Hello!
How are you? Today I will introduce our first topic presentation and writing assignment.
While I have given all of you the handout about the assignment, I am posting it here as well as another way to help remind you of what you can do for the assignment.
Topics & tasks
You have a choice of topics. Choose one (1) of these:
1. Make a short presentation about a news item or issue of your choice showing a one-sided argument for - or against it.
Along with this, write a separate, short 1-2 paragraph reaction about the same topic - basically a written version of your presentation topic. Please handwrite your reaction.
Guidelines
You have a choice between making a small poster or a short digital display (such as Power Point).
Prepare something you can speak on for around 5-7 minutes. Have something to get the attention of the classmates you are presenting to - such as a small quiz, or 1-2 questions to see what your classmates might know about your topic.
For posters:
If you choose to make a poster, make it small - around A3 size paper. On your poster have mostly visual aids (photos, charts, graphs, drawings), with a little text - not much! The main thing is to talk from your display.
For digital displays (such as Power Point):
If you choose to do Power Point, for example, make it a short show - have a title slide, then 5-6 main slides with images such as photos, charts, graphs, and/or illustrations, then a closing slide thanking people for listening. If you want or need video, make sure you can upload and run it in a way so that other presenters can still present comfortably.
Deadline (締め切り)
We will do these presentations, and hand in our written reactions, on May 15th (5/15), so you have two (2) weeks to prepare these.
Good luck! I look forward to seeing, and reading about, your reactions to your choices of topics.
Have a great Golden Week!
While I have given all of you the handout about the assignment, I am posting it here as well as another way to help remind you of what you can do for the assignment.
Topics & tasks
You have a choice of topics. Choose one (1) of these:
1. Make a short presentation about a news item or issue of your choice showing a one-sided argument for - or against it.
Along with this, write a separate, short 1-2 paragraph reaction about the same topic - basically a written version of your presentation topic. Please handwrite your reaction.
Guidelines
You have a choice between making a small poster or a short digital display (such as Power Point).
Prepare something you can speak on for around 5-7 minutes. Have something to get the attention of the classmates you are presenting to - such as a small quiz, or 1-2 questions to see what your classmates might know about your topic.
For posters:
If you choose to make a poster, make it small - around A3 size paper. On your poster have mostly visual aids (photos, charts, graphs, drawings), with a little text - not much! The main thing is to talk from your display.
For digital displays (such as Power Point):
If you choose to do Power Point, for example, make it a short show - have a title slide, then 5-6 main slides with images such as photos, charts, graphs, and/or illustrations, then a closing slide thanking people for listening. If you want or need video, make sure you can upload and run it in a way so that other presenters can still present comfortably.
Deadline (締め切り)
We will do these presentations, and hand in our written reactions, on May 15th (5/15), so you have two (2) weeks to prepare these.
Good luck! I look forward to seeing, and reading about, your reactions to your choices of topics.
Have a great Golden Week!
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