Today you will
- give a two-minute pitch of your Something Real project using {{code:07_project_pitch}}
- check that all five Key Assignment files are in your Project Portfolio
- write a short reflection on the course
You won't build anything new today. You show what you already made.
Warm-up
Imagine you have 20 seconds on a bus with your Work Experience supervisor. What one sentence would explain your project? Keep that sentence, because it is your pitch hook.
A pitch is a short talk about your project. Yours must stay under two minutes.
In a portfolio walkthrough, you open each Key Assignment file and say one sentence about it.
A gap list is a note of anything missing, so it can be sorted after class.
Your five-line pitch card
- Hook (15 seconds): one sentence naming my project.
- Why it matters (30 seconds): who it helps and why they care.
- Proof (45 seconds): stop on one slide or chart and say one number or fact.
- Next step (20 seconds): what happens this week.
- Close (10 seconds): a clear ask or a clear finish.
Hook: "We need €400 for kit." Why: the local U16 team needs it. Proof: one budget pie chart. Next step: a poster on the club noticeboard this week.
Your file checklist is in the next step.
Do Part A with the whole class first.
Part A: Pitch card and timed run
- Open {{code:07_project_pitch}} and wait until it is on screen.
- Write your five-line pitch card. Your bus sentence is line 1.
- Run your pitch once on the class timer, in under two minutes.
Part B: Check your files
- Open each file in the checklist below.
- Fix anything missing, like a PDF.
- If a fix takes over five minutes, write it on your gap list.
- In {{code:08_promo}}, make a new document called {{code:08_course_reflection}}.
| Key Assignment | File |
|---|---|
| ICT1 KA1 | {{code:03_proposal_draft}} (and PDF) |
| ICT1 KA1 | {{code:03_letter}} (and PDF) |
| ICT1 KA2 | {{code:04_ka2_research_report}} (and PDF) |
| ICT1 KA2 | {{code:04_ka2_email_to_recipient.png}} |
| ICT2 KA1 | {{code:05_ka1_best_spreadsheet}} (and PDF) |
| ICT2 KA2 | {{code:06_bar_chart.png}} and {{code:06_pie_chart.png}} |
| ICT2 KA2 | {{code:06_ka2_chart_interpretation}} (and PDF) |
| ICT2 KA3 | {{code:08_ka3_promotional_document}} (and PDF) |
Success criteria
- I have a five-line pitch card.
- I ran my pitch in under two minutes.
- Anything missing is on my gap list.
Common issues
- My pitch runs over two minutes. Cut proof detail first and keep one number or chart.
- I can't find a file. Search your drive for its exact name and move it to the right folder. Version history can bring back an old copy.
- My deck won't open. Open {{code:07_project_pitch}} in the browser from OneDrive or Google Drive. Or pitch from your card and one evidence file.
Class pitch and portfolio check
- When your teacher calls you, pitch live or at a recording station.
- Use {{code:07_project_pitch}} and your five-line card.
- If you record, paste the link into a note called {{code:07_pitch_recording_link}} beside your deck.
- While you wait, write three short paragraphs in {{code:08_course_reflection}}.
- When your teacher comes to you, open only the files on your gap list.
If you go blank, read your hook and talk about your proof slide.
- My pitch is done, live or recorded, in under two minutes.
- All five Key Assignments are ticked, or the missing ones are on the catch-up list.
- {{code:08_course_reflection}} has three short paragraphs.
Reflection prompts
- Three things I can now do with ICT that I could not do at the start of the course.
- One skill I still want more practice on.
- One way this course already helps another LCA course, Work Experience or a Student Task.
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