All Time Great Quarterbacks (Paper Title) Gian Pagnucci (Your Name)
Introduction This slide needs to draw the reader in You might use any of the following techniques: –Use an interesting quote –Give a surprising statistic –Give a brief paragraph that tells a simple story –Ask question –State a surprising fact
Thesis Statement Explain the goal of your PowerPoint Show the basic structure of your paper Examples: –“In this PowerPoint I will show why Brett Favre, Joe Montana, and Terry Bradshaw are the three greatest quarterbacks of all time.” –“In this PowerPoint I will explain the three most important ways to combat global warming.” These examples are 3 part theses, but it is fine to use a 4 or 5 part thesis—you decide what is best for your topic.
Part 1A — What You Know (Brett Favre) On this slide say what you know about your first subtopic You might know a lot about this part Or you might only give your very basic idea if you are learning about the topic
Part 1B – What Your Sources Say Give information that backs up what you are claiming for this point For each source referenced, list the author and page (if no author, use a shortened version of the title)—page numbers are not needed for web sites Be sure to include at least 2 sources for this part; using more than 2 sources is fine Use another slide for Part 1 if you need to
Part 1B – What Your Sources Say You could easily have multiple slides for each part For example, you might want to discuss the same 2 or 3 things for each subtopic So maybe for each quarterback you want to discuss records, greatest moments, and famous quotes by the player
Part 2B — What You Know (Joe Montana) On this slide say what you know about your first subtopic You might know a lot about this part Or you might only give your very basic idea if you are learning about the topic
Part 2B – What Your Sources Say Give information that backs up what you are claiming for this point For each source referenced, list the author and page (if no author, use a shortened version of the title)—page numbers are not needed for web sites Be sure to include at least 2 sources for this part; using more than 2 sources is fine Use another slide for Part 1 if you need to
Part 3A — What You Know (Terry Bradshaw) On this slide say what you know about your first subtopic You might know a lot about this part Or you might only give your very basic idea if you are learning about the topic
Part 3B – What Your Sources Say Give information that backs up what you are claiming for this point For each source referenced, list the author and page (if no author, use a shortened version of the title)—page numbers are not needed for web sites Be sure to include at least 2 sources for this part; using more than 2 sources is fine Use another slide for Part 1 if you need to
Summary Summarize the 3 main points of your paper The three things that make for a great quarterback are accomplishments, career wins, and personality.
Final Thought Give us an interesting last idea to think about as we finish reading your PowerPoint
Works Cited Give an alphabetical list of references you used
Illustrations Cited Give an alphabetical list of references for the pictures you included in your PowerPoint