=Poor
 

Creativity____

Organization_____

Presentation of factual information____

Use of a visual aid____

Quality of presentation overall_____

Comments:

Extensions:

Students could video record their presentations and view them later to evaluate themselves.

Students could present their pirate to another class or grade level.

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