WRITING PROJECT – POWER POINT GUIDELINES
PLEASE SEE SAMPLE POWER POINT BELOW PLEASE DISREGARD THE LABELS OR NAMES ON THE PPT SAMPLES …THEY ARE FOR THIS MODULE … LOL …
Please create a Power Point of between 5-10 ppt. slides on a topic or issue of your choice. This topic or issue must relate directly to chapter 8. The format must be ppt. or pptx. but NOT pdf. If you are in doubt, please reach out to the Instructor. Remember that the deliverable length excludes your cover slide, reference slides … etc. Your topic or issue must relate DIRECTLY to this class.
In some of my classes, you are ALSO required to complete a research paper in addition to a ppt. IF this is the case, you can use the same topic for your paper as the topic of your ppt. but please note that you have to adhere to the different rules of each format – that is, ppt and ordinary paper in each case.
For the avoidance of any doubt, please note that this assignment must be done using only a Power Point Presentation format. Please go through these requirements and be sure your ppt. conforms with ALL of them before you upload.
1 Given the above, please use slightly bigger font size so your audience can see your presentation.
2 Please have some comments in the “notes” section to help you during the “presentation” (not actually going to present this ppt.).
3 Use mostly bullets and short phrases rather than complete prose/essay narratives for your PowerPoint. POWER POINTS TYPICALLY CONTAIN ABOUT FOUR LINES OF SHORT PHRASES OR BULLETS PER SLIDE. Please do not use full blown prose narratives for your ppt. Instead, use short phrases or “bullets.”
4 Please add some graphics, illustrations/pictures … etc in many of your slides as applicable to help embellish your work, help hold the attention of your audience, and even bring a real life perspective to your work. A Power Point is different from an ordinary paper.
However, although illustrations help but please remember that they are ancillary and not primary to a ppt. so use pictures and illustrations as supplementary aids only. Your bullets/short phrases are more important than your pictures and illustrations.
5 Note that it is expected that you would meet the deliverable length in terms of the number of slides required – this excludes your cover slide, list of references … etc. Your last slide(s) should contain your List of References while your opening slide should be your “Cover Slide.” Your Power Point should be between 5- 10 slides (excluding your cover, list of references … etc)
6 Please note that it is considered plagiarism to borrow any ideas from anyone unless you (1) SUMMARIZE the ideas in your own words and (2) cite your sources. Against the background of the foregoing, student must use in-slide citations to back up your major assertions so readers may not think that you are speculating or guessing. You must cite your sources in your slides so your audience can see and research more if they want to.
7. Remember that your list of references – your last slide(s) go hand in hand with in-text citations. Therefore, please try to use (1) in-text citations – in this case in-slide citations and (2) list of references (in your last slide) to support your work so your audience may not think that you are speculating or guessing.
8 Arrange your list of references in alphabetical order.
9. Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns. Thanks and good luck.
