1. Your Title Your name Perhaps insert an Interesting graphic here Use the slide design palette to pick an appropriate design

2. Describe your topic  Write a brief paragraph that describes what topic you are writing about (and do use pictures to keep things interesting!)

3. Your Thesis  Write your thesis here as clearly as possible.  Your audience should know exactly what point you will prove in your research project.  Write your thesis here as clearly as possible.  Your audience should know exactly what point you will prove in your research project.

4. Scholarly Sources  You may want to list and briefly summarize the major scholarly sources you are using here  You may also want to write quotes from them here and on succeeding slides  You may want to list and briefly summarize the major scholarly sources you are using here  You may also want to write quotes from them here and on succeeding slides

5. Supporting Point 1  Your supporting points are the points you make to prove your thesis. Your argument may have a few supporting points or it may have several.  You prove your supporting points with textual evidence such as quotes and paraphrases from your scholarly sources.  Your supporting points are the points you make to prove your thesis. Your argument may have a few supporting points or it may have several.  You prove your supporting points with textual evidence such as quotes and paraphrases from your scholarly sources.

6. Supporting Point 2  Again, you may use quotes and paraphrases from both your scholarly sources and any primary texts as evidence for your supporting points

7. Supporting Point 3  These points are the proof for your thesis

8. Evaluation  Here you explain where you are in your research, what you’ve accomplished, and what research or writing you still have to do

9.  Don’t just read off of your powerpoint slides--that’s boring!  Your powerpoint presentation is a visual aide; it is not your talk  Your slides should contain only the key points of what you are talking about  Design your slides so that they are easy and pleasing to read and view--don’t make them as annoying as this slide!  Practice your oral presentation before you deliver it in class to make sure it runs smoothly and on time  Your oral presentation should last about 10 minutes  Don’t just read off of your powerpoint slides--that’s boring!  Your powerpoint presentation is a visual aide; it is not your talk  Your slides should contain only the key points of what you are talking about  Design your slides so that they are easy and pleasing to read and view--don’t make them as annoying as this slide!  Practice your oral presentation before you deliver it in class to make sure it runs smoothly and on time  Your oral presentation should last about 10 minutes