Power Point presentation using Article

• Criteria • It must be a Primary Source • It must be a Research Article.

• It cannot be a review. • It must be about Genetics. • It should come from PLOS One!

http://journals.plos.org/plosone/browse/genetics

• Read the article and agree upon it. • Submit the article for approval and distribution. • Analyze the article. • Create a presentation using the rubric as a guide. • Be prepared to answer questions. • Practice as a group prior to presenting. • Ask any questions you may have.

• Presenters • Dress appropriately. • Have your presentation ready to upload or open.

• Non-presenters • Have a printed rubric to grade the presenters.

• Title Slide • Title of article, authors, group members

• Introduction/Background • What information is necessary for lay people to understand the article?

• Methods • Results

• All or majority of figures and tables have to be displayed

• Conclusions/Discussion • Critique

• Every member should have a well-thought out opinion

• References

Criteria Excellent Average Below Average Feedback

Background/ Introduction Used additional sources to adequately

explain the topic 10 9 8 7

Used only information presented in the article

6 5 4

Inadequate or no background 3 2 1 0

Methods

Adequately explained the procedures used by the authors and used additional

sources if nec 10 9 8 7

Explained the procedures used by the authors but did not understand them

6 5 4

Explained little to no procedures 3 2 1 0

Results Displayed and explained each relevant

figure 15 14 13 12 11

Displayed but couldn’t explain the figures 10 9 8 7 6

Displayed little to no figures 5 4 3 2 1 0

Conclusion/ Discussion Appropriately explained the conclusions

and discussion 10 9 8 7

Did not completely understand the conclusions of the article

6 5 4

Did not draw adequate conclusions 3 2 1 0

Critique Presenters provided thoughtful critics

and evaluation of the article 15 14 13 12 11

Presenters tried but could not critic the article

10 9 8 7 6

Presenters failed to critique the article 5 4 3 2 1 0

Presentation Presentation was well-thought out and

easy to follow/understand 20 19 18 17 16 15 14

Presentation flawed and/or was rushed 13 12 11 10 9 8 7

Presenters read from the slides 6 5 4 3 2 1 0

References Properly cited references

5 4

Improperly cited references either in-text or at end 3 2

No citations 1 0

Effort

No typos, Pictures Animations, Well-planned

Thoroughly answered questions 10 9 8 7

Some typos Inappropriate pictures

Last minute preparation Attempted to answer questions

6 5 4

Extremely flawed and thoughtless presentation Could not answer questions

3 2 1 0

Individual Assessment Dressed appropriately

Contributed to group project 5 4

Dressed and contributed Satisfactorily 3 2

Did not dress appropriately or contribute 1 0 -2 -5

Other Evaluated other groups

5 4 3 2 1 Student Evaluation Grades:

Additional Notes: Total Points: