Jigsaw Presentation

Guide

A Jigsaw Presentation is a common way for students to cover a broad topic very quickly with minimal amounts of boredom; each student is asked to work within a group that is assigned a presentation on a particular topic. When each topic is presented on, other groups listen attentively and take notes. All topics integrate together into a larger picture of the broader topic – thus the term Jigsaw is used as an analogy. A Jigsaw Presentation is composed of a Visual Aid, Talking Points, and a Vocal Presentation.

Rationale: Learning with the expectation of teaching it to others is proven to increase motivation and retention. Adolescents are most concerned with the opinion of their classmates when compared to parents, teachers, and friends. Working with others is an important life-skill. Research demonstrates that synthesizing information, or taking information and creating new and independent work, increases understanding and retention.

Instructions: Within your team, establish a facilitator and record keeper. Assign a topic for each person to research. After an appropriate amount of time for that research to occur, each member will present to the group. Team members should give one another feedback toward developing a presentation to the larger class. The team should then schedule the presentation and have each member write their portion of the presentation on 3x5 index cards. One person should be appointed to create the visual aid, which should be clear and colorful while containing keywords for each presenter to expound upon. The team should then practice the verbal presentation. In the end, the cards should be numbered in sequential order.

General Guidelines

· Begin with an attention getter, joke and rhetorical questions

· Practice before the presentation

· Interact with the audience

· Use objectives and questions to guide the presentation

· Use note cards to make talking points

· Make a conclusion that appropriately summarizes the presentation

· Simplicity is better than complexity

Visual Presentation Rubric

possible points	expectations	points earned
2	Visual aid has a coherent title
4	Visual aid is concise and outlines content
4	Visual aid is clear, colorful, and attractive
10	total

Talking Points Rubric

possible points	expectations	points earned
2	Written in bullet form
1	Uses indents to nest ideas and information
3	Written on 3x5 note cards
2	Uses only a few talking points per card to maintain clarity
1	Keyword indicating card topic on upper left corner
1	Numbered on upper right hand corner in order of appearance
10	total

Vocal Presentation Rubric

possible points	expectations	points earned
3	Presenters are ready on time with no excuses or glitches
2	Opens with an attention getter, joke, or profound rhetorical question
3	Followed by main idea or generalization
2	Followed by goal of talk
2	Presenters project their voice
1	Varies rhythm of talk to keep attention of audience
2	Varies tone of voice to keep attention of audience
2	Uses rhetorical questions to keep the audience interested
2	Uses improvisational elaborations on talking points based on cues from audience
2	Presenters move around the room to engage the audience
4	Different presenters integrate into a well presented whole
2	Has coherent conclusion
3	Presentation is within minimum and maximum time
30	total