Language and Me

English III, Module 5

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"One language sets you in a corridor for life. Two
languages open doors along the way..”
–Frank Smith

• In the last activity, you learned about

how you can use your language skills
in the future as an interpreter or
translator.
• In this activity, you'll create a multi-
media presentation (PowerPoint) in
which you share your language history
and why you wanted to learn English,
as well as your goals for using
language in the future.
Here’s how to organize your presentation.
Slide 1: Title slide. Write the title of your project,
Language and Me and your full name. Include any
decorations or photos you want to use to make it
aesthetically pleasing.
Slide 2: This is an About slide. Introduce yourself in
3-5 sentences (bullet points) Include your age,
where you live, and how many languages you speak
(to be able to have a conversation) and what those
languages are. Include at least one photo of you.
Slide 3: Your Language History. Write 5-8 sentences
(bullet points) about how and why you started
learning English. Do your parents speak more than
one language? How did they influence your decision
to learn other languages? Include at least one
relevant photo.
• Slide 4: My Future in Language Write 5-8 sentences
(bullet points) about how you plan to use your
English in the future. How will it relate to the job
you intend to pursue? How will it make you a
stronger candidate among your peers in the job
field you plan to pursue? Include at least one
relevant photo.
• Slide 5: Why Languages Matter Write 3-5 sentences
(bullet points) about why it’s important, in your
opinion, to learn languages in our globalized world.
Include at least one relevant photo.
• Slide 6: Your sources. Provide image and music
source(s) here. Remember to provide full citations
using a citation builder, like mybib.com or
easybib.com.
 Bringing Your Work
to Life with Video
• Before you submit your presentation, you’re going to show
more of your personality by narrating your video. There
are a couple of ways you can do this.
1. You can narrate the whole video, staying off
camera for the entire time so we hear only your
voice. PowerPoint has a narration option.
2. Or you can record separate videos of you talking to
the camera (where the audience can see and hear
you) that you can insert into the presentation that
give additional information or stories beyond
what’s written on the page.

• You will upload two files: one is the video file that includes
the narration, and one is the PowerPoint file (pptx or pdf)
that serves as a video transcript.
Helpful Tips
• You can add background music to help you create the effect you want to present.

• Do not use scripted (handwriting) fonts on your presentation outside of the title.

• Make your slides visually appealing.

• Do not use the color yellow for your text.

• Everything must be in your own words. Do not copy anything.

• Download the attached file on multi-media presentations to help you submit your work.

• Remember to submit the video file AND the PowerPoint (pptx or pdf) that will serve as a video
transcript.
 Here is your rubric.
F O C U S A N D C O N T E N T ( P P T/ P D F ) RECORDING P R E S E N TAT I O N MECHANICS
(50 POINTS) (30 POINTS) (10 POINTS) (10 POINTS)

• You included a title slide, as instructed and an About • You spoke slowly and • You used colors and images on each • The pronoun I is capitalized.
slide, with an introduction, your age, where you live, clearly. Every word was slide to support the content. • There are no capitalization errors.
how many languages you speak conversationally and understandable. • The aesthetic of the project is appealing • Sentences end with punctuation.
what those languages are. and organized. • There are no spelling errors.
• Slide 3 had 5-8 sentences about your language • Image and music sources are cited
history, why you started learning English, whether appropriately on the final slide.
your parents speak more than one language and
how they influenced your decision to learn other
languages.
• Slide 4 had 5-8 sentences about how you plan to use
your English in the future, how it will relate to the
job you intend to pursue, and how it will make you a
stronger candidate among your peers in the job field
you plan to pursue.
• Slide 5 had 3-5 sentences about why it’s important,
in your opinion, to learn languages in our globalized
world.
• Slide 6 had your sources for images, music, and any
outside content used cited correctly.