English I Research Unit

Mrs. Fluchel’s Class Name:__________________ Period:_______

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English I Research Project Æ Over the next few weeks, we will spend time in the computer lab and library for you to research a significant person, event, or organization in American history. Your project will consist of the following: • A minimum of 25 note cards and 5 bib cards • A correctly-documented, typed works cited page • A PowerPoint presentation • A well-rehearsed presentation for the class

(30 points) (25 points) (30 points) (25 points) TOTAL: 110 points

Æ Since much of the project will be completed in class, it is essential that you are present in class daily. In addition to being physically present, you must be actively working on your project at all times. Æ In addition to being present during class work days, it is essential that you are present on the date of your presentation. Please look over the presentation dates on the calendar and alert me NOW if you know you will be absent any of those dates. In the event of an EXCUSED absence due to illness or other circumstances, you may make up the presentation before or after school BEFORE the end of final exams. If you have an EXCUSED absence on the last day of final exams, you may schedule a makeup time with me for Records Day, January 5th. This will be the ONLY other opportunity to make up your presentation. If you are not prepared for your presentation on your scheduled date, you will receive an AUTOMATIC ZERO for the presentation aspect of your project. If you do not have the written work (slides, works cited page, and cards) on the due dates, you will lose ten percent per day for up to five days late. These items will NOT be accepted past the last day of final exams.

Good luck and have fun!

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English I Research Project Topic List Significant People, Inventions, Groups/Organizations, Events America - 1492-1942 You are to select ONE of the topics below. After selecting a topic, you will then spend the next few weeks researching the topic, taking notes cards in preparation for your research presentation. Each topic may only be selected by one student per hour. Topics are first come, first serve. People Thomas Jefferson Amelia Earhart Susan B. Anthony Davy Crockett Franklin Roosevelt Fredrick Douglass George Washington Carver Eleanor Roosevelt Harriet Tubman Jesse James Charles Lindbergh Benjamin Franklin Wilbur and Orville Wright John Wilkes Booth John Adams Andrew Jackson Ulysses S. Grant Nat King Cole John D. Rockefeller Jonas Salk Jim Thorpe

Al Capone John Carnegie Stonewall Jackson Mark Twain Babe Ruth Booker T. Washington Helen Keller Thomas Edison Alexander Graham Bell Teddy Roosevelt W.E.B. Dubois Dred Scott Joseph Kennedy Abigail Adams Sojourner Truth Meriweather Lewis Daniel Boone Frank Lloyd Wright Louis Chevrolet George Eastman Joe Louis

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Ansel Adams Wyatt Earp Howard Hughes Andrew Carnegie Henry Ford George Custer Les Paul Scott Joplin Robert Johnson John Philip Sousa Josephine Baker Chuck Berry Buddy Holly Jerry Lee Lewis George Gershwin Louie Armstrong Harry Houdini Al Jolson Alan Shepard Jesse Owens Ty Cobb

Inventions Telephone Phonograph Radio Telegraph Steam Engine Automobile Assembly Line Electric Light

Polaroid Photography Crayon Morse Code Sewing Machine Camera Cotton Gin Bifocals

Bicycle Pasteurization Washing Machine Ice Cream Cone Pepsi Refrigerator Coca-Cola

Groups/Organizations League of Nations American Red Cross NAACP YMCA Salvation Army KKK Boys/Girls Scouts American Heart Assoc. U.S. Air Force Underground Railroad Amer. Lung Assoc. AFL/CIO Boys/Girls Club Goodwill FBI Supreme Court Veterans of Foreign War (VFW) Screen Actor’s Guild (SAG) United States Post Office League of Women Voters United Negro College Fund Events Prohibition Trail of Tears Sinking of the Titanic Battle of the Alamo Passing of the New Deal First motorized plane flight St. Valentine’s Day Massacre Chicago fire of 1871 Women/Right to Vote Lindbergh Baby Kidnapping

Hoover Dam San Francisco Earthquake Bombing of Pearl Harbor Louisiana Purchase Building of Panama Canal Impeachment of Andrew Johnson Transcontinental Railroad 1929 Stock Market Crash African American Men/Right to Vote Amelia Earhart’s Plane Disappearance

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Main Point Outline: Sample Outlines, Questions, and Slugs An outline is useful while you are taking notes, while you are organizing your thoughts, and while you are writing a paper. For this assignment, we will use a main point outline, which will help guide the research process to its completion. Please use the slugs on the left when finding information for each section of your paper. Also, pay attention to note card requirements for each section. Note: You do not have to have cards for EVERY possible slug under the main points. These are options. Obviously, because each topic is unique, cards you collect will be different. **Please use the outline/slugs examples for YOUR TOPIC. For example, if you are researching Amelia Eahart, you will use the “People” sample outline. If you are researching Prohibition, you will use the “Events” sample outline.

