Reading Assignment Impact & Update Summary & Presentation Guidelines

Presentation:

Identify three (3) key points of your assigned reading and summarize them for a presentation to the entire class. These will be the three (3) most important points in the given chapter as you perceive them. Include a defense for each point (i.e. why you believe it is important). Your presentation should be about 15 minutes including your critical thinking questions. You must employ visual support (3 or so PowerPoint slides).

NOTE: You are responsible for getting the necessary projection equipment to our classroom and returning it after class is over.

The following outline might be helpful:

PRESENTATION OF KEY POINTS: (5 minutes or less)

• Highlight the three (3) KEY points of chapter
• Make it a personalized view. Defend each key point and why do you think that this point is important? This may or may not correspond with the author's emphasis or outline that appears in the text. You should include the reasoning behind why you think the topic is important.
• Bullet form is most desirable (be specific not prolific) as follows:
  • Describe Key Point #1 (3-line maximum)
  • 1^st reason why it's important ( 3-line maximum)
  • 2^nd reason, etc.
  • critical thinking questions related to key point or assigned reading material

NOTE: You don't have to lecture on the material in the chapter unless you believe a general misunderstanding exists among your classmates. You should assume that all of the class has read the chapter material carefully and completely and that they understand it. You may want to confirm this assumption through questions to your classmates.

WHAT'S NEW: (5 minutes or less)

• What else can be said about the chapter material? You should use your current literature journal to bring the material up to date. Relate the topics of the chapter to your outside readings by bringing your current literature readings into the discussion. Identify your sources. If necessary and useful, provide copies of your list of sources as handouts. Communicate and emphasize why you are convinced that the additional material is important for you and your peers.
  
• You must employ professional visuals using either Microsoft PowerPoint or overhead transparencies. Amateurish, hand-lettered overheads are not satisfactory.

Q & A (5 minutes or less)

• Conduct a class discussion on the subject matter. Ask your peers if they have any questions on what you have presented. Engage them by asking for opinions in opposition to, or in support of your own. Ask them specific questions to generate critical thinking.

Write Up

Prepare write-up (approximately 500 words, excluding overheads) of your presentation, print it out along with your visuals, and turn it in to instructor before beginning your presentation. While your slides will typically be in outline form, your paper should be in narrative form (though it is ok to include bulleted lists within the body of text).The write-up should emphasize:

1. defense of your major points,
   
2. critical thinking questions from the reading material,
     
3. update of chapter material with your current literature journal material, and
    
4. a hardcopy of your visuals (e.g. PowerPoint slides & note pages).
    

NOTE: Though this is a formal presentation, your attire need not be.