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Oral Presentation GuidelinesYour presentation?must include the following elements:Slide #1:?Title page.?Type up a title page that conforms to MLA style, only compress the text to fit on your slide (1 slide)Slide #2:?Outline.?Type up your outline in point-form (with thesis!) (1 slide)Slide #3:?Abstract.?Type up 100 - 150 word summary of your research paper (1 slide)Slide #4:?Key Facts.?Provide a list of 6 to 10 key facts about your topic (what is the bare minimum that someone should know about your subject?). Statistics and other supporting details are key here.?Slide #5:?Significance.?Identify the historical/social/cultural/scientific significance of your research paper (1 slide; one short paragraph)Slides #6,7,8:?Discussion of main points/sections?(1 slide per main point; keep these short and to the point)Slides # 9,10,11:?Evaluation of key sources?(pick your top three sources, and create a slide outlining the importance of each to your research. Include and talk about one or two quotes from each source.?Tip:?use your works cited as a starting point here)Include multimedia throughout your presentation (photographs, video, etc.)Slide 12: Discussion questions.?Project 2-3 questions you'd like to ask the audience about the content of your presentation. Does any one disagree with your thesis? Is there anything you left out? Does anyone have suggestions for additional sources you may want to check out?Note:?see? HYPERLINK "" \o "" \t "_blank" OWL's APA Guidelines page?for help with the title page and abstract. An abstract is a summary of your research paper. Include a brief summary of your main points and emphasize what you are trying to demonstrate/reveal/prove. Be sure to clearly indicate your?stance?on your topic.?Additional note:?These guidelines are just guidelines. If your project contains additional slides, then that's okay (just don't go overboard). If it's a bit shorter than what I've outlined above (1 or 2 slides shorter), then that's okay, too).Additional InformationYour slideshow must be 5 – 7 minutes long, and you must be prepared to answer questions and lead a post-presentation?discussion for 2 - 3 minutes (for a total of about 10 minutes, ideally). I'll help with the questions, but you should come with a few of your own in order to generate class participation.?You must?use Powerpoint (or a similar program) to generate your presentation (you can't just get up in front of the class and chat)Do you best to memorize what you want to say. You may use cue cards, but use them only as prompts. You should know your subject matter well enough to?present, and not just read, the presentation.Have fun with this!Presentation Resources / Programs / Online ApplicationsMicrosoft Powerpoint (recommended) HYPERLINK "" \o "" \t "_blank" Sliderocket?(free, online)—this one's a lot of fun. Try Sliderocket if you are already a master of Powerpoint. Sliderocket is also good if you don't have Microsoft Powerpoint at home. You can view a tutorial on how to use it? HYPERLINK "" \o "" \t "_blank" here HYPERLINK "" \o "" \t "_blank" Knovio?(free, online), Emaze, Prezi General GuidelinesFormattingLength: 1500 - 2000 words# of sources required: 5 (2 books, 3 other = online, documentary, encyclopedia, magazine, newspaper). Note: You may use Wikipedia as a source, but if you do so, I'd like you to include 6 sources total.Papers must be?typed?and?double-spaced; you must use?Times New Roman?font?Margins must be set at?1 inch?all aroundEach page must include a running head/title.?Note:?on the first page write this: Running head: TITLE OF RESEARCH PAPER IN ALL CAPS.?But on the pages after the title page, just include the title, and not the words "Running head," like so: TITLE OF RESEARCH PAPER IN ALL CAPS.You must write the page number at the top right of each pageThe paper should be divided into?three sections?(one section per main point), with about two to four (go for three) paragraphs per section (plus an introduction and conclusion, of course).?Create?section titles?for each major section of the paper.?Centre the title of each section, and type the text in?bold?writing. Note: after your title page, you should write the title of your paper a second at the top of the page, and then start your introduction. You don't have to write the word?introduction—the title is sufficient. You do, however, have to write?Conclusion?to indicate that your last paragraph is your conclusion.Try to include at least?one quote?per paragraphDon't forget to include a?title pageHere is a? HYPERLINK "" \o "" \t "_blank" sample?of a perfectly formatted research paper.Important Resource: The OWL's? HYPERLINK "" \o "" \t "_blank" APA guidelinesMethod of Sourcing/Citation (used for in-text citation and the References page): HYPERLINK "" \o "" \t "_blank" APA?style.?Order of PaperTitle PageOutlineIntroductionBody