AN

ORAL PRESENTATION ON LUHRMANN, SCOTT, OR CUARN

This Individual Oral Presentation is an opportunity for you to take one of the filmic adaptations of these
three directors and demonstrate an appropriate creative and/or critical approach to understanding the
subtleties implicit in the original texts and choices made by the corresponding filmmaker.
Students are free to choose a Presentation topic that reflects their personal interest, including explorations
generated from the following:

The cultural setting of the text and/or film

Thematic focus, particularly any divergence, extension, or reinterpretations within the film

Characterization

Filmic techniques and visual style

The directors attitude to narrative elements of Romeo and Juliet, Do Androids Dream of Electric
Sheep? and The Children of Men

The interpretation of particular elements from different critical perspectives

Focus
The focus of the IOP should involve, either implicitly or explicitly, the following:

Knowledge and understanding of the source text and the films adapted from them

Thorough appreciation of the aspect under discussion

Applied use of strategies to engage an audience and delivery of the presentation in a manner
appropriate to the task

English A: Literature
Higher Level

STRUCTURE, PREPARATION, AND SUGGESTIONS

The structure of each oral presentation depends largely on the type of activity selected for the topic.
It is the responsibility of the student to select the type of presentation that most effectively enables the
objectives of the topic to be realized. Whatever the activity chosen, all presentations must have a
coherent structure.
It is expected that students will prepare for their presentation outside class hours. When students have
chosen the topic for their presentation it will be their responsibility to:

Select appropriate material for the presentation

Organize the material into a coherent structure
Choose a means of presentation and delivery that is suited to the activity and topic.

Suggested Activities
The following list applies to all the options studied in part 4 of the course and contains examples of the
wide range of activities that are acceptable for the Individual Oral Presentation. This list is neither
exhaustive nor prescriptive. The examples are only suggestions and may be added to by students with the
approval of teachers. Students should select the activity most appropriate to the topic chosen.
This IOP must be done in individually, where you must develop a unique presentation of 1215 minutes in
length. Use of technology (PowerPoint, Prezi, or others) is acceptable and appropriate, but not required.
You will be assessed according to the attached rubric.

An explanation of a particular aspect of Luhrmanns, Scotts, or Cuarns film

The examination of a particular interpretation of scene from a source text
The setting of the film against another body of material, for example, details on social
background or political views
A commentary on the use of a filmic technique, for example, mise en scne, diegetic/nondiegetic sound, editing, shot choice, or other elements of the visual and compositional style
A comparison of two passages, two characters or two possible readings of a scene, involving
some analysis of choices made by the director in reference to the source text
A commentary on a particular scene from the film, which has been prepared at home
An account of the students developing response to the play, a scene, or dyadic pairing of
characters
The presentation of two opposing readings of a text/film, character
A discussion of the development of one character and their relationship to time, place, and
setting
An imagined reaction by the author of the source text to the particular interpretation of
director developed in their film

Discussion
When your Individual Oral Presentation is completed, the teacher will engage you in a discussion involving
the student audience in order to further interrogate your knowledge and understanding of the text/film as
implied in your presentation. The teacher must be satisfied that you can justify your selection of material;
the suitability of the activity chosen; and the suitability of the style of the presentation. The whole class
may participate in the following discussion, but the presenting student is solely assessed on the
presentation / rationalization, which includes the accompanying rationale (where appropriate).

English A: Literature

Individual Oral PresentationHigher Level

Criterion A:
Knowledge and
Understanding
of the Text(s)

The work
does not
reach a
standard
described
by the
descriptors
at right.

How much
knowledge and
understanding does
the student show of
the work(s) used in
the presentation?

1-2

3-4

5-6

7-8

9-10

There is little
knowledge or
understanding of
the content of
the text and/or
film.

There is some
knowledge and
superficial
understanding of
the content of
the text and/or
film.

There is
adequate
knowledge and
understanding of
the content and
some of the
implications of
the text and/or
film.

There is very
good knowledge
and
understanding of
the content and
most of the
implications of
the text and/or
film.

There is excellent
knowledge and
understanding of
the content and
the implications
of the text and/or
film.

The work
does not
reach a
standard
described
by the
descriptors
at right.

Delivery of the
presentation is
seldom
appropriate, with
little attempt to
interest the
audience.

Delivery of the
presentation is
sometimes
appropriate, with
some attempt to
interest the
audience.

Delivery of the
presentation is
appropriate, with
a clear intention
to interest the
audience.

Delivery of the
presentation is
effective, with
suitable
strategies used to
interest the
audience.

Delivery of the
presentation is
highly effective,
with purposeful
strategies used to
interest the
audience.

The work
does not
reach a
standard
described
by the
descriptors
at right.

The language is
inappropriate,
with virtually no
attempt to
choose register
and style suited
to the choice of
presentation.

The language is
sometimes
appropriate, but
with little sense of
register and style
suited to the
choice of
presentation.

The language is
mostly
appropriate, with
some attention
paid to register
and style suited
to the choice of
presentation.

The language is
clear and
appropriate, with
register and style
well suited to the
choice of
presentation.

The language is
very clear and
entirely
appropriate, with
register and style
consistently
effective and
suited to the
choice of
presentation.

Criterion B:
Presentation

How much attention

has been given to
making the delivery
effective and
appropriate to the
presentation?
To what extent are
strategies used to
interest the audience
(for example,
audibility, eye
contact, gesture,
effective use of
supporting material)?

Criterion C:
Language

How clear and

appropriate is the
language?
How well is the
register and style
suited to the choice
of presentation?
(Register refers to
the students use of
elements such as
vocabulary, tone,
sentence structure
and terminology
appropriate to the
presentation.)

Presentations that exceed 15 minutes, or are substantially under 12 minutes, will be penalized 1 Mark in Criterion B.

English A: Literature