People Sample Outline Slugs for cards Outline ID (why known) Hook

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Intro: Identity: 3-5 cards + quotation/interesting fact for hook What is this person known best for (in general)? What is this person famous for saying or what did other people say about the person?

Family Back People Role model Experience Edu/Train

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Value/Belief Challenge Work ethic Failure Goals

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Talent Accomplish Financial Honors Others say

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Impact

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Section 2: External Influences or Past: 6-8 cards How was family an influence? How was background/growing up influential? What people other than family were influential? What heroes or role models were influential? How did past experiences or opportunities influence the person? What education or training were influential? How were early jobs influential? Section 3: Personal Traits, Values, and Beliefs: 6-8 cards What are the person’s values and beliefs? How does the person approach a challenge or risk? What is the person’s work ethic? How has the person dealt with failure or setbacks? What are or have been the person’s goals? Section 4: Talents and Achievements: 6-8 cards What are the person’s talents? What are personal and career accomplishments? How has the person achieved financially? What recognition, honors, or awards has the person received? What do others say about the person? Conclusion: Impact: 4-6 cards What impact or influence has the person made on others/the world?

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Inventions Sample Outline Slugs for cards

Outline

ID (why known) Hook

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Intro: Identity: 3-5 cards + quotation for hook/interesting fact What does the invention do? Why is it important? Who invented it? What do people say about the invention? OR What is surprising statistic about the invention? (Ex: Six million people use the computer every day)

Family Back People Role model Experience

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How was family an influence? How was background/growing up influential? What people other than family were influential? What heroes or role models were influential? How did past experiences or opportunities influence the person? What education or training were influential? How were early jobs influential?

Edu/Train

Process Helpers

Work Parts Change Others say

Impact

Section 2: Inventor: 6-8 cards

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Section 3: The Inventing Process: 4-6cards How was the invention made? Who assisted in the invention process?

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Section 4: The Invention: 6-8 cards How does the invention work? What components does the invention have? How has the invention changed over the years? What did people say about he invention?

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Conclusion: Impact: 6-8 cards What impact or influence has the invention made on the world?

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Groups/ Organizations Sample Outline Slugs for cards

Outline I.

ID (why known) Hook

Founding Needs People People Requirements

What is this group known best for? What is this group famous for saying or what did other people say about the group? II.

Section 2: Beginnings: 6-8 cards Why did this group begin? What needs or political/social events made this group necessary? Who was involved in the founding of the group? Who were the leaders in the group and what did they do? What requirements did members of the group need to fulfill?

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Section 3: Founding Beliefs: 4-6 cards What are the group’s values and beliefs? How does the group approach a challenge or risk? What are the goals of the group?

Value/Belief Challenge Goals IV.

Section 4: Achievements: 6-8 cards What are has the group accomplished? What recognition, honors, or awards has the group received? What do others say about this group?

Accomplish Honors Others say V. Impact

Intro: Identity: 3-5 cards + quotation/interesting fact for hook/

Conclusion: Impact: 6-8 cards What impact or influence has the group made on others/the world?

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Events Sample Outline Slugs for cards ID (why known) Hook

Back

Outline I.

Intro: Identity: 3-5 cards + quotation/interesting fact for hook What is the event? What is a quote about the event? OR What is surprising statistic about the event? (Ex: One million people died on the Trail of Tears)

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Section 2: External Influences or Past: 4-6 cards What happened in the world before the event that was important?

*See note People

Impact

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Section 3: The Event: 14-16cards What happened? Who was involved? Others???

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Conclusion: Impact: 4-6 cards What impact or influence did the event make on the world?

***Because each event is so different, it is difficult to make a “one-sizefits-all” outline for your use. Therefore, do some basic research on your event and decide what you need to research in terms of the event itself. Use this basic research to decide what questions you should ask and what your slugs should be. Please see me if you need help!

