1. Create a PowerPoint presentation for your group’s prompt.
2. Everyone must contribute
3. All group prompts require quotes from sources to be show in the PowerPoint and then somehow explained. See the prompts below.
4. You need at least 1 graphic or picture
5. Must have title slide with group members’ names.
6. The slides must be easy to read (good use of colors, bits of information on several slides rather than all info on one slide, etc.) For more tips, click here.
7. Submitted through the upload form on the Website. In the “Message” field type in “group assignment,” period, and group number.
8. You will teach the class about your prompt, using your PowerPoint.

Group 1
Find and explain an example of logos, ethos, and pathos from Letter from Birmingham Jail and explain it. Click here if you do not remember what these are. Make sure your audience, the class, know what they mean.

Group 2
Find and explain an example of logos, ethos, and pathos from the Declaration of Independence and/or the “Speech in the Virginia Convention.” Click here if you do not remember what these are. Make sure your audience, the class, know what they mean.

Group 3
State the audience, purpose, and prompt for each of the readings. Explain how, with an example, each is written in a way appropriate to its audience (tone, language, reasoning, etc.). RAPP Info

Group 4
Find an example of the for techniques for emphasis that we studied (remember the cheeseburger?) and explain their use using “Speech in the Virginia Convention”.  Make sure your audience understands each technique. Visit the rhetorical emphasis post for more info.

Group 5
Choose an important quote form each reading, show it, translate it, and explain why it is important (what does it contribute to the author’s argument?).

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Here are some tips to creating successful presentation.

Hints for a successful presentation

• Plan carefully
• Do your research
• Know your audience
• Practice your presentation
• Speak at a comfortable pace and project to your audience
• Avoid speaking quickly to include more content
• Show enthusiasm for and interest in your topic
• Time your presentation appropriately (PowerPoint’s Rehearsal feature lets you time your presentation)

Effective PowerPoint slides

• First slide should include your presentation title, your name, class and date
• Use design template to standardize position, colors and styles
• Use colors that work well together (Such as yellow or white on a dark blue background. Avoid use of red)
• Limit the information to essentials-you say more than what’s on the slide
• Use effects, transitions and animation very sparingly
• Limit the number of slides (no more than 12 for a 10-minute presentation)
• Do not apologize for any slide. If the content is hard to read, redo it

Text guidelines

• Generally no more than 7 words a line
• Generally no more than 7 lines a slide
• Avoid long sentences
• Provide only key points on your slides
• Larger font indicates more important information
• Font size generally ranges from 18 to 48 point
• Be sure text contrasts with background
• Fancy fonts can be hard to read
• Words in all capital letters are hard to read
• Avoid abbreviations and acronyms
• Limit punctuation marks
• Spell check and proofread your work

Clip art, graphic and other features

• Use clip art, pictures, charts, tables and diagrams to enhance presentation content
• Use sound and video when appropriate to content
• Use a chart or graph to present statistics
• No more than two graphics per slide
• Limit the use of fancy transitions and animations

Here is an example of a good and bad PowerPoint slide:

Good PowerPoint

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