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Purpose: For Class: To discover alternative perspectives, become additional sources, and/or other considerations concerning your topic. The presentation should be engaging—people learn better by involvement than merely being spoken “at.” For Presenters: To develop and strengthen speaking skills, become better aware of the type(s) of writing necessary for oral presentations, and to consider creative approaches to material in this course. Audience: Approximately twenty individuals of different ages, races, nationalities, ethnicities, religions, and sexual orientations, from different economic and experiential backgrounds, with differing abilities and/or disabilities. In other words, the only commonality that you can be sure of is that all are in this specific English 101 class: consider how you use terms like “we” or “they.” Time: 10-20 minutes Overlap and Connection: If the subject of your lesson overlaps with others, be sure you make a cross-reference rather than take over or repeat the other subject’s material. In general, try to make connections with other lessons and with projects the class is working on. Media: You are welcomed and encouraged to employ different media in your presentation, from music to posters, use of presentation software, handouts—you are only limited by your creativity. Remember, however, that the medium should not overshadow the message (in other words, all the cool effects in the world won’t help if you haven’t developed your content).
Resources: SMH 8: Considering Media SMH 2: Considering Rhetorical Situations SMH 6: Collaborating SMH 15: Conducting Research SMH 16: Evaluating Sources and Taking Notes SMH 18: Acknowledging Sources and Avoiding Plagiarism SMH 20: MLA Documentation Sample Formal Outline (SMH p. 442-44) Sample MLA Works Cited (SMH p. 462-64) Submission: The group should submit, as a single document the day of the presentation, a formal outline (see SMH 3e for information; sample begins on page 442) of the entire presentation along with an MLA Works Cited (see SMH 20) for the texts researched for the presentation. Grading Criteria: Includes the achievement of and/or accordance with the above guidelines, expectations, and requirements, plus a consideration of time management, maintaining eye contact, presenting (as opposed to simply “reading”), avoidance of empty words (like, basically, ummm), and cohesion of group’s presentation. |
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