2. You MUST Create
WORTHY Presentations
• Your presentations need to cover all of the
following core skills at the highest level:
• READING
• WRITING
• SUMMARIZING
• PERSUADING
3. Relax - We Have
a System
• C.A.S.K
• Compare - Compare your subject to something else, make
analogies. This helps support your understanding of a subject. For
example, if you’re writing about a story, you may inclue a
comparison to some song lyrics that remind you of the story.
• Attribute and Cite - Give credit where credit is due. Use Easybib to
cite your sources of information and content. Students need at least
four sources or citations per project.
• Summarize - Paraphrase, never copy and paste! Use Somebody,
Wanted, But, So, Then. Think about the Three Little Pigs
• Key Quotes - Important quotes, not just any quotes, but the quotes
that get tot the heart of a subject. “Little pig, little pig, Let
me in.” “Not by the hair of my chinny, chin, chin!”
4. •This is not a good picture
to use to decorate your
Earth Science presentation.
(Even though Slipknot may
resemble the Orcs from
Middle Earth).
Know Your Audience
5. •Think about the
assignment. What does your
teacher expect? Illustrate
the topic for each slide.
•Your Earth Science teacher
will appreciate this image,
because it is relevant!
Know Your Audience
6. Follow the Rule of Thirds
This creates a visually interesting slide
7. Nobody Likes
Boring
A volcano is conical shaped and
has hot magma inside that can
shoot out of the earth and cause
atmospheric disruptions blah
blah blah blah blah...
9. Personal Presence
•Stand, both feet on the ground, shoulders
back, head up.
•Face your audience and make eye contact.
•Don’t be afraid to walk, or move from one side
of the screen to the other.
•Point to the screen, but don’t read off of the
screen. Know your content.
•Speak clearly and at a steady pace, not too fast
but not too slowly.
•Practice in front of the mirror or people if you
can!
12. Paraphrasing
•Paraphrasing means restating
someone else’s work into your
words.
•When paraphrasing, always cite
your source of information.
•REMEMBER USE OUR SYSTEM:
SOMEBODY - WANTED - BUT -
SO - THEN
13.
14. We recommend using evernote instead of note cards,
but we’ll show you that later:)
16. Works Cited
Wikinews. "BizarreNews.Org - Train Passenger Arrested for a
16-hour Loud Cellphone Conversation." BizarreNews.Org -
Bizarre News. Wikinews, 26 May 2011. Web. 09 Aug. 2011.
<http://www.bizarrenews.org/content/view/159/1/>.
We’ll show you how
using this!
Cite Information Sources!
17. My Ultra Cool
Works Cited Citations
"» Spectacular Photos of the Erupting Volcano Under Eyjafjallajökull Glacier Dvorak
Uncensored: General Interest Observations and True Web-log." Home Page of
Columnist John C. Dvorak. Web. 10 Aug. 2011. <http://www.dvorak.org/blog/
2010/03/21/spectacular-photos-of-the-erupting-volcano-under-eyjafjallajokull/>.
"BizarreNews.Org - Train Passenger Arrested for a 16-hour Loud Cellphone
Conversation." BizarreNews.Org - Bizarre News. Web. 10 Aug. 2011. <http://
www.bizarrenews.org/content/view/159/1/>.
"Google Images." Slipknot Images. Google. Music MP3 RU. Web. 10 Aug. 2011.
<http://www.google.com/imgres?q=slipknot>.
"Paraphrase | Define Paraphrase at Dictionary.com." Dictionary.com | Find the
Meanings and Definitions of Words at Dictionary.com. Web. 10 Aug. 2011.
<http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/paraphrase>.
"Purdue OWL: Avoiding Plagiarism." Welcome to the Purdue University Online
Writing Lab (OWL). Web. 10 Aug. 2011. <http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/
resource/589/01/>.
"Rule of Thirds." Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. Web. 10 Aug. 2011. <http://
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rule_of_thirds>.
"What Is Earth Science? | Geology.com." Geology.com - Earth Science News, Maps,
Dictionary, Articles, Jobs. Web. 10 Aug. 2011. <http://geology.com/articles/what-
is-earth-science.shtml>.
Somebody - Big Bad Wolf \nWanted - Pigs for dinner.\nBut - What happened? The pigs hid\nSo - Wolf went hungry\nThen - Pigs were safe\n\n
Design your slides for those receiving the information, not for yourself! \n
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For the rule of thirds, imagine your space is divided into 9 squares. Things just look better when they&#x2019;re not smack dab in the middle of the space, off-center it a little, like the image on the right versus the image on the left. This strategy simply makes your slides and images more interesting.\n\nWikipedia\n
Nobody likes boring, make your presentation visually interesting and limit on screen text to brief annotations! Practice and use printed notes if needed during your presentation, never read off of the slide!\n
Note: One colorful image and limited relevant text. \n
Own the space and take control of the room. \n
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Plagiarism is in short, using someone else&#x2019;s ideas or work and representing it as your own.\n
To avoid plagiarism, become an effective paraphraser and always cite your sources of information!\n
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Read this article aloud with the class. Have students paraphrase the article above. Have them use SOMEBODY - WANTED - BUT - SO - THEN. Include at least one KEY quote from the article. They can work in groups of two, have them share out their paraphrased versions.\n
