Assessing Listening Skills through Note-Taking & Response In this final assignment before your exam, you will be assessed on your listening skills. This will involve listening to a lecture, taking...

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Assessing Listening Skills through Note-Taking & Response In this final assignment before your exam, you will be assessed on your listening skills. This will involve listening to a lecture, taking notes as evidence of engaging with the speaker, and writing a short summary to demonstrate comprehension of the material that you have listened to. 1. Watch this this video link as a refresher of how to take good notes. 2. Make a copy of the note taking guide provided below (put it in the shared folder). 3. Watch this Ted Talk about the “secret to great public speaking.” TASK: As you listen, take detailed notes using the provided note taking guide. When you are finished listening, review your notes and then write a short summary of the main ideas communicated in the talk. Your summary should be less than 300 words. · When finished, Submit your notes and your summary to the shared folder for grading. Name: Date: Text: Author: Notes: (this is the recall section that corresponds to the Knowledge/ Understanding criteria on the rubric) Key Words/Questions: (this section corresponds to the Thinking/Inquiry criteria on the rubric—part of transfer) Reflection/Analysis/ Connections: (also part of transfer—corresponds to the Communication/ Application criteria on the rubric) Useful phrases: I like… I agree with… I disagree with… This reminds me of… I find it interesting that... Assessment of Oral Communication: Listening to Understand (O1) Student(s): __________________________ Used by: Self Peer Teacher Task: _______________________________OBS/CON/PRODFOR/AS/OF LG1: I will apply the listening process for comprehension LG2: will apply the listening process as a critic LG6: I will understand the characteristics and techniques used by various genres and how they communicate meaning. LEVEL 1 LEVEL 2 LEVEL 3 LEVEL 4 Knowledge/ Understanding I can take notes to demonstrate my understanding of the purpose of and the most important information/ideas in an oral text. (O1.1, 1.4) I can identify effective oral presentation strategies. (O1.9) Limited understanding of content Limited understanding of strategies Some understanding of content Some understanding of strategies Considerable understanding of content Considerable understanding of strategies Thorough understanding of content Thorough understanding of strategies Thinking and Inquiry I can make insightful comments and ask questions in response to an oral text. (O1.8) I can use evidence from an oral text to support my interpretations. (O1.5) I can analyze an oral text and explain how its features reveal meaning. (O1.7) Limited critical thinking Limited evidence Limited analysis Some critical thinking Some evidence Some analysis Considerable critical thinking Considerable evidence Considerable analysis Thorough critical thinking Thorough evidence Thorough analysis Communication Active Listening Strategies I can select and use an appropriate tool to record and organize information from an oral text. (O1.2, 1.3) Here I’m looking for how complete your note-taking is. Limited organization Some organization Considerable organization Thorough organization Application Extending Understanding of Texts I can make insightful connections between the ideas in an oral text and my own knowledge and experience. (O1.6) Limited connections Some connections Considerable connections Thorough connections Respond: Briefly summarize the talk in less than 300 words.