Introduction
The Dragon Boat Festival, also known as Duanwu Festival, is an annual event celebrated by Chinese people worldwide. Held on the 5th day of the 5th month of the lunar calendar, this festival is steeped in rich history, folklore, and cultural significance. From vibrant dragon boat races to indulging in traditional rice dumplings, the festival is a time for both reflection and jubilation.
Task
After reading the passage, find 3 activities you can do on Dragon Boat Festival.
Evaluation
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4-Excellent |
3-Good |
2—Fair |
1-Needs Improvement |
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Delivery |
• Holds attention of entire audience with the use of direct eye contact, seldom looking at notes • Speaks with fluctuation in volume and inflection to maintain audience interest and emphasize key points |
• Consistent use of direct eye contact with audience, but still returns to notes • Speaks with satisfactory variation of volume and inflection |
• Displays minimal eye contact with audience, while reading mostly from the notes • Speaks in uneven volume with little or no inflection |
• Holds no eye contact with audience, as entire report is read from notes • Speaks in low volume and/ or monotonous tone, which causes audience to disengage |
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Content/ Organization |
• Demonstrates full knowledge by answering all class questions with explanations and elaboration • Provides clear purpose and subject; pertinent examples, facts, and/or statistics: supports conclusions/ideas with evidence |
• Is at ease with expected answers to all questions, without elaboration • Has somewhat clear purpose and subject; some examples, facts, and/or statistics that support the subject; includes some data or evidence that supports conclusions |
• Is uncomfortable with information and is able to answer only rudimentary questions • Attempts to define purpose • Does not clearly define and subject; provides weak examples, facts, and/ or statistics, which do not adequately support the subject; includes very thin data or evidence |
• Does not have grasp of information and cannot answer questions about subject subject and purpose; provides weak or no support of subject; gives insufficient support for ideas or conclusions |
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Enthusiasm/ Audience Awareness |
• Demonstrates strong enthusiasm about topic during entire presentation • Significantly increases audience understanding and knowledge of topic; convinces an audience to recognize the validity and importance of the subject |
• Shows some enthusiastic feelings about topic • Raises audience understanding and awareness of most points |
• Shows little or mixed feelings about the topic being presented • Raises audience understanding and knowledge of some points |
• Shows no interest in topic presented • Fails to increase audience understanding of knowledge of topic |