Today we continued with the reading assessment. Most people finished off the first reading assessment and some people started on the second assessment (“How wiki-wiki can get sticky”)
Remember that the same type of questions keep coming up all the time:
What are the main ideas?
What is the purpose?
Who is the text aimed at?
What type of text is it?
How effective was the text in meeting its purpose?
We have been addressing these questions all year. The only thing that changes is the text and author. Sometimes the text has been a presentation; sometimes it has been a radio programme. Of course, sometimes you have been the authors or presenters.
A greater awareness of how texts are constructed (and how well) should, I hope, help develop your own skills as writers and presenters.
I also highlighted the fact that we need to start looking at the second (for some of you) presentation assessment. This can be informative or instructional. To give you some ideas, here are some topics that have been covered by students in previous years:
Mummification
Tying knots
The off-side rule in football
Aromatherapy
Volkswagen in Germany
Mending a puncture
Learning to play the piano
Interview skills
How to sky dive
Making an omelette
A guide to Tokyo – Vancouver – Barcelona – Amsterdam - Paris
How to make money on e-bay
First aid
How to string a guitar
The Manhattan Project
How to deal with anaphylactic shock
The West Highland Way
Meditation
How to mix cocktails
How to make a cheap vegetarian curry
The Five Pillars of Islam
The dangers of sun beds
Downhill biking
How to lose weight
A brief guide to the universe
How to book a holiday online
The VW Camper van
Remember that they only need to be 5-8 minutes in length. I’ll be asking people to decide on a topic over the next couple of weeks. Some people have already decided on their topics.
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