Analysing and Presenting Argument SAC
There are 2 components in this SAC:
- Task 1: Persuasive Oral Presentation (accompanied by your script and a bibliography)
- Task 2: Statement of Intention
***YOUR BIBLIOGRAPHY and STATEMENT OF INTENTION must be submitted at the start of the week of presentations***
Task 1: Persuasive Oral Presentation
Requirements:
- Present an oral point of view on a current issue of your choice. This must be accompanied by your set of notes AND a bibliography of sources.
| Date: 16 and 23 July Time Allocation: 4 – 6 minutes |
NOTE: If you intend to use a video, the footage should not go for over a minute. These multimedia devices are to be used as a background to the presentation and should not contain notes.
Registering your topic: Topics must be submitted to your English teacher for approval. Your topic should be worded in the form of a contention beginning with the word ‘That ….’ (e.g. That the best way to combat domestic violence is to change societal attitudes towards women)
Oral Presentation: Statement of Intention
Requirements:
- Provide a 300-500 word explanation that explains how you have constructed your oral presentation.
- This should be written in first-person.
- Below are the sub-headings you should address and questions to help you to know what to cover:
- The purpose of your oral presentation:
- “To persuade my audience that Human trafficking is a bigger deal then they think”
- The way you will structure your presentation:
- How will you begin your presentation and why What is human trafficking, how does it happen?
- How will you choose to order your arguments how it starts, what happens while being trafficked, the stats?
- Why will you include and address opposing arguments to your point of view the people being trafficked believe they are going to have a better life?
- How will you choose to open and end your presentation and why ask the audience how they would react If they lived in a third world country, were unaware of human trafficking and slavery and were offered the chance at a better life, a new house, clothes etc. ?
- The persuasive techniques (metalanguage) you will use and how you intend to position your audience:
- You should be using a variety of persuasive techniques from our studies and from your textbook (see pp.41-45 in your textbook)
- You should explain what techniques you will use and how you intend to position your audience.
Example
I will begin my speech with a short narrative describing the setting of a factory that employs child labourers. I will do this to try and engage my audience’s 5 senses, in particular, to help them to visualise the awful conditions that children have to work in, and put themselves in the shoes of the children. The use of 2nd person narration is much more confronting, and is intended to close the gap between the audience and the experience of being in and working in one of these factories.
Topic Proposal
Issue: Human Trafficking in Australia
Contention: anyone can be a target to trafficking, try and make the audience aware
Supporting arguments: its illegal, it can traumatise young people, what is trafficking? Are the people local?
Sources:
| Description of Source | Usefulness | Reference |
| The Counter-Trafficking Data Collaborative is the first global data hub on human trafficking, publishing harmonized data from counter-trafficking organizations around the world.. | This website includes pages of data from quite recent (2018) | https://www.ctdatacollaborative.org/story/human-trafficking-and-gender-differences-similarities-and-trends |
| The AFP’s role is to enforce Commonwealth criminal law, contribute to combating complex, transnational, serious and organised crime impacting Australia’s national security and to protect Commonwealth interests from criminal activity in Australia and overseas. | The AFP website is a reliable source as they can deal with issues like this daily. This source includes warning signs. | https://www.afp.gov.au/what-we-do/crime-types/human-trafficking |
| The Department is responsible for immigration and customs border policy as well as countering violent extremism programs, countering terrorism policy and coordination and national security and law enforcement policy. | The home affairs website is a good source as they are the one who create the parliamentary acts that go against things like human trafficking | https://www.homeaffairs.gov.au/about-us/our-portfolios/criminal-justice/people-smuggling-human-trafficking/human-trafficking |
| World Vision are dedicated to working with children, families and communities to overcome poverty and injustice. | The World Vision website is a good source as they help give underprivileged children specifically out of poverty and into a better life rather than walking down the path of being sold or selling themselves. | https://www.worldvision.com.au/global-issues/work-we-do/child-slavery |
| Free the Slaves’ mission is to help change the conditions that allow modern slavery to exist. | Free the Slaves is a good resource as they are dedicated to eradicating modern-day slavery. | https://www.freetheslaves.net/our-model-for-freedom/slavery-today/ |
| VCE ENGLISH SCHOOL-ASSESSED COURSEWORK Performance Descriptors | |||||||
| Unit 1 Outcome 2 Construct a sustained and reasoned point of view on an issue currently debated in the media. | DESCRIPTOR: typical performance in each range | ||||||
| Very low | Low | Medium | High | Very high | |||
| 10 | Limited articulation of the intention of decisions related to content and approach made during the planning process with some reference to purpose, audience and context. | Basic articulation of the intention of decisions related to selected content and approach made during the planning process, demonstrating some understanding of purpose, audience and context. | Sound articulation of the intention of decisions related to selected content and approach made during the planning process, demonstrating solid understanding of purpose, audience and context. | Thorough articulation of the intention of decisions related to selected content and approach made during the planning process, demonstrating clear understanding of purpose, audience and context. | Insightful articulation of the intention of decisions related to selected content and approach made during the planning process, demonstrating complex understanding of purpose, audience and context. | ||
| 30 | Limited understanding of the issue. Few references made to information and evidence. | Some understanding of the issue through the selection of acknowledged information and evidence used to support particular positions. | Satisfactory understanding of the issue through the selection and synthesis of acknowledged information and evidence used to support particular positions. | Detailed understanding of the issue through the careful selection and synthesis of appropriately acknowledged information and evidence used to support particular positions. | Thorough and detailed understanding of the issue through the meticulous selection and synthesis of appropriately acknowledged information and evidence used to support particular positions. | ||
| Limited understanding or development of arguments. Some attempts to position the audience. | Some understanding of arguments demonstrated through the development of arguments that position the audience to support some of the points of view presented. | Sound understanding of argument demonstrated through development of broad and reasoned arguments that position the audience to support the points of view presented. | Detailed understanding of argument demonstrated through development of reasoned and credible arguments that position the audience to support the points of view presented. | Sophisticated and insightful understanding of argument demonstrated through the development of reasoned and convincing arguments that position the audience to support the points of view presented. | |||
| Limited control of oral language conventions. | Some relevant oral language conventions employed to position an audience. | Generally fluent and coherent oral language that employs the appropriate use of conventions to position an audience. | Persuasive, fluent and coherent oral language that employs the appropriate and accurate use of conventions to position an audience. | Highly persuasive, fluent and coherent oral language that employs the skilful use of appropriate conventions to position an audience. | |||
KEY to marking scale based on the Outcome contributing 40 marks
Statement of intention
| Very Low 1–2 | Low 3–4 | Medium 5–6 | High 7–8 | Very High 9–10 |
Point of view
| Very Low 1–6 | Low 7–12 | Medium 13–18 | High 19–24 | Very High 25–30 |