Preliminary Presentation Plan & Organization - June 2011

Due 2 days before your assigned presentation date. This must be completed or presentation will be cancelled.

To fulfill the presentation requirement you will need to deliver a detailed and interesting 5-6 minute presentation, which will also include visuals.  The presentation must be structured around an informative historical tour of the four most important sites associated with your topic.  (If you’re having trouble fitting 4 sites in 6 minutes, cut it down to 3 sites.) These sites should illustrate the significant events and overall impact of your topic.  The sites you select are up to you, but they must be specific places that you can actually visit today.

You must prepare a word-processed lesson plan as follows (2 copies):

1.       Attention-getter                                                     

Creative device to focus class attention on your topic.  Goal is to create

interest, suspense, drama.  Examples:  use music, startling statistics, unusual visuals, question audience, dramatic entrance of some kind, costuming

2.       Thesis                                                                   

Specific, grammatically correct, proper spelling, punctuation, word choice

3.       Plan for delivery of information                            

Presentation of information:

a.      four most important sites associated with your topic

b.      significant events

c.       overall impact of your topic

d.      conclusion

ü       You may use note cards, a script you type, or prompts you need to help manage your information.

ü       You may use the classroom document camera, LCD projector, computer, overhead projector, and stereo system.

ü       If you need an alternative setting, please tell me ASAP. I need to fill out a facility use form for this, and scheduling may be tight because all the history classes are doing exhibitions. 

ü       Inclusion of video clips, original videos, a skit or play, , power points, posters, music & musical performances, etc. are all  acceptable forms

ü       Your presentation should demonstrate a command of the delivery skills we have been working on throughout the year.  Assessment will be based on 1) topic outline, 2) content and organization, 3) delivery, and 4) audio-visual aid(s).

µ      Your goal is not to restate your entire paper and certainly not to read it to us!

4.       If you plan to involve your audience                                

Must be creative, but must reinforce what you taught during #4 above. Should

prove classmates have learned the main ideas of your research and

conclusions you reached. Examples: games, writing activities, such as poetry, fables, class or small-group discussions, role-playing, etc.

5.       Plan for visual/s                                                    

May be a rough sketch of plan/s for visual/s.  (More is better here.)  Visuals may be “nontraditional,” such as props, costuming, even food (if pertinent to your topic).  If using any of these, simply indicate such by describing your ideas in words.  Visuals must be large enough to be seen at the back of the class, which includes the following:

6.       List of materials                                                                      

Make a list, indicating every item needed to complete presentation successfully, including the audio-visual aid(s) used to support your content and whether you need an alternative setting.