English 3/4 2012 Oral SAC!

[rife168]

We are not too far away from our first yr12 English SAC, the Oral Presentation (mine is on the 6th of feb) and I want to be as prepared as possible so I am looking for some ideas for topics to inspire both me and whoever else will read this post.

The issues have to have been in Australian media since September 2011.

Some (quite cliché) topics to get started:
 - The use of nuclear power as a renewable energy source
 - Legalisation of gay marriage
 - 'Occupy' protesters and wealth inequalities
 - Overpopulation - how it affects the economy, health etc.
 - Climate change/global warming
 - Poverty - cause and possible prevention

Now, your turn.

[ben_ess12]

the asylum seekers that recently had the boat crash?

[pi]

Carbon tax, QANTAS saga, Nursing strikes

[totaled]

i actually did one of the topics you suggested:

 - The use of nuclear power as a renewable energy source

it has some interesting points both for and against the use of nuclear power

[tea.squaredd]

With the nuclear power and the death of Kim Jung Il today... im sure you can make it very interesting !
itd be something id consider to do if i still had eng oral sacs hehe

[giveup]

though... the uranium in nuclear power is different to that used in nuclear weapons

[kkkkasd]

The nuclear waste left over from nuclear power can be used in weapons. If they don't have nuclear power then they need to enrich the uranium first.

[iirene]

Yea I have this too. I was thinking of doing something about identity/privacy expectations in our modern world
i.e. all the articles about privacy breaches where customer details were released to the public/to the internet.

What do you guys think of that?

[lbeste12]

Privacy expectations would be interesting to do.

Most of the suggested topics teachers have given us don't interest me at all :| e.g. nuclear power etc
Although, I agree that nuclear power/Kim Jong Il would be really interesting to do as well

I'm thinking along the lines of taxation on fatty foods e.g. 'fat tax' or if all else fails, just do the classic beauty pageants debate.
There are about 3 people doing abortion in my class and 2 doing gay marriage, I think choosing a topic that is slightly different will be a breath of fresh air

[ben_ess12]

I'm thinking QANTAS spent forever doing it for business man this year anyways

[hala_madrid]

I'd avoid anything that people have strong predisposed political views against, such as left/right wingism; so it probably would be best not to do something like Occupy Melbourne.

But just some general tips/advice from someone who has just finished year 12. The oral is extremely subjective, and it matters a LOT on which teacher assesses your oral (well it did at my school anyway, and assuming different teachers assess different orals). It would be good if you memorise your entire speech, and also be wary of hand movements etc, I got hit really hard on that. My assessor was a prick as well.

And at the end of the day, if you have a decent cohort it really does not matter at all how you go on the oral, so don't stress too much guys. I got a C+, and a C on a unit 4 sac and got a 47. My friend also got a C+ for the oral and a B in the same unit, and got a 50. Others got A+ and didnt crack 40, so my point is the oral is a farce

[VivaTequila]

Doesn't at all matter what you pick and what evidence you use, so long as you ace the presentation.

I hardly did any research, but rather just played to what I already knew. In 2010 I studied Geog 3/4 and subsequently knew a lot about the Murray Darling Basin, and in the subject you are required to understand conflicts and the contending parties and their motives in the MDB, so I just argued for one one side over the controversy of the North South Pipeline.

That might mean nothing to you, but all I'm saying is go by what you know. Did you do a 3/4 previously? What do you know about it that is slightly controversial? Find an argument which you already have studied and just present on that.

The more you know it, the less you have to rehearse it and the more it will flow.

IMO just play to you're strengths and argue your oral like a debater; don't be convoluted with your language and just be simple, clear, and concise. Don't come across as pretentious - come across as genuine, and talk casually with your audience as though you would a friend. Leave out the colloquial language, though, like 'like' etc.

Scored me full marks in the Oral this year. Best of luck!

I'm thinking QANTAS spent forever doing it for business man this year anyways

Exactly! You already know all about it, so present your argument on it, and it will flow much easier than if you picked a topic that you were less familiar with.

[Jdog]

mental health

[pi]

So we get to choose the topic ourself, and it can be anything? And the aim is to link it to conflict?

Ours was an "issues" presentation, not one based on our context...

[aes_999]

^Boat people smuggling coming through Indonesia 
Eurozone Debt crisis
China as an emerging superpower.