Lesson 3.3: Outlines & Presentations (Day 3) Class Discussion \ New Material
Topic #1– Learning Goal, Scale, & Overview
LEARNING GOAL #3 - Introduction to Microsoft PowerPoint: Students will be able to work with a team, form an outline, then build and share a multi-slide presentation using a variety of features from Microsoft PowerPoint 2016.
LESSON OVERVIEW: Today, we will be taking what we learned about presentations and outlines during the past two classes and begin learning to build presentations/outlines with Microsoft Word and Microsoft PowerPoint. At this point, you have learned the value of an outline, the value of a thesis statement, and the value of an engaging presentation. It is time to learn how to improve our skill at writing outlines and how to include proper research in an outline, a research paper, and at the end of a PowerPoint.
Over the next few days, each of you will be choosing a new topic to use for your PowerPoint Presentations, and as you choose topics, you will need to figure out (1) your purpose, (2) your audience, (3) your thesis or position, and (4) the best sources of good research. Once you have all these things, you will be well on your way to a great outline and an even better presentation.
As you think about the word “PowerPoint,” take careful notice of the word “point” in this program. Creating a presentation through PowerPoint means creating a collection of “points” instead of writing an entire research paper and simply reading from the slides. In our other class, we all saw examples that showed simply reading from the slides (or our index cards) is a boring way to present. You don’t want to put your audience to sleep, so you must be organized, prepared, and confident of your thesis (position).
Works Cited refers to a list of sources that you have used within your paper by using the ideas, information, and/or quotes of others. It is not a list of all the works that you found on your topic, but refers to the sources you actually used for your paper or presentation. Sometimes teachers call this your sources, but as you move into 7th Grade, 8th Grade, and even high school or college, teachers will often call this a Bibliography. In fact, a “bibliography” means a list of sources that were consulted or cited in a paper, which is why so many people just call it Works Cited.
Topic #5: Example of a Works Cited Page or Slide - (Review)