Summary: In class, we worked on the presentation guidelines and designed your slideshow so that you could be successful.

Guidelines for your MLA Proposal Presentation Draft that are not included in the document.

1. Your talk should last 8-10 minutes, followed by 3-5 minutes for questions, comments, and answers.

2. It is good to practice your presentation several times by videoing yourself to see how you are doing and make improvements.

3. There are usually 16 to 20 slides.

4. Your Reference page is single-spaced with MLA formatting. 

5. The MLA in-text citation guide is provided, and the parenthetical in-text citations look like this (Miller “Fairtrade Possibilities” sec. par. 2) or Sakamoto (45). You can also do narrative in-text citations, such as Suzuki (par. 3) or Tanaka (Ecotourism Explained sec. par. 1) suggested that…

6. Here are two free websites where you can download free and beautiful images and pictures:

Pixabay

Creative Commons

Presentation Phrasebook

Homework due by 1 p.m. before class. All five revised essays are due!

1. Do your best to prepare a draft for your presentation slideshow. The Word document of the presentation guidelines is helpful to follow while adding content and your script in notes in the PowerPoint based on synthesizing your notes. Please check your inbox for my feedback

Documents:

AEW2b-MLA-Presentation-Assessment

Hattaway (n.d.). TED case studies

2. Please choose and complete one new Write & Improve essay and improve it by several submissions as part of the five essays for the quarter by 1 p.m. before Workshop_14 by the end of the evening (later new time) with improvements in your scores. This is your last week to edit your writing.