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The video recording showed a raging flood with substantial damage occuring and then a person being swept away and rescued. |
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%
responses
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Questions
/ instructions: Click the Play button to start the video. Now I want you to imagine that you are a news reporter. You are going to tell a news story about what you saw on the video. You should try to describe what happened, and to tell the news so that it sounds interesting. Here are some pictures from the video to help you tell the news story. Give student pictures. (left) Tell me all about the news story. |
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Aspects
mentioned:
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heavy
rain
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65
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flooding through town
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88
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car
stranded
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52
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debris
threatening bridge
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28
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house
collapsing
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82
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houses
threatened by water swells
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26
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man
falling into flood
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66
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emergency
services rushing to rescue
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76
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man
rescued with rope and float
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69
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everyone
recovering
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22
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Appropriate
introduction:
highlighting drama, capturing attention |
strong
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23
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medium
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37
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weak
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40
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Coherence,
flow, continuity:
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strong
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27
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medium
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64
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weak
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9
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Sense
of drama conveyed:
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strong
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21
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medium
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52
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weak
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27
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Speech
clarity:
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very
clear & well articulated
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20
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some
minor limitations
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68
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significant
difficulties
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11
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very
hard to understand
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1
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| Commentary: About two thirds of the students included the major aspects in their account, but only about one quarter were rated strong in how they introduced and linked their story or conveyed the sense of drama. |
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