Overview:
Each student will present an informative speech on his or her topic. Students should pay close attention to the speeches their peers make, since a quiz will be given afterwards on the information presented in the speeches.
Main Topic: Art
Topic Choices (Must choose only one topic / Choices must not overlap):
1-Art Crime: Vandalism, Art Theft, Forgery
2-Duties of Stage Management
3-Life of Gillian Lynne
4-Sundance Film Festival
5-Art Therapy and Art-based Assessments
6-Art in Dementia Care
7-The Harlem Renaissance
8-History of Art Deco
9-How Audio Amplifiers Work
10-The Art of DSLR Photography
11-The History of Pop Art
12-Process of Conserving Fresco Paintings
13-The Value & Use of Ultramarine Paint in the Past
14-Why Skyscrapers Don’t Fall
15-Qing Dynasty Pottery and Europe
16-The Art of Islamic Calligraphy
17-The Cult of Virgin Mary in the Middle Ages
18-20th Century African Art
19-The Jungian Archetype and Literature
20-Existentialism in Modern Art
21-Picasso and Guernica
22-How Phonographs Work
23-Art Television and The Simpsons
24-The Czechoslovak New Wave
25-Documentary Film and Latin America
26-Edinburgh Fringe
27-Andy Warhol and Pop Art
28-Yuhki Kuramoto and New Age music
29-Auctions (e.g. Sotheby’s, Cristie’s) and Art as an Investment
30-Alfred Stieglitz and his Photography
Required Length: 3 min.
Visual Aid (PowerPoint):
- Using a PowerPoint is discouraged, but you may use one only if you feel that certain images are completely necessary to the speech.
- Maximum number of slides: one , Maximum number of images: three
- No words can be included in the slide.
- Those who prepared a PowerPoint must have the file checked and ready on the class computer before class starts. You may not use a visual aid if you fail to do so.
Failure to adhere to the above instructions will automatically result in point deduction.