Cao Cao recites a poem before the Battle of Red Cliffs
source: worldhistory.org
As part of our study of Ancient China, you will be giving a 2-3 minute oral presentation, supported by a slideshow, to the class about one aspect of Chinese culture that you research using at least 5 PICT sources.
Once you have chosen a topic; the next step is to narrow down your topic to 3-5 specific sub-topics or questions you will be trying to answer in your final presentation. Once you have sub-topics, you will:
You will be graded on your research, your notes, and the organization, spoken presentation, and visual components of your slideshow.
On the right, you will see guidelines for each phase of your project. We will review these notes together as we begin each phase. It should take us about 2 weeks to complete this project – we will review due dates as we move forward.
You will receive a maximum of 5 points for each of the following elements for a total score of 25:
The note card template will help you organize each note card according to source. You will copy and paste your info into the Direct Quotation section, put it into your own words in the Paraphrase or Summary section, then list the applicable subtopic and any original ideas for each note card in the My Ideas section.
Based on your notes you will decide on what subtopics to include in your slides and the order in which you want to present your material. For example, it makes sense to discuss the structure of feudalism before discussing the specific role of the warrior.
Your presentation should be accompanied by 10 slides. Remember to use fonts, themes, and other features that will best help convey your information to your classmates as clearly as possible. Font or themes that are hard to read or detracts from the clarity of the information on each slide should not be used and will result in points being taken off your grade in this area. Your slides should include at least 6 visuals (photos, maps, graphs, etc.) and text in bullet points (not full sentences). You want to avoid a presentation in which you just read your slides!
Before you post your final project you should proofread your slides to check your spelling, punctuation, and capitalization.
Each student should submit a clearly labeled and organized slideshow. Again, disorganized, unclear, or incomplete work will result in points being taken off your grade. You are also responsible for a bibliography (citations) for this project, so keep track of sources. Finally, for extra credit, you may also highlight a creative project, such as a hand-made artifact, historical fiction piece, or small construction project outside of class.
Bibliography: Each slideshow will include an additional slide (#11) with your bibliography. You will use MyBib to create your bibliography of at least 5 sources. See the Citations tab for a link to MyBib and more information.