Now that the new semester has started and we are all settling into our new classes,

lets get to know our peers. You and a partner will have the opportunity to write each others biography, and present it to the class on Friday, February 7th (make sure you sign up in class today). With the class time provided, and through email, you will have the chance to conduct an interview with your partner. This will help you in the writing of their biography. Besides the presentation, you will need to hand in a hard written copy of the biography. Please see the rubric for the criteria of the written and oral portion of this assignment. If you have any question you can email me or ask me in class. Criteria Shakespeare Award Jane Austin Award J.K Rowling Award Local Community Award

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Sentence structure, grammar & spelling
- All sentences are well constructed and have varied structure and length. The author makes little to no errors in grammar, mechanics, and/or spelling.

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Written Portion
- Most sentences

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Sentences sound awkward, are distractingly repetitive, or are difficult to understand. The author makes numerous errors in grammar, mechanics, and/or spelling that interfere with understanding.
Introduction and conclusion are not clear or present. Never writes in the third person point of view.

Organization

- Most sentences are well are well constructed and constructed, but have varied they have a structure and similar structure length. The author and/or length. makes a few errors The author makes in grammar, several errors in mechanics, and/or grammar, spelling, but they mechanics, and/or do not interfere with understanding. spelling that interfere with understanding. Introduction Introduction is Introduction grabs the appealing and and/or conclusion readers attention conclusion ties up are present, but and conclusion is loose ends. needs some strong. Written Mostly written improvement. from the third from the third Sometimes writes person point of person point of in the third person view. view. point of view. -Many highlights of the persons life, shared in an expressive, entertaining and informative way. -Several highlights of the persons life, shared in an expressive and informative way. -Some highlights of the persons life, shared in an informative way.

Content & Ideas

-Few highlights of the persons life, shared in an informative way.

Speaking Portion Delivery

- Student makes meaningful eye contact with audience. - Students body language enhances the quality of the presentation. - Student makes meaningful eye contact with the audience most of the time. - Students body language enhances the quality of the presentation most of the time. - Student uses a clear and strong voice most of the time. - Student changes tone of voice most of the time. Student presents information that is logical and interesting, and the audience can easily follow most of the time. - Student makes eye contact with the audience once or twice. - Students body language enhances the quality of the presentation sometimes. - Student uses a clear or strong voice. - Student changes tone of voice once or twice. - Student never makes eye contact with audience - Students body language is distracts the audience from the presentation

Enthusiasm

- Student always uses a clear and strong voice

- Students voice is quite and hard to hear. - Student never changes the tone of their voice.

- Student changes tone of voice to keep audiences attention Organization - Student presents information in logical, interesting sequence, which audience can easily follow.

Student presents information that is logical or interesting, and the audience can easily follow sometimes.

- Student presents information in an illogical, confusing sequence, which is hard for the audience to follow.

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