HONORS
ENGLISH
Mr. P’s Excellent PowerPoint Assignment!
First semester it was a thesis paper; second semester your “research” project is to create a PPT
so excellent that your college prof will ask you how you did it!
Read and highlight the instructions below so you can “ace” this project and create one excellent
PowerPoint presentation on an author of your choice we study this semester. NOTE: students are to
choose authors different than their Semester 1 thesis paper author. Students are responsible to be
ready with their PPT presentation according to the published HE calendar. (See HE web.) Students
are required to complete this presentation & share it in front of the class to receive a passing grade in
this class. Be present and ready to go -- no excuses!
PRESENTATION GUIDELINES:
1. No longer than 10 minutes in length.
2. A minimum of 12 PPT slides on a template created by the student. (The first slide must list the
name(s), date of the presentation, and the heading: Honors English: Period ___. This title slide
does not count toward the 12 slide total!)
3. The focus of the presentation is to be “the key factors that
brought this author his/her fame.” All major works of the
author are to be listed. Dates of the author’s life should be
included along with pertinent biographical details.
4. PPTs must contain 1) your own template design, 2) engaging, appropriate graphics - minimum 1 per page, 3) intelliFO R
gent sound effects/sound bytes, and 4) a “live” weblink that
is appropriate to their author. (HINT: Graphics specific to
your author can be found on the internet. Another option is
using library resources and scanning images into the PPT.
5. Presentations are to include a handout sheet for the class.
The front side of this sheet should summarize the important
info and needs to include a photo/picture of the author. The
back of the handout is to contain a short work (or excerpt)
typical of the author’s work/style. Be sure to comment on
this work in your presentation. You must pick a work NOT
printed in our textbook. (This handout is due the day BEFORE the presentation so it can be copied for class use.)
6. An annotated bibliography of the six most importnat works consulted for the presentation is part
of the assignment. Use MLA format. (An annotated bibliography is one that includes a sentence
or two after each entry that details the information found in that source. Example on HE web!) A
minimum of six sources (three -print & three - web) is required. Sources may NOT include
either print or web encyclopedias!
7. On the day of the presentation, the presenter is to hand in 1) a “mini-slide” printout of the PPT
presentation, 2) an annotated bibliography, and 3) a sheet with a paragraph detailing why the
background/slide template was created for this author. The sheets should be stapled together in
the correct order.
8. Your PPT is to be presented, not read! Remember you are the presenter; the information is
important, but you are in charge . . . not the computer!
SMARTIES!
The rubric for this project is on the back of this handout. Grades will be based on preparation,
quality of presentation, handouts, and documentation. This assignment counts the same weight as a
test! (15 grades)
Students are to arrange practice time to “test drive” their PPT so that it is presented smoothly and
well. Especially be sure to test sound files since they do not always play the same on different computers. Also be aware that classroom computer uses MS PPT 2003. If your PPT is done at home on a
later version, your nifty effects may be lost when you transfer your files to FVL’s system. You may
bring a laptop with your PPT to hook into the projection system in Room 2308. (Arrange to do this
ahead of time so you can be sure it works!)
PPT Author Choices – 2008
These are the authors available for PPT presentations this year. This is also the order in which we will
study them. You must be ready on
the posted date -- we will not have
ELEVEN MISCELLANEOUS HINTS
time to put off your PPT. Failure to
1. Get started early -- don’t put it off -- be sure to be
complete this assignment will
ready and to do it! DANGER: Senior Slide Zone!
result in a full grade drop of your
final grade.
2. Remember this is not a BIOGRAPHY PAPER!
Avoid organizing chronologically!
Lewis Carroll
Thomas Hardy
James Barrie
A.A. Milne
William Wordsworth
Samuel T Coleridge
George Gordon Lord Byron
John Keats
John Wycliffe
Geoffrey Chaucer
John Donne
Francis Bacon
Christopher Marlowe
John Milton
Daniel Defoe
Jonathon Swift
Samuel Johnson
Joseph Addison & Richard Steele
Alfred Lord Tennyson
Charles Darwin
Rudyard Kipling
T.S. Eliot
W.H. Auden
H.G. Wells
George Orwell
Roald Dahl
C.S. Lewis
J.R.R. Tolkien
3. Read over & highlight instructions -- to get your A on
this assignment, you need to put together a host of
different elements. (The rubric summarizes these!)
4. As you are working on your PPT -- SAVE OFTEN!
Keep a backup file using “save as” command.
5. Know your material so well you don’t need the PPT
slides - remember you are presenting to your classmates - make the presentation fun & memorable!
6. Unless you choose “embed fonts” you may loose
special fonts when you move to another computer.
7. Remember PPT files can get very big with photos
and sounds -- saving on CD or thumb drive is usually
best answer.
8. E-mail files to your school directory or to
honorseng@fvlhs.org. If you files are too big, you can
break into two or three PPTs by using “save as” and
reassemble at school.
9. Be sure to test everything BEFORE you come to
class -- bad things can easily happen if you don’t.
Have a back-up plan.
10. Practice! Practice! Practice! The best way to beat
the “I’m-gonna-be-at-the-front-of-the-class” jitters is
to know your material so well you can ignore everything else!
11. Ask if you need help! English Dept web page and
FVL Intranet page have help links!
AUTHOR POWERPOINT RUBRIC - 2008
ASSIGNMENT BASICS
C B A- A A+
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2.
3.
4.
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Class handout to teacher day before presentation
Copy of PPT presentation to teacher before presentation
Bibliography & explanation sheet turned in with assignment
Arranged for & practiced prior to presentation
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PRESENTATION
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Covers all major works & author’s key information
Content well-organized & displays a depth of research
Appropriate graphics/photos incorporated
Included live web link
Appropriate sounds incorporated
Slide layout pleasing to the eye & easy to read
Background/template created by student
Slides include no errors in grammar/spelling/punctuation
Speaker uses proper English to present material
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PRESENTATION DELIVERY
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Professionally delivered (practiced & smooth)
Volume appropriate for material/audience
Maintain eye-contact with audience
Knew pronunciation of difficult/unusual terms
Avoid distracting mannerisms
Met 10-15 minute guideline
Intelligent commentary on selected author work
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CLASS HANDOUT
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Organized & matches presentation/not copy of PPT
Summarizes key points of author’s life
No errors in fact/grammar/spelling/punctuation
Page layout designed neatly/attractively
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
1. Proper MLA format for sources
2. Required number/type of sources
3. Sources annotated effectively/completely
135-128 = A+
127-106 = A
105-88 = A-
87-72 = B+
72-57 = B
56-41 = B-
40-25 = C+ TOTAL
24-01 = C
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