ParagraphsConclusionReferencesThe IntroductionThe introduction should have three main goals:?To hook/engage the readerTo describe the topicTo introduce the thesis statement and its supporting three main pointsLength and formattingThe introduction should be between 100 and 150 wordsThe first line of the paragraph must be indentedThe text must be double-spaced throughout1. The HookTry using one of the following techniques to engage the reader in your first sentence or two:a quotationa shocking fact or statistican anecdote, illustration, or analogyhistorical informationa rhetorical question2. Follow your hook with a general statement about your topicHow have people generally interpreted or responded to your topic? What does the average population think about the topic (common knowledge)?3. Follow your general statement with a more specific statement about your topicWhat are?you?going to do with the topic? How do you (and the critics/scholars you cite) see things?4. Finally, introduce your thesis statement along with its three main supporting ideasEnsure that your thesis statement is clear, to the point, and at least moderately debatable (although this essay is in many ways exploratory, you should still articulate some kind of clear stance on the topic). Ideally, your statement should be followed by the three main ideas you will use to support your thesis (you may include these three main ideas in a separate sentence).Key Resource:?Explore the Power Point Presentation below for additional details and examplesIn-text Citation — Direct Quotations and ParaphrasingOnce you have compiled all of your quotations, you'll need to integrate them into your research paper. As a rule, you'll want to use 1 to 2 quotes or paraphrases per paragraph. Anymore than that, and the words and ideas of your sources may drown out your own.?The Purdue OWL on? HYPERLINK "" \o "" \t "_blank" quoting, paraphrasing, and summarizing.1. Direct QuotationsYou must introduce each quote, and you can do so any number of ways. Here are some examples:a) Research by Kennedy (2011) reveals that "words words words" (p. 150).b) One study demonstrates that "words words words" (Kennedy, 2011, p. 150).c) The following quote explains one way that polar bears hunt during the winter: "words words words" (Kennedy, 2011, p. 150).d) Kennedy (2011) tells us that "words words words" (p. 150).For each direct quote, you need to cite the author, year, and page number for you source, like so: (Kennedy, 2011, p. 150).?Place the quoted material between double quotation marks and place the in-text citation after the quote, like so: "Words words words words" (Kennedy, 2011, p. 150).?If you mention the author's name before you introduce the quote, introduce and cite your quote like this:?In his recent study, Kennedy (2011) explains that "words words words words" (p. 150).?*Notice?how if you mention the author before the date, you have to include the date as well, and because you've already cited the author and the date, you only include the page number in your in-text parenthetical reference.I strongly recommend that you keep your quotes short. If, however, you choose to include a quote that runs longer than 40 words, you need to complete a block quote. Click? HYPERLINK "" \o "" \t "_blank" here?to see additional information on formatting for a block quote, as well as examples.If your source was written by two authors, your in-text citation should read as follows: (Kennedy and Kaley, 2011, p. 150). Note: If you mention the authors' names before the quote, do as you would for a single author, only include both names: Kennedy and Kaley (2011) argue that "words words words" (p. 150).If your source was written by more than two authors, or you don't know the author or page number, visit the Purdue OWL? HYPERLINK "" \o "" \t "_blank" here.2. Paraphrasing and SummarizingYou shouldn't always use direct quotes. Sometimes, it is better to re-articulate a quotation in your own words; this is calledparaphrasing?(for your paper, try to strike a balance between the number of paraphrases and direct quotes).?When paraphrasing, follow the formatting I've outlined above, only don't include the page number in your in-text citations.? HYPERLINK "" \o "" \t "_blank" Hereis a useful resource with examples of paraphrasing. And? HYPERLINK "" \o "" \t "_blank" here?is a detailed explanation of how to paraphrase.Sometimes, you'll summarize a source's entire argument or main idea in your own words. This is called?summarizing. Summarizing is much like paraphrasing, only you provide an overview of an idea (this idea may consist of a paragraph, chapter, or even an entire book—which is why you don't include the page number when?summarizing), instead of simply rewording a quote or passage.Additional resource:? HYPERLINK "" \o "" \t "_blank" Paraphrase Exercise?and? 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