Article Presentation
For this assignment, you are required to find a research or theoretical article related to various
topics discussed in the textbook and present it to the class. Your article must relate to the topics
being discussed for that particular week and class. The article must be a well-grounded
theoretical exploration or a report of empirical research, that is, research in which data of some
kind is gathered by the researcher.
One week before your presentation, you must show me a copy of the article you plan to
present so that I can approve (or reject) it. Therefore, I must receive via email a copy of the
article you plan to use, one week (two class periods) before you present. Example: If you present
on a Tuesday, you are to email me no later than the end of day the Tuesday before you present. If
you present on a Thursday, you are to email me no later than the end of the day the Thursday
before you present.
On the day you present, please provide your classmates with a clear but brief summary of the
article and then raise THREE questions for discussion. Your discussion questions should relate
to the article, perhaps even opinion based. In order to facilitate your presentation, please prepare
a ONE PAGE (no longer) handout for your classmates; the handout must contain the following:
 A complete bibliographical reference to your source (using APA style documentation)
 An indication/description of the following:
o research context and participants
o methodology for gathering data
o data analysis
o research results
 Please also include on your handout a list THREE questions for your classmates to
discuss. You will be responsible for guiding the discussion. This means asking questions,
getting conversation started, calling on students, etc.
 You are responsible for bringing 25 copies of your handout for the class.
* Please use 12-point font, Times New Roman or Arial font, 1” inch margins only please! *
Your presentation should be about 10-15 minutes long. This does not include the three
discussion questions at the end. No PowerPoint is necessary for this presentation, unless you are
using graphs or charts. It should be noted that you should not be simply reading off of your
handout to the class. Lastly, please submit a copy of your article handout to me via Blackboard
under the tab 'Presentations' → 'Article Handout - Submit Here' BEFORE you present.
You will be graded as follows:

5 points: Emailing professor article 1 week prior to presentation AND submitting handout
via Blackboard BEFORE presentation

5 points: 25 handouts for classmates WITH three discussion questions, no longer than 1
page, proper APA formatting at top

10 points: Presentation; student is knowledgeable about article, able to answer and
discuss questions addressed to them, does not read directly off of handout, is able to
relate article to textbook materials
Here is a copy of what the grade sheet will look like:
Article:
Name:
Presentation
5
6
7
8
9
10
Handout
0
1
2
3
4
5
Article Approval/Blackboard Submission
0
1
2
3
4
5
Comments:
0
1
2
3
4