A GOOD GIRL’S GUIDE TO MURDER
BY HOLLY JACKSON
Dates: 21/11-27/11
Grouping and length: individually (4mins), pairs (8 mins), in threes (12),
group of four (16 mins)
Requirements:
1. IT IS MANDATORY TO HAND IN THE BOOK ON THE SAME DAY YOU
PRESENT THE PROJECT. IF YOU DON’T, YOU WON’T GET ANY MARKS.
2. Each group is going to have a fixed date, if you don’t present in
time, you will get less points.
3. NO CUE CARD IS ALLOWED.
Instructions:
1. We will split the book in three, you will read at home one part for
each term (there are three parts).
2. You will create a blog as if you were Pippa (main character).
3. You may use the e-tool you think best fits your choice. Although, I
suggest a couple of them:
a. Blogger (simple and easy). How to use Blogger:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NuC-yJetAPY
b. Google sites (more detailed and rich). How to use google sites:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TB6EAnt6yOg
4. You may include pictures, podcasts, thoughts, who you are going to
interview, mindmaps, brainstormings, suspects, etc.
Grading:
20% Project.
10% Speaking (you should not read).
PROJECT RUBRIC
4 3 2 1
Content Postings provide Postings provide Postings provide Postings show no
comprehensive moderate minimal insight, evidence of
insight, insight, understanding insight,
understanding, understanding and reflective understanding or
and reflective and reflective thought about reflective
thought about thought about the topic. thought about
the topic by the topic. the topic.
building a
focused
argument around
a specific issue
or asking a new
related question
or making an
oppositional
statement
supported by
personal
experience or
related research.
Quality of Writing Written Written Written Written
responses responses responses are responses are
contain include some largely free of free of
numerous grammatical, grammatical, grammatical,
grammatical, spelling or spelling or spelling or
spelling or punctuation punctuation punctuation
punctuation errors that errors. The style errors. The style
errors. The style distract the of writing of writing
of writing does reader. generally facilitates
not facilitate facilitates communication.
effective communication.
communication
Layout & Selects and Selects and Selects and Does not insert
graphics, inserts high inserts graphics inserts many any graphics, or
creativity quality graphics and multimedia low-quality uses only low-
and multimedia that are mostly graphics and quality graphics
when high quality and multimedia and multimedia,
appropriate to enhance and which do not which do not
enhance the clarify the enhance the enhance the
content’s visual content. content. content.
appeal and
increase
readability.
Timeliness Updates blog as Updates blog when Updates blog when Does not update
often or more often required; most reminded; posts blog within the
than required; all posts are date- are often missing a required time
posts are date- stamped with the date stamp. frame.
stamped and the most current
most recent posts posting listed at the
are placed at the top.
top of the page.
Length Sticks to time. 1 min less. 2 mins less. 3 or more mins
less.
SPEAKING RUBRIC
4 3 2 1
Pronunciation
and enunciation Speaks clearly Speaks clearly Speaks clearly Frequently
and distinctly all and distinctly all and distinctly mumbles OR
(100- 95%) the (100-95%) the most (94-85%) of mispronounces
time, and time, but the time. several (6+) key
mispronounces mispronounces Mispronounces words in the
no words. one word. 2-5 words in the presentation.
presentation.
Delivery
The presenter is Presenter was Presenter was Presenter was
VERY WELL well prepared somewhat clearly
prepared and and delivered prepared. unprepared to
delivers ideas in ideas with lots of Delivery of the present to the
a clear and eye contact. presentation was audience.
concise manner, Appropriate made but with Marked lack of
without voice volume, strong eye contact, poor
depending too tone and pacing. dependence on voice volume,
much on notes. Gestures notes and tone and pacing.
Volume, pacing supported the hesitation. Some Inappropriate
and gestures overall eye contact and gestures which
contribute presentation. good voice detracted from
maximally to the volume, tone and the presentation.
presentation. pacing. Some
appropriate
gestures that
supported the
presentation
