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Level 10

Presentation

Alternate assignment in place of presentation.

• The Assignment

Examples

• Example 1

Presentation Guidelines

• Need to present (not read) your presentation

1. Number of frames/slides

   • Need minimum 14 frames/slides
   • (A Title Page will be the first page, and a Works Cited page will be the last page)

2. Structure

   • Cover all 6 parts of the MLA Research paper structure

3. Words per frame/slide

   • No less than 5 words; no more than 30 words
   • These minimum and maximum do not count towards smaller embedded frames/slides that have words within them.

4. Quotes

   • Use the five quotes from the MLA paper in the Theory and Analysis parts of the Presentation.

5. Works Cited

   • Need sources in Works Cited
   • List all sources on one frame/slide.

6. Templates

   • Overall template must relate to the topic/subject of your paper
   • Do not use templates that simply move from one slide to the next, such as Power Point does

7. No full sentences

   • Use fragmented bullets
   • (you must use full sentences that set up quotes and quoted material)

8. Subheads

   • Each frame/slide should have a two part subhead, which gives the section of the paper and a descriptive title to what that particular frame/slide covers
   • Example
   • Analysis: Community and Titusville Playhouse, Inc.

9. Counter

   • Create a counter for each frame/slide
   • Example
   • 1/15 , 2/15 , etc.
   • pg. 1 of 15 , pg.2 of 15 etc.

10. Font sizes and colors

    • 2/2 rule
    • Restrict font types to one or two types
    • Restrict color of fonts to one or two colors

11. Images

    • Images must pertain to the frame
    • Every frame must have one image, either as part of the template or as an embedded image.

12. Sound effects

    • None. Don't use them.
    • Though you may embed videos with sound.

13. Spelling

    • NO spelling errors

14. Clarity of text

    • Post-It Note Test
    • Hold a 3" x 3" Post-It note at arm's length and step back from your PC until the Post-It is the same size as the screen. If you cannot read the screen clearly, the font size or font color (compared to the background) needs changed.

15. Slide Transitions

    • Things appear, things disappear. That's it.

16. People's Names

    • Use Hearnames.com to learn how to pronounce names appropriately