Crime Fiction

Wide reading PechaKucha Task Description: You are required to present a 1-3 minute PechaKucha PowerPoint about the novel you have read for wide reading. A PechaKucha is a type of PowerPoint presentation in which 10 slides are shown for 10 to 20 seconds. Unlike a normal PowerPoint, which uses visuals and text, a PechaKucha only uses 1 visual per slide. The speaker is able to use the slides as a prompt, speaking for roughly 10 to 20 seconds on each slide. You will be stopped at 3 minutes. Your speech should contain the following: • A brief synopsis of the novel • A description of how the novel conforms to the conventions of crime fiction • An explanation of the key themes in the novel • An analysis of the composer’s writing and the ways in which they have used language forms and features to express the particular values • An evaluation of the novel and whether you would recommend it for other readers • Carefully selected visuals to accompany your oration Criteria Mark • Explains how the novel conforms to the conventions of crime fiction, showing a sophisticated understanding of the genre. • Demonstrates a sophisticated understanding of how language features, forms and structures express values in the chosen text. • Engages the audience using highly expressive volume, stress, intonation and pronunciation in good time 13-15 • Explains how the novel conforms to conventions of crime fiction to showing a well-developed understanding of the genre. • Demonstrates a well-developed understanding of how language features, forms and structures express values in the chosen text. • Engages the audience using expressive volume, stress, intonation and pronunciation in good time 10-12 • Explains how the novel conforms to theconventions of crime fiction to show some understanding of the genre. • Demonstrates understanding of how language features, forms and structures express values in the chosen text. • uses appropriate volume, stress, intonation and pronunciation in good time 7-9 • Identifies some conventions of crime fiction in text. • Demonstrates limited understanding of how language features, forms and structures express values in the chosen text. • Uses developing volume, stress, intonation and pronunciation. Time may be over or under. 4-6 • Is unable to identify the conventions of crime fiction in text. • Demonstrates no reference to values in the chosen text. • Volume, stress, intonation and pronunciation not appropriate. Time is over or under. 1-3