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Print Sources How do I cite my sources? As a researcher, you must keep a separate, complete, and accurate card record of each source of information. You must make a bibliography card for every source. Below are examples you can use to make your cards. Be precise and accurate – yes, periods and commas do matter! 1. Book by one author or editor: Author.

MacDonald, Heather.

Title.

Are Cops Racist?

City: Publisher, Date. (always use 1st city ) (always use most recent date)

Chicago: Ivan R. Dee, 2003.

(Bib Code) Name of first word on bib card.

2. Book by two or more authors or editors:

(MacDonald)

Godwin, Kenneth and Frank R. Kemerer.

(Notice the first author has the last name then first name BUT the second author is first then last followed by a period)

School Choice Tradeoffs: Liberty, Equity, and Diversity. Austin: U of Texas P, 2002.

(Bib code for a source with more than one author is first author’s last name followed by et. al.)

3. Reference book or encyclopedia, no author: Encyclopedia entries need editor (if available) and volume number. At the end of the citation, write the page numbers of the article)

(Godwin et. al)

“Juvenile Crime and Justice.” Current Issues. Vol.3. Ed. Stephen G. Post. New York: Macmillan, 2003. 11-16.

(bib code is an article, so put in quotation marks)

(“Juvenile”)

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4. Reference book or encyclopedia with author: (to determine whether or not an entry has an author, look at the ending of the entry – it might be italicized!)

Simon, Ron. “Television: Censorship.” Violence in America. Vol. 3. Ed. Ronald Gottesman. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1999. 266-270. (Simon)

5. Current Biography Yearbook: (Because Clifford Thompson Is the editor, not the author, you would treat this like an article without an author— the bib code is the article key word)

Thompson, Clifford, ed. “Obama, Barack.” Current Bibliography Yearbook 2005. New York: The H.W. Wilson Co., 2005. 415-420. (“Obama”)

6. Proquest: Publication date of article

Date accessed Website of database (For library-owned databases, stop writing web address at .com)

Dunn, Jancee. “The Secret Life of Boys.” Rolling Stone 5 July 2001: 28- . Platinum Periodicals. ProQuest. Parkway School Libraries, Chesterfield, MO. 26 June 2006 . (Dunn)

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7. Discovering Collection:

“Lance Armstrong.” UXL Biographies. 1999. Discovering Collection. Parkway School Libraries, Chesterfield, MO. 9 Oct. 2006 . (“Lance”)

8. Online Encyclopedia:

“World War II.” Encyclopedia Americana. 2005. Grolier Online. Parkway School Libraries, Chesterfield, Mo. 27 Sept. 2006 . “World”)

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Signed Internet Document: (article)

Complete web address

Chalmers, Andrea. “Shakespeare and the Globe.” Shakespeare Project. 8 Aug. 2005. University of Reading. 11 Nov 2006 . (Chalmers)

10. Unsigned Internet Document: (article)

“Robert Frost.” Poets.org. 4 Apr. 2006. Academy of American Poets. 15 Aug. 2006 . (“Robert”)

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Works Cited: In MLA format, the bibliography or references list is referred to as a “Works Cited.” This heading should be centered on a new page and the list of references should follow WITHOUT SKIPPING EXTRA SPACES and should be aligned to the left of the page. Remember that your references list should be in alphabetical order and the entire document should be double-spaced. *It should be noted that if publication information takes more than one line, the first line is NOT indented and each subsequent line is indented. This is called a hanging indent. *Please see the following page for an example of a Works Cited page. ***Notice that any works (books, databases, etc.) that I underlined in the bib cards is italicized in the works cited page—this is preferred for printed material. Works Cited Chalmers, Andrea “Shakespeare and the Globe.” Shakespeare Project. 8 Aug. 2005. University of Reading. 11 Nov 2006 . Dunn, Jancee. “The Secret Life of Boys.” Rolling Stone 5 July 2001: 28 - . Platinum Periodicals. ProQuest. Parkway School Libraries, Chesterfield, MO. 26 June 2006 . Godwin, Kenneth and Frank R. Kemerer. School Choice Tradeoffs: Liberty, Equity, and Diversity. Austin: U of Texas P, 2002. “Juvenile Crime and Justice.” Current Issues. Vol.3. Ed. Stephen G. Post. New York: Macmillan, 2003. 11-16. “Lance Armstrong.” UXL Biographies. 1999. Discovering Collection. Parkway School Libraries, Chesterfield, MO. 9 Oct. 2006 . MacDonald, Heather. Are Cops Racist? Chicago: Ivan R. Dee, 2003. “Robert Frost.” Poets.org. 4 Apr. 2006. Academy of American Poets. 15 Aug. 2006 . Simon, Ron. “Television: Censorship.” Violence in America. Vol. 3. Ed. Ronald Gottesman. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1999. 266-270. Thompson, Clifford, ed. “Obama, Barack.” Current Bibliography Yearbook 2005. New York: The H.W. Wilson Co., 2005. 415-420. “World War II.” Encyclopedia Americana. 2005. Grolier Online. Parkway School Libraries, Chesterfield, Mo. 27 Sept. 2006 .

