English

Topic: Natural disasters

Chosen disaster: Haiti earthquake 2010

Task: Inform you peers how environments can influence the lives of its inhabitants and cause conflict.

Outcome: Oral presentation

Assessed on: * Criterion B: Organizing * Criterion C: Style and language * Criterion D: Using language

Done by: Bana Taher

Year: MYP Y3 “8C”

Teacher: Mrs. Sara Refai

Done by: Bana Taher

Year: MYP Y3 “8C”

Teacher: Mrs. Sara Refai

Contents

Content | Page number | Cover page | Page 1 | Content page | Page 2 | Task specific rubric: Criterion B | Page 3 | Task specific rubric: Criterion C | Page 4 | Task specific rubric: Criterion D | Page 5 | Presentation Note cards | Page 6-7 | Power Point Presentation-Slideshow | Page 8-14 | Teachers assess sheet | Page 15 |

Task specific Rubric

Criterion B: Organization

Achievement Level | Level descriptors | Task specific clarification | 7-8 | * Consistently employs effective organizational structures that serve the context and intention. * Effective organizes opinions and ideas in a coherent and logical manner. * Often uses language-specific conventions to show the reason for the order of idea. * Consistently acknowledges sources according to a recognized convention. * Consistently uses a presentation style that serves the context and intention | * Beginning and end are clear and purposeful, middle is always appropriate. * Effective use of transition. * Consistently employs appropriate quotations, citation, references, and bibliography in a sophisticated manner. * Flow of ideas is always consistent and logical, not random. |

Criterion C: Style and language

Achievement Level | Level descriptors | Task specific clarification | 7-8 | * Creates work(s) that demonstrates(s) a high degree of thought, imagination and sensitivity. * Makes perspective choices with frequently serve content, context, intention and which have a clear sense of audience. * Demonstrates creativity through perceptive exploration and consideration of new perspective exploration and ideas. | * Topic, the chosen natural disaster, is always addressed and always the focus (student stays on topic). * Presentation convey an accurate and in-depth understand of the causes and the causes and the impact of this disaster on human kind. * Reason is consistently supported with strong evidence. * Your presentation shows an excellent understanding of the chosen natural disaster. |

Achievement Level | Level descriptors | Task specific clarification | 7-8 | * Effectively uses a range of accurate and appropriate vocabulary, sentence structures and forms of expression. * Consistently uses a register and style that serves the context and intention. * Uses grammar, syntax and punctuation, with a high degree of accuracy; errors are minor and communication is effective. * Uses spelling/writing and punctuation, with a high degree of accuracy; errors are minor and communication is effective. * Makes appropriate and effective use of non-verbal communication techniques in oral, presentation or visual work. | * The student has mastered the use of language to explain and inform effectively and appropriately. * Use of the mentioned above vocabulary and register are always appropriate and widely varied. * Has very infrequent errors in grammar and syntax. * Always use appropriate and greatly varied sentence structure. * Makes consistent eye contact with the audience and uses open and positive body language |
Criterion D: Using Language

Presentation Notecards

Introduction:
For Haiti, the year 2010 started with a violent disaster. It was just another Tuesday in Port-au-Prince. Then, as the clocks nudged 4.53pm, the earth shook with a magnitude of 7.0 it was recorded to be the biggest urban disaster in the modern history. At 4:53 p.m., Haiti changed forever. Haiti became a massive horror story played out on the world stage.

Environment:
In just about 30 seconds the buildings in Haiti fell one after another. Poverty played its role, in places such as Haiti, where 72% of the population live on less than $2 a day, and in cities like Port-au-Prince, were many houses and buildings were in very poor condition, and were not designed or constructed to be earthquake resistant, the destruction is also expected to be greater.

Inhabitants:
Haiti left around 230,000 dead, 300,000 injured and 1.2 million homeless in just 30 seconds. Imagine how many people were killed in just 30 seconds which is the amount of time it usually takes a person to get themselves a glass of water.

Short Term:
Could you imagine that one in every 15 people died. In Haiti, in a big city like Port-au-Prince, with so many structures coming down, more rubble will kill more people. It is estimated that about 211 people were rescued. Imagine, 16, 588 people could have been rescued yet only, one in every 16,588 people were rescued.

Long Term:
One of the poorest countries in the western hemisphere Haiti already had severely limited resources before the earthquake caused large-scale damage to existing infrastructure, hospitals, and other health facilities. In the long-term, Haiti faced outbreaks of diarrheal diseases such as e. coli and cholera due to lack of clean drinking water and health-care options.

Recovery:
It has been almost three years since the earthquake struck Haiti, yet till today Haiti looks like the earthquake happened just months ago. Haiti's recent earthquake is the most destructive natural disaster that a single country has experienced, by some measures; it may have caused much more than $13.2 billion in damage. By January 2012 rubble remains lying on the streets of Haiti. Till today they are putting so much effort in reviving the country.

Power of environments:
Most of the time natural disasters are unpredictable, and they are definitely out of our control. Earthquakes are impossible to run away from. Natural disasters can have both negative and positive consequences. Looking back in history you would notice that many great natural disasters were a reason for a huge positive change. As for Haiti, there were lots of negatives coming from that disaster, such as, death, injuries, and people left homeless. Yet looking on the positive side, after the Haiti earthquake stroke Haiti was finally noticed and people all around collaborated to help. Now the buildings that are being built in Haiti are stronger and will most probably be able withstand the terrible earthquakes.

How humanity accommodates their environment and adapts to it:
Disasters impact the environment causing it to change. Therefore people are forced into adapting their new environment. After disasters people work together in order to restore the country. In this way humanity accommodate their environment and adapt to it.

Supervisor Assess/comments

English: summative Oral presentation. * This task will be assessed on:

Criterion B: Organization
Criterion C: Style and language
Criterion D: Using language

Criterion A | A/8 | B/8 | | C/8 | Achievement level | | | | |

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