Lesson 3.3: Outlines & Presentations (Day 3) Daily Activity - Continue Working on Your Technology Research PaperProject
Part #1: Continue Working on your Technology Research Paper Project
Item #1 - Use what you have learned throughout the semester to conduct your research and write your research paper on your technology topic. The Technology Research Paper Project is broken into five parts each of which is required for project completion.
PART ONE: Outline PART TWO: Cited Sources PART THREE: Technology Research Paper PART FOUR: Power Point file PART FIVE: Power Point presentation
Item #3 – Here is the order of the things you should do: Step #1: Set up your Technology Research Paper Project folder and files 1: Choose and get approval for your partner and technology topic. 2. Create a Technology Research Paper Project folder in your "Bob" folder. 3. Open three separate Microsoft Word documents. a) Save the first one as “Research Paper Outline” in your Office TechnologyResearch Project folder. b) Save the second one as “Research Paper Works Cited” in your Office TechnologyResearch Project folder. c) Save the third one as “Technology Research Paper (Dates & Technology Topic)"in your Office TechnologyResearch Project folder. 4. Open Microsoft PowerPoint and save the file as "Technology Research Paper Project Presentation"in your Office TechnologyResearch Project folder.
Step #2: Open your "Research Paper Outline" document and format as follows: a) Document Header (two columns): i) Full Title (left) ii) "Research Paper Outline" (right) b) Document Footer (three columns): i) First & Last Name (left) ii) "Office Technology" (center) iii) Period # (right) c) Document Body: i) Date (standard format, top right, font size 12) ii) "Research Paper Outline" (centered, font size 14) iii) Write Research Paper Outline (left justified, Times New Roman, font size 12) *Remember, an outline starts with Roman Numerals (Main Points) and breaks down into Sub-Points and more Sub-Points. Please provide at least three Main Points and as many “Sub Points” as you need. *Outline & Research (an organized plan for all your points . *Save any URLs from the sources you get and paste them to the bottom of your outline so that you can visit those pages later and get all the information you need for your Works Cited slide (authors, dates, titles, etc).
Step #3: Open your Technology Research Paper (Dates & Technology Topic)" document and format as follows: a) Document Header (two columns): i) Full Title (left) ii) "Research Paper" (right) b) Document Footer (three columns): i) First & Last Name (left) ii) "Office Technology" (center) iii) Period # (right) c) Document Body: i) Date (standard format, top right, font size 12) ii) Full Title (centered, font size 14) iii) Write a Thesis Statement (centered, font size 12) iv) Write your research paper (left justified, Times New Roman, font size 12, 400 words minimum) v) Insert a relevant picture watermark (washed out)
Step #4: Open your "Research Paper Works Cited" document and format as follows: a) Document Header (two columns): i) Full Title (left) ii) "Research Paper Works Cited" (right) b) Document Footer (three columns): i) First & Last Name (left) ii) "Office Technology" (center) iii) Period # (right) c) Document Body: i) Date (standard format, top right, font size 12) ii) "Research Paper Works Cited" (centered, font size 14) iii) Write Research Paper Works Cited (left justified, Times New Roman, font size 12) *Remember, a single source needs as much information as you can provide: who wrote it (author or authors), when did they write it (dates), what is the name of the source (title of the website), and what page was it on (URL address). Please provide at least five sources.
Step #5: Open your Power Point file and format as follows: a) Title Page must include: i) Full Title of the Research Paper Project ii) Course Name - "Office Technology" iii) Full name of both team members iv) Class Period b) Use what you have learned to compose the remainder of your PowerPoint presentation. *DO NOT begin building your PowerPoint until you are sure you have a good, readable outline that makes sense. Once you begin working on your PowerPoint and conducting research, be sure to copy any URL address that has information you decide to use.
*Important Note: Any opinion you have should be backed up by the research you find. Do not simply create a PowerPoint full of your opinions. Dig a little deeper into the issue and search for information that helps to support your thesis statement (your position in a simple sentence). *Create an organized Works Cited slide at the end of your PowerPoint (authors, dates, titles, etc.).
*Discuss and Practice your presentation so that you are ready and confident when the time comes to present.
Item #4 - Questions & Answers
Question #1: But what if my Partner is sick or absent?
It happens.
First, do your best to be present. No one should be missing school so late in the semester. If there is a reasonable excuse for your absences, that will be taken into account when it comes to grading, but you cannot expect to miss day after day and get a good grade.
Second, if your partner is absent during the days leading up to the presentation, you can still do the work, but you will be doing most of it alone. Be sure to ask for help from the teacher as you need it. You might also see if another group is doing your topic and get ideas from them.
Third, if you are the one who is absent during the days leading up to the presentation, be thankful that you have a partner who can keep up. If you are absent on the day of the presentation, you will automatically lose 5 points off the grade your partner receives.
Question #2: But what if we forget how to write an outline?
No excuses. You can even copy this format and paste or type it into a Word Document, then fill it in or delete points/sub-points as you need them or don’t need them.
Question #3:But what if we aren’t sure what a good PowerPoint looks like?