Stress and how it changes the meaning of a sentence

Introduction

Stress? What is sentence stress? Sentence stressing maybe new to some because they’ve always known only about word stressing but I believe some have used sentence stressing in conversations without they realizing it. This webquest will answer your queries about sentence stressing. There are two types of stress *Word stressing and *sentence stressing This webquest is focused only on sentence stressing. How it helps in the understanding of spoken English and how a certain word is stressed can make a big difference on the sentence.

Evaluation

Category

Needs Improvement

1 pts

Satisfactory

2 pts

Good

3 pts

Excellent

4 pts

Pronunciation

Student was difficult to understand, quiet in speaking, unclear in pronunciation.

Student was slightly unclear with pronunciation at times, but generally is fair

Pronunciation was good and did not interfere with communication

Pronunciation was very clear and easy to understand.

Speaks Clearly

Often mumbles or cannot be understood.

Speaks clearly and distinctly most of the time.

Speaks clearly and distinctly all the time, but mispronounces one word.

Speaks clearly and distinctly all the time, and mispronounces no words

Volume

Volume often too soft to be heard by all audience

Volume is loud enough to be heard by all audience or members 80% of the time.

Volume is loud enough to be heard by all audience or members atleast 90% of the time

Volume is loud enough to be heard by all audience or members throughout the presentation.