CONTINUOUS ASSESSMENTSEMESTER ONE 2014-2015

QUARTER ONE

CA PROJECT GUIDELINES

for

STUDENTS

CONTINUOUS ASSESSMENT

• Beginning next week you will have a project to complete for Continuous Assessment.

• It is worth 10 percent of your semester’s mark.

• This project will be explained to you in this presentation.

CA PROJECT

• You will be given a topic related to a theme from your book.

• You will fill in Mind Map with Six Subtopics you create for your topic.

• You must provide Six Visual Elements related to your topic.

• You will write Descriptions for the visuals.

• You will present the project in class.

PROJECT OVERVIEW

Main tasks of the project:

You will complete this project over 5 WEEKS as follows:

oIntroduction & Topics

oMind Map

o Six Visuals related to the topic

o Description for each visual element

o Oral presentation

PROJECT SCHEDULEPART PROJECT

WEEKDate ACTIVITY

Inside Class Outside Class

I Week 1 13thOct Introduction &Topics given

Think of SIX Subtopics for the Mind Map

II Week 2 20thOct Mind Map Prepare Visualsand Notes for Writing Descriptions

III Week 3 27thOct Bring visuals; Write a description for each visual

Get all project materials ready

IV Week 4 3rdNov Presentation Preparation Stage

Finalize and get ready for Final Oral Presentation

V Week 5 10thNov Oral Presentation & Submission of the project

 

WEEK 1: INTRODUCING PROJECT DETAILS

• You must get/buy a project folder this week.• After the final presentation the materials will be put in a plastic sleeve. (you are responsible to bring the plastic sleeve)

• You are responsible for keeping the Project Materials. The teacher collects them only at the end of the five-week task. (Submitting your material is Mandatory)

• Each week you will hear what you will do in class, what you must do outside of class, and what you will do the following session.

• No marks are awarded in Week 1.

WEEK ONE

• Today, your teacher will show you the Topic and the Given Prompts.

• During the week, you should:

• Think about your topic and the given prompts

• Create Six Sub-topics for your topic

• You will use these Six Sub-topics to fill in the Mind Map with in Week 2.

WEEK 2: MIND MAP & START OF RESEARCH

• You will receive a hand-out for the Mind Map of the topic and will complete it in class using the SIX Subtopics you created for your topic.

• The teacher will check the Mind Map and ask you to revise if necessary.

• You will receive 2 MARKS for the Mind Map. You will keep the Mind Map in your folder.

DURING THE WEEK• During the week, you must collect Six Visuals from the

Internet, magazines or newspapers. The Visuals can also be

drawn or taken by a camera. They can be visual elements like

graphs, charts, table, drawings, photos, etc.

• You must bring Hard Copy Visuals to class in Week 3.

• You may bring notes to class for WEEK 3. These notes will be

used to write the DECRIPTIONS for your visuals.

• You must NOT bring in pre-written sentences and must NOT

copy from printouts.

• Notes should be key words and phrases so that you can write

you DECRIPTIONS in your own words.

WEEK 3A. VISUAL ELEMENTS & DESCRIPTIONS

• Bring Six Visuals to class in hard copy.

• You respond to instructions in class to write a description for each visual.

• Descriptions are handwritten on a separate lined sheet (You teacher will provide you with).

• The teacher will check each written description.• In class, you will correct descriptions if needed. • You will receive 1 MARK for the visuals and 2 MARKS for the descriptions.• The following slide explains the kind of

description you should write for each visual element.

DESCRIPTION-WRITING GUIDELINES

WEEK 3B. PRESENTATION PREPARATION

• Your teachers will introduce WEEK 4 TASK in advance as follows:

• Students must bring their project hard copy

materials (Title page, Mind Map, Six Visuals, and

Six Descriptions) to class in WEEK 4.

• Students will hear more about the Guidelines

and the Marking Scheme of the Final Oral

Presentation.

WEEK 4PRESENTATION PREPARATION STAGE

• Bring your project hard copy materials.

• You will receive feedback from your teacher on material

content.

• Your teacher will explain the Presentation Guidelines

and the Final Oral Presentation Marking Scheme

(refer to the booklet).

• Your teacher will show you a model presentation.

• During the week, you will prepare for your oral

presentation.

•You will receive 1 MARKS for Presentation Preparation.

IMPORTANT NOTES

• You MUST bring HARD COPIES of your Project Materials for

submission in the FINAL WEEK 5.

• For the Final Presentation, you may choose from 3 options:

• Show each visual individually

• Attach the six visuals to a poster (remove later for

submission)

• Use the class E-podium to display the six visuals

WEEK 5ORAL PRESENTATION & SUBMISSION

• Times for each presentation are:o Level A - 2 minutes

o Level B - 3 minutes o Level C - 4 minutes.

• Your teacher will collect all your project hard copy materials in sleeves.

• The sleeve should contain:o Title Pageo Mind-map

o Visual elementso handwritten descriptions

• You will receive a mark out of 3 for the oral presentation based on your performance AND

1 mark for the completed portfolio.

MARKING SCHEMEPROJECT

WEEKDATE ACTIVITY MARKS

Week 2 20-Oct-2014 MIND MAP 2Week 3 27-Oct-2014 Visual Elements &

DESCRIPTIONS

12

Week 4 03-Nov-2014 PRESENTATION PREPARATION

1

Week 5 10-Nov-2014 ORAL PRESENTATION &

1 to3

Project Submission 1 

TOTAL 10

CA PROJECT RULES FOR STUDENTS

• The project tasks will take place on Mondays.

• The weekly project tasks must be kept in the folder. You are

RESPONSIBLE to keep the folder till the final day of submission.

• Marks will be awarded starting from Week Two through Week Five.

They will be given at the end of each session.

• Students should be Present on Mondays during the project weeks.

• Your teacher will shortly show you the Absence Policy and Procedures.

CA PROJECT RULES FOR STUDENTS (CONTINUED)

• You must submit Original Work for all the project stages; any sort of cheating like copying (using someone else’s work) or plagiarism (copying from the Internet or any other resource) is strictly forbidden.

• Important: If any instance of cheating or plagiarism is verified, you will receive a ZERO for the entire project.

• You cannot change the topic once it has been selected and agreed on.

Thank You