English Oral Discussion 2011 - Topics, Tips and Strategies

[hollowedcrowns]

^wow really?
whats wrong with a H...

Haha nothings wrong with it, I was just hoping for an A to A+, first sac and all, etc.


...Hate to be a drag but does anyone think a low A could be possible?

[pi]

I think the range for H would be low A to low B+

[hollowedcrowns]

>low A

[LeahT]

Did many people in your classes do feminist rights? I'm thinking of doing my oral on the lower number of women in board rooms etc, in relation to the centenerry of International Women's Day, but I'm wondering if that topic has been overdone? Did anyone else do it and have any notes or articles that could be helpful?

If I don't do that, I was thinking the rights of asylum seekers (especially children who were said to be not kept in detention centers) or the Carbon tax. Does anyone have any advice or helpful notes/articles?

[Cinnah]

Does anyone know how many marks the cut off is for a VH and H?  /20...

Depends on school, we have the A+, A, B+, etc. system.

So:
A+ - 19-20
A   - 17-18
B+ - 15-16
...etc.

I would assume that a VH corresponds to a high A, maybe 18+/20?

80% and up (16/20) is considered an A - So I think it's increments of 3 starting from 50% (10/20) being a C, and 19/20 being an A.

[onur369]

Im leaving this question for you guys to understand and I will just  spectate, also could you provide links if possible :p ?

Is the Internet a dangerous place?

[Greatness]

My oral is on whether or not to ban duck hunting :/ Anyone got any ideas on how to appraoch it? Im leaning towards banning it because its easier and you can get all emotional and stuff

[onur369]

LOL to be honest that is the weirdest topic I have heard to this date.. haha

[Greatness]

It is a bloody ridiculous topic. lol
Our language analysis was 3 articles (2 with images) on duck hunting.... So lame. -.-

[burbs]

??

[Andiio]

Anyone done an oral on bullying or urban sprawl? :]

[gs]

Arguing for/against Gillard's current asylum seeker/immigration policies. Should be fun, NOT.

[Andiio]

How should one utilise a powerpoint effectively so that it doesn't hinder your marks?

[luken93]

I had one with a picture for each slide (QLD Floods), with dot points/supporting evidence. The key however was that I basically memorised a speech, so then I only had to glance at the powerpoint behind me to use as a leapfrog onto my argument for that slide. I reckon it helped, as it took the pressure off people looking at you so to speak...

[Ghost!]

How should one utilise a powerpoint effectively so that it doesn't hinder your marks?

Keeping it simple is what I would recommend. Minimize your interaction with the computer as much as possible and you should be on your way to full marks. My presentation only consisted of two images and I got full marks for the use of imagery as support section, so yeah keep it simple.