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Bibliography Cards •

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ALWAYS make a bibliography card first when first using a source. o

Use your research packet to find how to document your particular type of source.

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“Google.com” and “Yahoo.com” are not sources; these are search engines, so do not use these as citations.

Write a bib code in the bottom right corner of each bib card and each note card from that source using the following guidelines: o

If you have the author’s name and a page number, write the author’s last name and page number as indicated here: (Smith 24).

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If you have the author’s name and no page number (for online sources, interviews, films, etc.), write the author’s last name: (Smith).

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If you do not have the author’s name but you have a page number, write the first significant word of the title (not an, a, or the) and the page number: (Guarding 23).

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If you do not have the author’s name or a page number, write the first significant word of the title (not an, a, or the): (“Harmless”).

Rules regarding the selection of a “significant word” and the punctuation of title include the following: o

If your first significant word is also in other titles, use also a shortened form of the next publication information provided (such as the book or entire web site title) with the other word. Example: If you have two articles that include a word, such as “success,” as the first word, then you can’t use that word as the bib code.

“Success is Important” in Time

Æ Bib Code: (“Success,” Time 21)

“Success is Attainable” in Secrets of Success

Æ Bib Code: (“Success,” Secrets 34)

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Bib codes should not include the entire title, only a shortened form (thus a significant “word” instead of “words”).

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Underline (when writing by hand) or italicize (when typing) titles of books, magazine titles, newspaper titles, database titles, movies, music albums, web sites, etc.

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“Use quotation marks” around titles of articles (encyclopedia, newspaper, magazine, database, internet, or otherwise), short stories, poems, song titles, individual web pages, etc.

Bib codes should not be web addresses: (http://www.cnn.com/articles/234.html).

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Note Cards •

Remember to make a bibliography card before you make any note cards

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Use a slug from your main point outline (main point keyword + subheading keyword) at the top of each note card

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Put one fact on each card.

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Use paraphrasing, summarizing, and quoting to add information to your cards. Remember these mean:

Paraphrasing

Summarizing

Quoting

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Refer also to the practice sheet we complete in class to tell the difference between the three methods of taking notes. In your note cards, you should use a combination of the three, but should rely most heavily on paraphrasing and summarizing. No more than 5 of your cards should be directly quoted.

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Note cards should be set up like this:

Slug (Main Point Keyword: Subheading Keyword)

Fact (a summary, quote, or paraphrase)—MOST notes should be paraphrased

Bib Code (author’s name or title keyword + page number if available)

For example:

Conclusion: Impact

Over 99% of the American population relies on telephones every day.

(Jones 320)

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Note Card Practice Practice: Use the article you are provided with in class to practice taking notes. Remember that before you do anything, you must make a bib card. Refer to your research packet to see how to make a bib card for the article. Then, choose a section of the article to take notes over. Make sure that you choose one section to summarize, one to paraphrase, and one to quote. Refer to your packet to see the difference among the three methods. Bib card

