Paper Wrap-Up and Project Gear-Up

(October 26 for B-Day Class)

Today you may work on the finishing touches to your papers and work as a team on your newly-assigned...

Project (A great opportunity to pump up your overall class grade - as a team!).

In the month of November we will examine the early history of the Americas, Africa, and Asia. Each team is required to put together a two-day presentation (with both lectures and in-class activities for your classmates) about their assigned chapter (either 6, 11, 3, or 12). Today you will have time to work on your projects and/or your papers.

Team Assignments (and order of presentations):

A-Day Class
Eric, Maggie, Jacob, and Angie: Chapter 6
(Present on 11/12 and 11/16)

Courtney, Gabby, Jaida, and Sierra: Chapter 11
(Present on 11/18 and 11/20)

MiQueara, Jimmy, Garrett, and Zachary: Chapter 3
(Present on 12/1 and 12/3)

Drew, Clayton, Breanna, and Jaelin: Chapter 12
(Present on 12/7 and 12/9)

B-Day Class
Nicole: Chapter 6
(Present on 11/13 and 11/17)

Madison: Chapter 11
(Present on 11/19 and 11/23)

David: Chapter 3
(Present on 11/30 and 12/2)

Steven: Chapter 12
(Present on 12/4 and 12/8)

Presentation Grading Criteria:

Introduction: (possible 10 points)
– Does your introduction spell out clearly what you are going to talk about, and in what order it will be presented?
– Is it presented in a way that gets your audience's attention?

Body: (possible 25 points)
– Is your information organized well?
– Do you present the major points of the issue you're talking about?
– Is the presentation appropriate for the audience?
– Is the information presented clearly?

Conclusion: (possible 10 points)
– Do you recap all the topics you presented?
– Does the audience get a clear sense of what the most important points of your presentation were?

Questions: (possible 10 points)
– Are you able to effectively field questions from the audience?

Graphics, Handouts, etc.: (possible 15 points, and each group must have handouts and/or visuals)
– Are your graphics readable?
– Do they contain the right amount of information?
– Do the graphics add to the presentation rather than distract from it?
- Do these visuals/documents help the class learn about your chapter?
– Are demos of concepts/programs provided where it would help clarify the presentation?

Delivery: (possible 30 points)
– Are transitions from topic to topic and person to person done well?
– Do the speakers maintain eye contact with the audience?
– Do the speakers avoid excessive verbalized pauses (um, ah)?
– Do the speakers use the slides to support what they're saying?
(don't read from them, but refer to them when needed to illustrate a point)
– Does the presentation appear professional?

Time (Extra Credit): Do you keep your fellow students’ engaged and involved for the full 150 minutes? (Possible 10 points)