1. EN305 Presentation
Overview

2. Score
The EN305 Presentation will count as 30% towards your final grade.
It is group work. Everyone should contribute. If some members of your group are not contributing please tell me as soon as possible.

3. Topics The importance of argumentative writing
Please choose one of the following topics:
The importance of argumentative writing
The importance of mind maps
Argumentative Writing; Step-by-Step
Tips for writing good argumentative essays

4. Include
You can include anything from class or anything based on new information or your own research
You can take points from class and expand on them if you wish

5. Score breakdown There will be 2 parts to your score of 30:
/15 Presentation skills
How professional you are as a group?
How interesting your presentation is?
Do you read like a robot or speak with emphasis?
Did you prepare?
How good is your timekeeping?
How are the slides you prepared (if any)?
/15 Relevance to the chosen title
-How much information relevant to the chosen title is there?
-Is there any new information in there?
-Does it recap parts of the course?

6. Time limit
The presentation should last 10 minutes. We have many groups to present, so you must be ready to present at your time slot.
When 10 minutes has nearly run out I will warn you that you only gave a minute to finish. You must then conclude.

7. Failure to present
If you fail to present, you will get 0.

8. Tips Practice the presentation beforehand
Have one member of the group control the time
Introduce yourselves
Make sure all your slides are on the computer BEFORE the presentations start at 9.30am
Keep any text on the slides to a minimum (just key points)
DO NOT read off paper. That will affect your grade. Key points on paper are acceptable
Prezi.com is a good alternative to PowerPoint that can produce professional looking slides
Powtoon.com is another choice for animating your presentation
Bitstrips.com is a good website/app to create cartoons of members of your group with relevant text
Keep any videos to a minimum (a couple of minutes maximum) and ask yourself ... are they really necessary?