Summary

Paraphrase

Quotation

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What is Plagiarism? Many people think of plagiarism as copying another’s work, or borrowing someone else’s original ideas. But terms like “copying” and “borrowing” can disguise the seriousness of the offense: According to the Merriam-Webster OnLine Dictionary, to “plagiarize” means 1) to steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own 2) to use (another's production) without crediting the source 3) to commit literary theft 4) to present as new and original an idea or product derived from an existing source. In other words, plagiarism is an act of fraud. It involves both stealing someone else’s work and Ilying about it afterward. But can words and ideas really be stolen? According to U.S. law, the answer is yes. In the United States and any other countries, the expression of original ideas is considered intellectual property, and is protected by copyright laws, just like original inventions. Almost all forms of expression fall under copyright protection as long as they are recorded in some media (such as a book or a computer file). All of the following are considered plagiarism: y turning in someone else’s work as your own y copying words or ideas from someone else without giving credit y failing to put a quotation in quotation marks y giving incorrect information about the source of a quotation or piece of information y changing only a few words of a source y copying so many words or ideas from or a source that it makes up a majority of your work, whether or not you give credit or not (this violates “fair use” rules) Changing the words of an original source is not sufficient to prevent plagiarism. In order to prevent plagiarism, all borrowed material (words and ideas) must be correctly cited (making bib cards and giving sources credit through bib codes). Any instances of plagiarism, no matter how small, will result in a grade of a zero for the entire project. Please refer to plagiarism notes in research booklet and from class to see definitions and examples of plagiarism. If you’re not sure if something is correctly cited, or if you feel overwhelmed (i.e., tempted to plagiarize), speak to me immediately for help.

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PowerPointers Content •

Use five bullets per slide at most (though less would be better).

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Use no more than 25 words per slide (again, less would be better).

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Use phrases, key words, and images to convey your meaning. o

You are not using this presentation to give notes, so not all of your information should be on the screen. Your slides should be cues to reinforce your message to the audience, not a script for your presentation. Make them pay attention by adding to what appears on your slides.

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If you can read most of what you are going to say from the screen, you need to delete some of the text.

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Cite your sources. You will need to give your sources credit at the end of each fact (by using your bib code in parentheses) AND you will need to include your Works Cited page at the end of your PowerPoint. Rather than typing this again, you may cut and paste this from Word.

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Again, focus on images. o

If you can, use photographs. Make sure you credit your sources (a web address under the picture or a final slide with image credits).

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Make sure your images match what you are saying.

Design •

Regular text should be in a standard font of at least 36 pts; headlines should be at least 44 pts. (Hint: Stand back at least four feet from the computer screen to see if everything on the screen is clear.)

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While serif fonts (with the lines on the tops and bottoms of letters, as is shown on this page) are great for printed material, sans serif fonts (ones without the horizontal lines, such as Tahoma, Arial, or Skia) are better for computer presentations and the web.

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Watch alignment of images and text.

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Make sure your headlines are in the exact same place on each slide.

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Keep images and text away from the edges. Some projectors show slides slightly differently, and you don’t want to lose content there!

Use the same font, color scheme, and background for each slide. (You MAY be able to use a palette of complementary colors and vary those throughout if it is not distracting. BE CAREFUL!)

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Make appropriate, attractive color choices o

Use light text with dark backgrounds and vice versa.

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Avoid red, bright yellow, and white as background colors.

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Make sure colors “work well” together and are easy to view.

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Avoid red/green, brown/green, blue/black, and blue/purple combinations because these are often difficult on the eyes for most people and impossible to read for some color-blind people.

Avoid cheese. o

Do not use unnecessary, distracting sounds (applause, typewriter keys, etc.). If the sound does not relate to what you are presenting, it is not needed.

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If you use clip art, select it wisely. Some images detract from the seriousness of your message.

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Select transitions wisely and consistently. Above all, keep them simple.

Presentation Keys •

Do not read from your slides on the screen or on the computer. If they are designed appropriately, this shouldn’t be a problem.

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Do not face the screen or turn your back to the audience. Your PowerPoint presentation is an aid, so the attention should be focused on you.

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Test your presentation before your presentation date. Make sure that it appears as you want it to.

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Practice! Works Cited

Finkelstein, Ellen. “44 Tops and Tricks to Help Turbocharge Your PowerPoint Presentations.” Sales Marketing Management. Nov. 2003. EBSCOhost. MasterFILE Elite. Parkway School District, St. Louis, MO. . (8 Mar. 2004). “Powerpoint Design: The Good, The Pretty, and the Really, Really Ugly.” University of Wyoming College of Education: Technology Tutorials. 11 Feb. 2004. . (8 Mar. 2004). Sloboda, Brian. “Creating Effective PowerPoint Presentations.” Management Quarterly. Spring 2003. EBSCOhost. MasterFILE Elite. Parkway School District, St. Louis, MO. . (8 March 2004).

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