Ready to put your story out into the world? Using the video camera on a computer or phone, record yourself telling and explaining the story in your reflective essay. It's best to record yourself speaking to a small audience so you can practice making eye contact and other public speaking skills. If that's not possible, though, you can speak directly into your computer or smartphone camera, as Henry did.
Once you've finished recording your story presentation, upload the video file to the dropbox for this assignment. If the file is too large to attach, upload it to a video hosting platform and provide a link in comments section of the assignment.
This rubric shows how your presentation will be graded.
| Superior 5 points |
Average 3 points |
Poor 1 points |
|---|---|---|
| Reflection | ||
| Your story showcases useful insights and lived experiences that you have reflected on deeply. Your conclusions and message are highly meaningful and relevant. | Your story has plenty of big ideas and real experiences that you have thought a lot about. Your insights are useful and memorable. | Your story seems to lack a central point or any real reflection. Your audience might be left feeling like they don't get your meaning, or that it doesn't really apply to most people. |
| Rhetorical Devices | ||
| Public speaking elements—such as tone, flow, and emphasis—help your audience imagine what you're describing, adding richness and realism to your story. | You make good use of some public speaking elements such as tone, flow, and emphasis. Your audience can follow your story easily. | Most public speaking elements—such as tone, flow, and emphasis—are missing from your performance. Your audience can may find it difficult to follow and visualize your story. |
| Presentation Skills | ||
| Your pace is not too fast, you allow pauses to surround areas of emphasis, and your voice projects well. It is clear you have rehearsed and revised your essay fully before telling your story. | You may speak a little too quickly or quietly at times, but overall, your delivery is well rehearsed, easy to understand, and effective. | You talk too fast or too quietly to be well-understood. It seems like you didn't rehearse or revise your essay before delivering your story presentation. |
