Due Date: 11-19-08
Updated 10-14-08
Purpose of the Assignment
The purpose of this assignment is to give you experience delivering
an oral presentation, and to get you acquainted with some of the
technological features of MS Word 2007 that relate directly to writing and
editing.
On October 29,
each group should provide Dr. W an outline of what it intends to cover in the
presentation.
Assignment
| For this assignment, the class
has divided into five groups. Each group will present a 15-minute
extemporaneous presentation plus a handout, followed by questions, on a topic related to MS Word 2007.
The audience for each
presentation is the other members of the class. The purpose of
the presentation is to explain how the feature works and to
describe its strengths and weaknesses, especially as the feature
relates to writing and editing. Each member of the group
will contribute in creating and delivering the presentation.
Your presentation should cover the why questions as
well as the how questions; don't just provide a list of
instructions, but explain how these topics can be implemented in
the process of creating and editing documents.
Each presentation will be
accompanied by a PowerPoint presentation from the PC next to the projector screen.
Because this is an
instructional presentation, you may supplement your PowerPoint
with demonstrations in MS Word itself. (Note: As of September 3,
2008, the computers in LA 204 do not have MS Word 2007. Until or
unless these computers get upgraded, you will need to use
screenshots to show how to complete tasks in Word 2007.)
Grading; What You Should Turn In
Each student will receive an individual grade for the
presentation.
Name your PowerPoint file "groupX," where X is your
group number, then save it to g:\English\student\willerton\403\Presentation.
The handout makes up 10 percent of the grade for this
assignment. It should fit on one page; it may cover the front
and back of the page, but only the front is required. Do not
simply print your PPT slides. Cite any sources that you use.
E-mail the presentation to me before class and bring an
electronic copy to be sure that it is ready
to go at the start of class.
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Grading Checklist
The group's work (80 possible points)
1. Is the handout helpful, attractive, grammatically correct, and full of
useful information?
2. Did the group provide thorough coverage of the assigned material
(including Q's and A's from the audience)?
3. Did the presentation flow well? Did the individual pieces add up to a
useful whole?
4. Did the on-screen material help the audience to understand and follow in
the information being discussed?
5. Did the group stay within the time limits? (15 minutes, +/- 2 minutes) I
will track each group's time with my watch.
6. Did the group clearly establish what its presentation would cover?
7. Did the presentation cover what the group said it would?
8. Did the group explain how its topic fits into the realm of writing and
editing?
Each person's contribution (20 possible points)
1. Did you speak clearly? Did you make good eye contact with the audience?
Did you project an air of confidence and thorough preparation?
2. Could the audience understand and follow you? Was your contribution
substantive and useful?
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