November 7, 2017 - Tuesday

 Review of the Comparison/Contrast Essay

"American Space, Chinese Place" by Yi-Fu Tuan (Scroll to page 25)
http://www.cengagesites.com/academic/assets/sites/3959/SPB_6e/SPB_ch1_p007-030_cropped.pdf

Practice

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)
Discuss these questions and agree upon the audience. 

• Who is your audience?
• Might you have more than one audience? If so, how many audiences do you have? List them.
• Does your assignment itself give any clues about your audience?
• What does your audience need? What do they want? What do they value?
• What is most important to them?
• What are they least likely to care about?
• What kind of organization would best help your audience understand and appreciate your argument?
• What do you have to say (or what are you doing in your research) that might surprise your audience?
• What do you want your audience to think, learn, or assume about you? What impression do you want your writing or your research to convey?
• What tone will you take?
• tone: http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/composition/tone.htm

2. Determine your pattern of organization . . . (9 slides to compare and contrast)
Which pattern of organization will you use and why? 

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

http://writingcenter.unc.edu/tips-and-tools/brainstorming/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2bNvs_qElIw

clustering: http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/composition/brainstorm_clustering.htm

 

outlining: http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/composition/brainstorm_outline.htm

Images:

Brainstorming images: https://www.google.com/search?q=brainstorming+techniques&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjB6eqluKzXAhUV5mMKHUK3BykQsAQIhAE&biw=1920&bih=949

 

3. In the PowerPoint, clearly show which is best for your audience.

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 Thursday.  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 have 30 minutes in class today to work on the group PowerPoint or Prezi.  You will have 15 minutes in class on Thursday to polish your presentation.

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:

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

Post your slide and your Works Cited information. (2 required sources)

25 points for the slide

5 points for each source

2. Work on the prewriting of your personal comparison/contrast essay. By Thursday:

• Select a topic. 
• Identify your audience. (Paragraphs, please!)
• Note which of the two is best. 
• Create a graphic organizer to illustrate your thoughts. Possible graphic organizers include but are not limited to a mind map, formal or informal outline, boxes, two columns, etc.  

Samples:

Brainstorming images: https://www.google.com/search?q=brainstorming+techniques&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjB6eqluKzXAhUV5mMKHUK3BykQsAQIhAE&biw=1920&bih=949