| Grade 8: Oral and Visual Communication |
|
Overall
Expectations |
| •provide clear answers to questions and
well-constructed explanations or instructions in classroom work; |
| •listen attentively to organize and classify
information and to clarify thinking; |
| •listen to and communicate connected ideas
and relate carefully-constructed narratives about real and fictional
events; |
| •express and respond to a range of ideas
and opinions concisely, clearly, and appropriately; |
| •contribute and work constructively in
groups; |
| •demonstrate the ability to concentrate
by identifying main points and staying on topic; |
| •identify a wide range of media works and describe the
techniques used in them; |
| •analyse and interpret media works; |
| •create media works of some technical
complexity; |
| •use the conventions (e.g., sentence structure)
of oral language, and of the various media, that are appropriate to
the grade (see below). |
|
Specific
Expectations |
| Use of Words and Oral Language
Structures |
| •use the specialized vocabulary appropriate
to the topic in oral presentations (e.g., investigations in mathematics,
demonstrations in science); |
| •identify subtle effects in the dialogue in films or
dramas; |
| •identify the characteristics of different types of
speech (e.g., colloquial, formal) and use them appropriately; |
| Non-verbal Communication Skills |
| •use tone of voice and body language to
clarify meaning during conversations and presentations; |
| •adjust their delivery (e.g., pitch of
voice, pace) to suit the size of different groups; |
| •use resource materials (e.g., visual
aids) to illustrate ideas in presentations; |
| Group Skills |
| •contribute collaboratively in group situations
by asking questions and building on the ideas of others; |
| •work with members
of their group to establish clear purposes and procedures for solving
problems and completing projects; |
| Media Communication Skills |
| •identify and analyse the formulas used in different
categories of media works (e.g., a talk show – opening monologue, humorous
discussion between host and "sidekick", guest interview, interaction with
the audience, special performances); |
| •describe a media work, outlining its different parts
and the steps and choices involved in planning and producing
it; |
| •evaluate the effectiveness of various informational
media works (e.g., a website on the Internet, a documentary film,
television or radio news programs, news magazines); |
| •create media works of some technical complexity (e.g.,
a two-minute mystery on videotape or
audiotape). |
