Viva Voce Information

Vive Voce Notecard Guidelines

You need to bring the following each week for the notecard check:

1. A thesis card, with a clearly stated thesis and a brief explanation of your reasoning and source. This card should also list several potential counter-theses.
2. A supporting arguments card, with a list of your three supporting arguments
3. Three to six data cards with data from the textbooks or lectures that provide evidence of the truth of your argument
4. Three to six anecdote cards with story summaries that help to prove your supporting theses
5.  Three to six quote cards with quotes from class, assigned work, and other reliable texts.

If your viva notecards do not pass the check, to receive credit, you will need to bring an edited set of cards the following week with all the recommended changes completed.

                      Viva Voce Notecard Check Grading Sheet

                                                                                                                                            ____/50

         A thesis card, with a clearly stated thesis and a brief explanation of your reasoning and source. This card should also list several potential counter-theses. ___/10

         A supporting arguments card, with a list of your three supporting arguments. ___/10

         Three to six data cards with data that provide specific evidence of the truth of your argument. ___/10

         Three to six anecdote cards with stories that help to prove your supporting arguments. ___/10

         Three to six quote cards with quotes from class, assigned work, and other reliable texts. ___/10

                               

                                     Viva Voce Grading Sheet

 Student Name: __________________________________                              ___/500 (+EC___)

Topic: __________________________________________

Presentation: (300)

·         Clear thesis that takes a defensible position                                                                ___/25

·         Effective "Although clause" in the thesis                                                                    ___/25

·         An Introduction to the three topics that mentions all three supporting theses            ___/20

·         Clear supporting thesis for point 1                                                                               ___/20

·         Data that clearly support point 1 thesis                                                                       ___/25

·         Quotations and/or Anecdotes that clearly support point 1 thesis                                ___/25

·         Clear supporting thesis for point 2                                                                               ___/20

·         Data that clearly support point 2 thesis                                                                       ___/25

·         Quotations and/or Anecdotes that clearly support point 2 thesis                                ___/25

·         Clear supporting thesis for point 3                                                                               ___/20  

·         Data that clearly support point 3 thesis                                                                       ___/25

·         Quotations and/or Anecdotes that clearly support point 3 thesis                                ___/25

·         Conclusion that sums up your three points and restates the central thesis                  ___/20

 Additional Requirements: (200)

·         Historical accuracy                                                                                                     ___/125

·         Use of hands                                                                                                             ___/12.5

·         Eye contact with audience                                                                                        ___/12.5

·         Posture                                                                                                                     ___/12.5

·         Enunciation and clarity                                                                                             ___/12.5

·         Volume                                                                                                                        ___/25

EC: Did the student wear formal clothing?                                                                       ___/15

Viva Voce Questions

Week 1: Was Martin Luther a reformer or a revolutionary?

Week 2: How did the transition from the medieval to the modern era transform popular conceptions of history?

Week 3: How did Protestant reforms reflect the growth of individualism?

Week 4: How did theology influence the political goals of the Puritans in England?

Week 5: In what ways is Rousseau’s thought misunderstood?

Week 6: In what ways was the American War of Independence not a revolution?