2018 Semester 2, Assessment Task 1 - Conversation Presentation

Cobram Anglican Grammar School: Chinese (Mandarin) Years 7/8/9

Chinese Assessment Task 1 – Term 3, 2018

Restaurant Conversation

Task: To present a conversation set in either a restaurant or a market place.

Details:

·      The conversation must be between two people; a waiter and a customer, OR a buyer and a seller. The conversation must be in Chinese (Mandarin).

·      The conversation must go for about half a minute to a minute.

·      Each student writes their own script. They can ask another student to help perform their conversation. The student being assessed can choose which role they wish to take in their script (waiter/seller, customer).

·      Time will be given in class to write and practice the script.

·      The Script can either be hand written or typed on a computer.

·      Marks will be given out of 20 (see rubric). This assessment is worth 20% of the total mark for Semester 2.

·      Students can base their conversations on material already covered in class.

·      The due dates for the students presentations are:

o  Years 7A & 7B – Wednesday 5^thSeptember

o  Years 8 & 9 – Thursday 6^thSeptember

·      If any individual is having difficulty completing the requirements of this assignment they must see me before the due date.

Thank you,

Geoff Brown.

Head of Languages, PD, Data & Testing.

Cobram Anglican Grammar School.

Cobram Anglican Grammar School, Term 3 2018

Semester 2 – Assessment 2: Conversation presentation

Rubric

	4 marks	3 marks	2 marks	1 mark
Script - Content	Well written. Each person in the conversation has at least four sentences each.	Well written. Each person in the conversation has at least three sentences each.	Each person in the conversation has less than three sentences each.	Each person in the conversation has less than two sentences each.
Script – use of pinyin	Mindful of vowel markers. Vowel markers used in all words.	Mindful of vowel markers. Vowel markers used in most words.	Vowel markers occasionally used where appropriate.	Some use of vowel markers evident.
Script - Content	All sentences used are coherent and suitable for the situation.	All sentences used are mostly coherent and suitable for the situation.	All sentences used are mostly coherent and mostly suitable.	Some difficulty evident in the coherence and suitability of the sentences.
Performance - Pronunciation	Student pronounces all Mandarin words and phrases to a satisfactory standard, being mindful of vowel indicators (e.g. hé and hē).	Student pronounces most Mandarin words and phrases to a satisfactory standard, being mindful of vowel indicators	Student pronounces some Mandarin words and phrases to a satisfactory standard, being mindful of vowel indicators	Student pronounces some Mandarin words and phrases to a satisfactory standard, being mindful of vowel indicators
Performance  - Projection	Student speaks clearly and confidently. The Mandarin can easily be heard and understood by the assessors.	Student speaks  clearly and confidently most of the time. He/she can easily be heard and understood by the assessors.	Student speaks fairly clearly and confidently. The Mandarin can mostly be heard and understood by the assessors.	Student attempts to speak clearly. The Mandarin can mostly be heard and understood by the assessors.

Total: _____/20

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