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*Further oral activities are based on texts and topics from Parts 1 and 2of the
syllabus. The activity should be rooted in a primary source.
*You must conduct at least two FOAs; one on Part 1 and one on Part 2. Your
teacher may provide more opportunities to do an FOA than these two.
*Following each FOA, you will have to write a reflective statement, which
is kept on record within the school. The reflective statement explains
how you met one or more of the learning outcomes for Parts 1 or for Part 2.
*The marks from the best FOA performance count for 15% of the final
grade.
* For your English grade the FOA will be ½ of your FINAL EXAM GRADE
What do FOA’s look like?
1.Oral presentation
Analyze scenes from a specific movie to show how certain language varieties carry differing
levels of status (i.e. prestige) or even a lack of prestige.
For example, in some 1960’s movies set in ancient Rome (e.g. Spartacus), the Roman
Emperor always spoke with a “Queen’s English” British English, the hero spoke in a standard
American accent, and the lowly Roman soldiers spoke in a coarse New York Bronx accent.
OR, Examine what perceptions this choice reveals concerning the status of these
dialects. (Alternatively, you can examine a superhero movie that has the arch villain speaking
in a “Queen’s English” accent, the villain’s thugs speaking in lower status accents, and the hero
speaking in a General American accent).
Requirements...