Meet My Pen Pal Role Play Activity

Plan and write a five-slide narrative describing an imagined trip, including logistics (cost, dates, flights), a restaurant choice, a sport, and a shared activity.

Compose a 10-word-or-longer descriptive sentence for each slide of the presentation.

Deliver a memorized oral presentation using public-speaking techniques such as eye contact and an attention-grabbing opener.

Apply grammar and vocabulary appropriately for a scored presentation, per the rubric's grammar and vocabulary criteria.

Share the rubric with students before they begin drafting so they know their presentation will be scored on requirement completion, creativity, speech delivery, grammar, and vocabulary separately.

Review the public-speaking tips slide as a mini-lesson before presentation day, since it covers concrete techniques like using an attention-grabbing opener and rehearsing in a mirror.

Clarify the late-work policy up front — the rubric and requirements both note that late printed scripts lose points on a sliding scale by how many days late.

Narrative/descriptive writing — students write a 10-word-or-longer sentence for each of five slides describing an imagined trip.

Research-based invention — students name a specific city, restaurant, sport, and activity to make the imagined trip concrete.

Oral presentation — students memorize and deliver their travel story aloud, following included public-speaking guidance.

Self-assessment against a rubric — students can check a draft against five scored criteria (Requirement, Creativity, Speech, Grammar, Vocabulary) before presenting.