module 4

ENG 550 Module Four Presentation Guidelines and Rubric For this assignment, you will create a presentation of 12–15 slides that highlights your author’s word choice. Choose a passage or excerpt from each of the three works you chose in Module Three. Analyze the denotation versus the connotation of the words your author uses. Refer back to the overview and the reading for this week for help. You should have three slides for each excerpt. The three slides for each excerpt should contain the following:

 One slide that has the original excerpt

 One slide in which you create a CliffsNotes paraphrase of the excerpt. This is similar to what you did in the discussion topic this week. The purpose is to accentuate the importance of word choice.

 One slide that examines the imagery that the connotation of your author’s word choice elicits You also need to include the following:

 An introductory slide that states the author and titles of the works

 Visuals that complement the material

 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

Paraphrase of Excerpt 1 Creates a CliffsNotes paraphrase of the chosen excerpt that accentuates the importance of the author’s word choice

Creates a CliffsNotes paraphrase of the chosen excerpt, but it does not accentuate the importance of the author’s word choice

Does not create a CliffsNotes paraphrase of the chosen excerpt

15

Analysis of Excerpt 1 Analysis of the excerpt examines the imagery that the connotation of the author’s word choice elicits and points to specific examples in the excerpt to substantiate claims

There are gaps in the analysis of the excerpt in how the imagery is achieved through the author’s word choice OR does not point to specific examples in the excerpt to substantiate claims

Does not provide an analysis of the excerpt

15

Paraphrase of Excerpt 2 Creates a CliffsNotes paraphrase of the chosen excerpt that accentuates the importance of the author’s word choice

Creates a CliffsNotes paraphrase of the chosen excerpt, but it does not accentuate the importance of the author’s word choice

Does not create a CliffsNotes paraphrase of the chosen excerpt

15

Analysis of Excerpt 2 Analysis of the excerpt examines the imagery that the connotation of the author’s word choice elicits and points to specific examples in the excerpt to substantiate claims

There are gaps in the analysis of the excerpt in how the imagery is achieved through the author’s word choice OR does not point to specific examples in the excerpt to substantiate claims

Does not provide an analysis of the excerpt

15

Paraphrase of Excerpt 3 Creates a CliffsNotes paraphrase of the chosen excerpt that accentuates the importance of the author’s word choice

Creates a CliffsNotes paraphrase of the chosen excerpt, but it does not accentuate the importance of the author’s word choice

Does not create a CliffsNotes paraphrase of the chosen excerpt

15

Analysis of Excerpt 3 Analysis of the excerpt examines the imagery that the connotation of the author’s word choice elicits and points to specific examples in the excerpt to substantiate claims

There are gaps in the analysis of the excerpt in how the imagery is achieved through the author’s word choice OR does not point to specific examples in the excerpt to substantiate claims

Does not provide an analysis of the excerpt

15

Visuals Utilizes visuals that complement the material

Visuals do not complement the material

Does not utilize visuals 5

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

5

Earned Total 100%