February 21, 2017 - Tuesday

Class Work

1. Review the two types of organization for comparison/contrast
 Patterns of Organization
Point -by-point
Item by item




https://www.sbcc.edu/clrc/files/wl/downloads/WritingaCompareContrastEssay.pdf

Which did you use for the quick-write about school you did for homework?

2. Let's talk about audience, tone, and purpose:

http://writingcenter.unc.edu/handouts/audience/

 http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/composition/tone.htm

http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/composition/purpose.htm

3. You will be working with a group of three or four. Select one of the following pairs to compare and contrast

A. Two pets

B. Two vehicles, makes, or models

C. Two vacations

D. Two theme parks

E. Two modes of transportation

F. Two places to eat

G. Two .... (your choice)

Once your group has made a selection, write that selection, along with your names,  on the board. If your choice is already taken, make another choice.

Group Assignment: PowerPoint

1. Define your audience. Show us who needs to know. Tell us why they need to know? (Pictures make powerful messages. (Three slides)

2. Determine your pattern of organization . . . (9 slides to compare and contrast)

Create a graphic organizer - Show me what you plan to do before you put the show together! 

3. In the PowerPoint, clearly show which is best! 

4. Your word choice and tone will be determined by your audience. 

Some tips about PowerPoint:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MjcO2ExtHso

 What NOT to do!

• Layout ·         Photographs, graphic design, and clipart are useful and enhance the presentation ________ ·         Title, author, and course identification are on the first slide _______ ·         Works Cited page is the last frame and is in MLA format______

  Fonts ·         Font size is at least 16 (Can you read it easily? _____ Suggestions: ______________________________________________________) ·         Footless Font is used _____ ·         Color is of a deep enough contrast to be easily read _____ ·         Font colors are limited to three or four throughout the presentation (Name them: 1.       2.      3.      4.

  Text ·         Bulleted points are limited to no more than six per slide ______ ·         Six or fewer words per bullet are used _____ ·         Headlines are effective _____ ·         Spelling is correct _____ ·         Punctuation is correct _____ ·         End punctuation or no end punctuation is consistent when using bullets _____ ·         Upper and lower case is used correctly _____ ·         Animation is limited and necessary _____ ·         Sound is limited and effective _____

  Content ·       ·          Point/thesis/claim is clear  _____ ·         Supporting elements are evident _____ ·         Introduction captures the attention of the audience _____ ·         Conclusion contains a strong message _____ ·         Clear steps for a “call to action” are obvious _____

We will present next Tuesday. Today, identify your audience and the organization you plan to use.  Assign segments. Assign ONE person to coordinate the presentation. (Google Docs works for this sort of assignment. Or, a simple e-mail attachment works, too. ) You will have 30 minutes in class to polish your presentation. The rest of the time will be devoted to the presentations. 

Suggestions: (Other options will also work. )
Assign one person create the audience slides.
Assign one-two people to show item by item or point by point slides. 
Assign one person to provide the title slide, transitional slides between points or items, and the Works Cited page.   


Homework:

Look for information about your assigned segment. Keep track of your sources. Create at least one slide to share with your group on Thursday.