1. Create Interesting Title
Don’t forget to change the background design!!!
Student Name Goes here

2. The first slide needs to be your hook.
Think of something interesting about your topic that you can make into a hook…..
Don’t forget a hook can come in many forms
Startling Statement
Anecdote
Quote from literature
Analogy
Quote from Another Source
Rhetorical Question
Shocking Statistic
Philosophical Musing (thought)
Humorous Musing (thought)

3. Start your background
Provide a few bullet points covering information the audience needs to know about the history of your topic.
Don’t forget you are introducing your topic as if you are talking to aliens that have no prior knowledge on this topic!

4. End the background with your thesis.
Don’t forget! Your thesis is:
Topic + Opinion because A1 + A2

5. Now it’s time for your FIRST ASSERTION (A1)
Remember to be PERSUASIVE!
Enter your first argument (Assertion)
Include your evidence with a parenthetical citation.
Present your persuasive commentary aloud to the class. It should not be on your slides. (You may have notes.)
To make your point stronger, find a picture that illustrates your point. You must cite your picture.
Pictures can come in many forms. They can be images, charts, graphs…etc.

6. Continue your FIRST ASSERTION by providing more evidence (More A1).
Continue your first argument (Assertion)
Provide another piece of evidence with an in-text citation (Proof)
Verbally explain how the additional evidence supports your assertion. Present your persuasive commentary aloud to the class. It should not be on your slides. (You may have notes.)
PICTURES ALWAYS HELP VISUAL LEARNERS!

7. Now you will begin your SECOND ASSERTION (A2)!
Remember to be PERSUASIVE!
Enter your second argument (Assertion)
Include your evidence with a parenthetical, in-text citation (Proof)
Present your persuasive commentary aloud to the class. It should not be on your slides. (You may have notes.)
Add a visual
Pictures can come in many forms. They can be images, charts, graphs…etc.

8. Continue your SECOND ASSERTION by providing more evidence (more A2).
Continue your SECOND argument (Assertion)
Provide another piece of evidence with citation (Proof)
Explain aloud why this evidence also should sway your audience to agree with you (Commentary)
PICTURES ALWAYS HELP VISUAL LEARNERS!

9. Include your concession/counterargument/counterclaim. (CC).

10. Provide your refutation
Provide your refutation. Hint: Make sure your refutation specifically defeats the counterargument.

11. Conclusion…..
You should explain to your audience why this should matter to them.
Connect the topic to the average person’s life.
Call the audience to action….

12. Now you need to give credit where credit is do…
Your work cited goes here. Here is a image of what it should look like if it is done correctly…

13. Make sure your presentation contains the following items to optimize your presentations potential (and grade).
FACTS
Graphs and charts
Pictures
Sources
Strong statements
Persuasive writing
Convincing arguments

14. And Remember….
You are responsible for the information. If your visual presentation is limited in information you will still need to verbally explain the details to the class.
You must be prepared to answer questions from the class.
You must cite every source used even pictures.
Remember to take your time and find the most relevant and important facts that you can find to support your argument. Pretend like the fate of mankind rests on the power of your presentation…
Items like images, charts and graphs, news paper clippings, video clips and other media sources will all help to make your presentation more professional and more powerful.