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Monday,
Feb 28 -
Full
draft of presentation due
W March 2
- Group Presentations: 7-9:30pm in Wallenber 125
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March 4- Presentation
Reflection letter due -- printed out to be turned in at class. |
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group presentations may take many forms but all should be no longer
than 10 minutes in length and should be engaging presentations of
the group topic that build on our discussions of presentation techniques
and tools. All electronic materials for your presentation
should be available through your Forum group site at the time of
the presentation. Your reflection should be printed
out to be turned in during class and should be between 1 and 1 1/2
pages in length. It may be very informal in tone -- like a blog
entry -- but should have some cohesion and structure to it. |
After
the completion of the individual hypertexts, the collaborative groups
will work together to produce a 10 minute oral presentation designed
to persuade the audience about the significance of their collective
topic. These presentations will be held outside of class time.
| Why
are we giving a group presentation? |
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of the challenges of PWR2 is to think about different modes of
authorship: from authoring in different media to authoring in
different combinations (i.e., the individual author vs. collective
authorship). The group presentation asks you to enact a successful
model of collaboration to create a persuasive and interesting
oral argument.
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| What
exactly are the guidelines for the presentation? |
| All
presentations must be 10 minutes in length and should persuade
the audience of the importance of your collective topic. That
said, you have a lot of latitude in terms of the form of your
presentation. Here are some possibilities.
- You
could have a presentation in which each person takes a turn
delivering a couple minutes about his/her project
- You
could give a presentation in which the group participates in
giving a broader overview about the importance of the topic
as a whole
- You
could choose a creative format, such as a news broadcast, a
conference, etc.
- You
could have each person participate in the oral delivery of the
presentation, or you could deploy some people "behind the
scenes" instead
- You
can incorporate different media into your presentation: film
clips, audio, PowerPoint, posters.
Remember,
no matter what the form of your presentation, it needs to be unified
overall as a single argument -- no matter how many different voices
are speaking during it. The key is that your group decide on,
design, and deliver a presentation that most effectively accomplishes
its goals.
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| What
steps are required for this presentation? |
- There
are several required steps in this presentation.
- Create
a draft. We will
be brainstorming the presentation in class during the week
of February 21st, but you need to have a complete draft by
Monday, February 28th.
- Meet
with your OCTs. The
OCTs will be setting up appointments with the groups to work
with your presentations during the drafting process. These
meetings are an essential part of developing your presentation
and so are mandatory.
- Practice.
You will be
asked to meet outside of class time to practice your presentation.
You will also be given time on Monday, February 28th in class
for a run-through of your draft with an OCT.
- Write
a reflection letter. This
letter is composed of two sections:
in the first section, you should reflect
on the other presentations that you watched the evening of
the 2nd and their strengths and weaknesses.
In the second section of your reflection,
you should discuss your group's own process of developing
your presentation including
- How
tasks were distributed across the group, and how successful
that distribution was
- The
rationale for your group's rhetorical choice in terms
of style, arrangement, innovation, delivery, and memory
(the five canons of rhetoric)
- A
consideration on the process of creating a collaborative
presentation vs. one that is individually authored
- General
comments on the actual presentation itself (how it went)
and the assignment in general
The
letter should be between 1 and 1 and 1/2 pages in length.
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| Where
can I find extra help on this? |
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your proposal, you may choose to read chapter 7 of Envision (recommended
text for the class). Also, use your OCTs as resources for this presentation.
Finally, You can e-mail me,
IM me, or talk to me in class if you have any questions. |
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