Goal:  Students will work in pairs to create informative and creative oral presentations on the topic described below.  Students will use Power Point to deliver their presentation to the class on the assigned date.  Students will also create handouts for their audience (classmates and professor) which will contain questions for discussion.  Each group will be allotted twenty (20) minutes to accomplish these tasks.
 
 

• Effective communication (oral and written) is a fundamental part of all professional disciplines. As a student, you are preparing yourself for entry into or advancement within a profession. You are expected to gain and demonstrate not only competence in your chosen discipline, but the ability to communicate your knowledge, explain your ideas, and ask incisive questions. Employers consistently rank the ability to communicate as the number one characteristic they seek when considering candidates for employment.
• Speech is one of the three fundamental communication modes. The ability to communicate through effective speaking is as important to language skill development as is the ability to write effectively. Competent, effective speaking is perhaps one of the most useful skills you can acquire in Spanish class.
• Preparation is the key to creating an effective oral presentation.
• Set a meeting with your partner immediately to begin the initial planning.  Begin to research your topic and decide what sources are the best.  Do not include more than five (5) sources due to the fact that this presentation is relatively short (10-12 minutes).  Remember to leave time for the discussion (8-10 minutes).
• Organize your information in a logical way.  Do not copy word for word from your sources, but rather paraphrase.  Use clear, simple sentences.  Begin to type your information in Power Point and always proofread what you have written.  Check carefully the structures (grammar) and spelling.  Have a friend proofread everything before your presentation day.
• Find pictures that are clear and decide how to insert them in your presentation.  You must have a picture of the artist and the painting in focus.  Whether you decide to include other pictures (of other work of this artist, for example) is up to you.
• The most important preparation factor is to REHEARSE!  You and your partner should have the presentation completed approximately two (2) weeks prior to your presentation day, and spend these two weeks rehearsing.
• For more tips on creating effective oral presentations, see this web site entitled, "Preparing an Oral Presentation, Suggestions and Strategies for Scientific and Academic Settings"

 

Notes on the Topic, "Nuestra Exposición de Arte"
• Students will be assigned a Hispanic artist to research and present.  They will choose five paintings that they think best represents this artist's talent.  They will describe these paintings in detail.  Then they will allow the class to ask questions.  Finally, they will lead a discussion of the artist and/or painting using a handout with questions.
• Your oral presentation must include:
• the introduction (brief notes about the artist)
• the body  (the paintings)
• the conclusion (audience involvement - discussion)
• must provide a handout with questions for discussion for all class members (make fifteen (15) copies)
• on this handout you must also include your "sources cited" list (no more than five sources)

• "El Greco" - Domenico Theotocopulos (Spain, 1541-1614).
• Diego Velázquez (Spain, 1599-1660).
• Francisco de Goya (Spain, 1746-1828).
• Joan Miró (Spain, 1893-1983).
• Salvador Dalí (Spain, 1904-1990).
• David Alfaro Siqueiros (México, (1896-1974)
• Diego Rivera (México, 1886-1957).
• Frida Kahlo (México, 1907-1954)
• Oswaldo Guayasamín (Ecuador, 1919 - 1999)
• Fernando Botero (Colombia, 1932 - _)

The Grading Scale
• Presentations will be evaluated using the following criteria:
• Content = 45%
• Delivery (Fluency, Pronunciation & Intonation) = 45%
• Discussion = 10%