Skip navigation

Your first project

Your first project!

Choose one or two partners in your class and get together at break, at lunchtime or during an afternoon to go over everything we have learnt, watched and listened to so far. 

Then choose one of the film composers that have been mentioned (except John Williams: we will be studying him later on) and prepare a

presentation using powerpoint. 

The first thing you must think about is why you chose the composer you chose. Prepare a commment on why you like his film score: in two sentences each, including five adjectives, try to explain why his music inspires you. Does it reflect the scenes in the film well? 

At the end of each presentation, you and your teacher must ask the presenters one question each.

Your classmates and your teacher will give your powerpoint marks. Then you will help to mark the presentations of the other pairs/groups. See who gets the highest marks!

To get high marks, take these following suggestions into account:  

* Explain in two sentences each why you chose the composer you chose and why you like his film score. 

* Include photos of your chosen composer and mention some of the films he has written music for. 

* Don´t write a lot on each slide! The powerpoint must be used only as guide for your presentation with a few words or dates on each slide: if there is a lot of writing your audience will read it all instead of listening to you!

* Make sure you include only the most vital and interesting information: your presentation should last only three or four minutes. 

* Make it fun to watch and listen to. If it is interesting you will get higher points. 

* Face your audience and speak confidently! 

After the end of each presentation, each pair or group must explain the reasons for the mark that they have given their classmates. As well as learning about your chosen composer, you will practice a lot of English! 

Your teacher will make copies of this rubric to help to evaluate your classmates´ powerpoints. 

Up to 4 points per category,

TOTAL OUT OF 24

1

2

3

4

Effort to speak for themselves

Doesn´t try at all (all memorized)

Tries a bit (mostly memorized)

Decent effort even though there are many mistakes

Excellent effort even though there are many mistakes

Pronunciation

 

 

Largely incomprehensible/spoke too fast 

Somewhat difficult to understand and strong Spanish accent

Easy to understand although with a Spanish accent

Sounds almost like a native speaker

Grammatical accuracy

 

Multiple mistakes that take away meaning

Frequent mistakes that make it somewhat difficult to understand / basic mistakes (ie “he have”)

Some unimportant mistakes that don´t interfere with the meaning

Very accurate, few mistakes

Fluency and answers to questions

Does not flow

Stuck answering questions

Frequent pauses

Anwers with much difficulty

Occasional pauses

Manages to answer fairly well

Natural pattern of speech

Answers promptly and fairly correctly

Original and interesting (shared mark with partner)

Total lack of new focuss and material, class obviously not interested

Not much originality, class not really focussed

Quite original and interesting, keeps the class focussed

Highly original and interesting, class is listening eagerly

Powerpoint and use of time

(shared mark with partner)

Too much writing and/or too long

A little too much writing and/or went over time slightly

Clear powerpoint and good use of time

Original, engaging powerpoint and good use of time