week 2

ENG 550 Module Two Presentation Guidelines and Rubric One hallmark of the English language is its propensity for invented vocabulary, or new word formation. Now that you have studied the different ways in which we invent new words (combining [compounding, prefixing, suffixing, infixing], shortening [alphabetism, acronymy, clipping, backformation], blending, functional shifting, reanalysis, reduplication), choose one type and present on it. Because you will analyze these linguistic elements in your final project, you will want to keep this in mind while thinking about a possible author and works to choose. Make sure to include the following in your presentation:

 Define the process that you have chosen. Make sure to utilize the linguistic terminology you have been introduced to thus far.

 Show early evidence of the process being used in the English language. Make sure to utilize specific examples from non-contemporary works.

 Show current evidence of the process being used in the English language. Make sure to utilize specific examples from contemporary works.

 Include visuals that complement the material. Make sure to describe how each visual represents your chosen word formation process.

 Utilize scholarly resources to substantiate claims. Make sure to include a Works Cited slide or page. You are not limited to creating a PowerPoint presentation. There are many other formats available to you. Check out the following for helpful information regarding presentations. Possible Types of Presentation Media

 Text

 Charts/graphs

 Photos

 Clipart

 Video

 Audio

 Links

 Word clouds

 Infographics

 Flowcharts

 Interactive component

 Animation

 Maps

 Transitions

 Graphic organizer

 Screenshots

 Storyboards

 Illustrations

Principles of an Effective Presentation

 You may utilize a product such as Microsoft’s PowerPoint, Adobe Captivate, Prezi, or Google Presentation to create your presentations.

 There are various template designs that you can find on the web for your presentation. However, first consider your presentation from the perspective of your audience prior to selecting a specific style. Distracting backgrounds, large blocks of text, all uppercase fonts, elaborate font styles, grammatical errors, and misspellings are distracting. Be consistent with the style of text, bullets, and sub-points in order to support a powerful presentation that allows your content to be the focus.

 Each slide should include your key point(s). Do not place large blocks of text on the visual. Your presentation is not a means of presenting a short paper. In an actual presentation, you would not “read” from your slides but rather use them as prompts.

 Any notes or narration you would use in delivering this presentation to a group should be listed in the “notes” section of the slide.

 References should be listed at the bottom of the slide in slightly smaller text.

 Use clipart, AutoShapes, pictures, charts, tables, and diagrams to enhance but not overwhelm your content.

 Be mindful of the intended audience and seek to assess the presentation’s effectiveness by gauging audience comprehension (when possible).

Below are some links that offer helpful tips and examples for developing your presentations: Harvard Business: Create an Effective Presentation Making PowerPoint Slides Add Narration to PowerPoint Publish Your Presentation to the Web

Adobe Captivate Tutorials Introduction to Adobe Captivate 10 Tips to Help Master Prezi Google Presentation 5: Presenting & Publishing

Rubric Guidelines for Submission: The presentation needs to include a title slide/page and a Works Cited slide/page and be formatted using MLA.

Critical Elements Proficient (100%) Needs Improvement (75%) Not Evident (0%) Value

Define Process Defines the chosen process and utilizes linguistic terminology discussed in the course

Defines the chosen process, but does not utilize linguistic terminology discussed in the course

Does not define the chosen process

20

Early Evidence Provides evidence of the chosen process being used in the English language in non-contemporary works and utilizes specific examples from non- contemporary works to support claims

There are gaps in how the provided evidence relates to the chosen process OR does not utilize specific examples from non-contemporary works to support claims

Does not provide evidence of the chosen process being used in the English language in non- contemporary works

25

Contemporary Evidence Provides evidence of the chosen process being used in the English language in contemporary works and utilizes specific examples from contemporary works to support claims

There are gaps in how the provided evidence relates to the chosen process OR does not utilize specific examples from contemporary works to support claims

Does not provide evidence of the chosen process being used in the English language in contemporary works

25

Visuals Utilizes visuals that complement the material AND describes how each visual represents the chosen word formation process

Visuals do not complement the material OR does not include a description of how each visual represents the chosen word formation process

Does not utilize visuals 15

Scholarly Resources Utilizes scholarly resources to substantiate claims and includes a Works Cited slide/page formatted using MLA

Resources utilized are not scholarly OR there are errors in the formatting of the Works Cited slide/page

Does not include a Works Cited slide/page

15

Earned Total 100%