Examples of Oral Communication (2nd year)

Students can approach the oral communication classroom-based assessment in a variety of different ways, as this video and the examples below illustrate. More examples will be added over time.

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Examples 

These samples move from In line with expectations (A - E) to Above expectations (F - K) to Exceptional (L)

Example A: Hunger Games [TCA]

Having read The Hunger Games and watched the film adaptation, these two students decided to create a presentation on the novel and film.

Example B: DMD [TCA]

This student decided to speak about living with Muscular Dystrophy and his love of the film Inside I’m Dancing, whose protagonist also has this condition.

Example C: Celebrities [TCA]

Having studied Benjamin Zephaniah’s performance poetry, these two students wrote a short verse and created a presentation on celebrities.

Example D: War Horse [TCA]

This student enjoyed studying War Horse and decided to explore the theme of death in the play.

Example E: Spain [TCA]

This student presents on her home country of Spain, its culture and literature and the stereotypes we need to cast off to truly understand her country.

Example F: Then and Now [TCA]

This student is close to her grandparents and decided to interview them about what life was like when they were young. She presents her findings, illustrating her poin...

Example G: Drugs [TCA]

This student likes poetry and decided to write a short poem and create a presentation on the topic of drugs.

Example H: Poverty [TCA]

Inspired by the Beyoncé song ‘I was here’, this student presents on poverty and on how we as individuals can make a change in this world.

Example I: Louis Sachar [TCA]

This group of three students really liked the book Holes and decided to role-play an interview between a TV show host and the author of Holes, Louis Sachar.

Example J: Yeats [TCA]

This student is passionate about Irish history, about what it means to be Irish and about the works of WB Yeats. In this example, he combines these interests in a spee...

Example K: Time [TCA]

This student speaks about losing her grandmother and about how it made her look at time, and how we spend our time, in a new way.

Example L: Death [TCA]

This student is interested in mythology. He decided to explore the way death is represented in mythology and to expand this into a wider discussion about our relations...

Assessing oral communication [TCA]

Video of teacher using features of quality and note-taking template to assess the oral communication CBA.

Example M: Election [TCA]

These two students created, improvised, rehearsed and performed a short drama of a politician door-stepping for votes.

Example N: Oscars [TCA]

These two students used the Oscars as inspiration for this short drama, followed by a Q&A outlining how they put it together.

Example O: Dream Poem [TCA]

This student performs a poem she wrote about dreams.

Example P: Vivian Maier [TCA]

Inspired by Vivian Maier, these students discuss her life and some of her photographs.

Example Q: Scott Cawthorn [TCA]

This student presents on the video game designer Scott Cawthorn.

Example R: Sustainable Agriculture [TCA]

This student presents and explanation of the importance of sustainable developments in agriculture.

Example S: World War II [TCA]

This student presents his research on equipment used in World War II.

Example T: Four students Drama [TCA]

Four students write, direct, stage and present a dramatic piece.