Assembling Your Group Presentation for Coming of Age Amidst Controversy Research

Complete the following presentation outline with your group to prepare for creating your presentation on the computer.

Slide 1: Title Slide

Creative Presentation Tile: _____________________________________

Group Members Names: ____________________________________

Slide 2: Research Questions & Thesis Statement Slide

● List the key questions you researched and that will guide the structure of your presentation.

● Write a thesis statement regarding the significance of your topic (issue) and its importance in the historical, social, cultural, or geographical context of your novel. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Slide 3: Source 1 Slide-Evidence from an article

Group Member Responsible: _______________________________________

Identify the quote or quotes you will use in this part of the presentation, cut them out with scissors,

and glue or tape them inside this box. Write the parenthetical citation after the quotation. Ex. for

database parenthetical citations: (Jones) or (“Vietnam War”)

Cut out the source citation for each of the quotes above and glue or tape it into this box.

Commentary: What else do you have to say about this topic? What will you say besides reading off the

powerpoint?

How does this evidence relate to your thesis?

Slide 4: Source 2 Slide-Evidence from an article

Group Member Responsible: _______________________________________

Identify the quote or quotes you will use in this part of the presentation, cut them out with scissors,

and glue or tape them inside this box. Write the parenthetical citation after the quotation. Ex. for

database parenthetical citations: (Jones) or (“Vietnam War”)

Cut out the source citation for each of the quotes above and glue or tape it into this box.

Commentary: What else do you have to say about this topic? What will you say besides reading off the

powerpoint?

How does this evidence relate to your thesis?

Slide 5: Source 3 Slide-Evidence from an article

Group Member Responsible: _______________________________________

Identify the quote or quotes you will use in this part of the presentation, cut them out with scissors,

and glue or tape them inside this box. Write the parenthetical citation after the quotation. Ex. for

database parenthetical citations: (Jones) or (“Vietnam War”)

Cut out the source citation for each of the quotes above and glue or tape it into this box.

Commentary: What else do you have to say about this topic? What will you say besides reading off the

powerpoint?

How does this evidence relate to your thesis?

Slide 6: Source 4 Slide-Image related to the topic

Group Member Responsible: _______________________________________

Describe the picture you will use and/or cut it out and paste it here.

Cut out the source citation for each of the image above and glue or tape it into this box.

Commentary: What else do you have to say about this topic? What will you say besides reading off the

powerpoint?

How does this evidence relate to your thesis?

Slide 7: Source 5 Slide-Image related to the topic

Group Member Responsible: _______________________________________

Describe the picture you will use and/or cut it out and paste it here.

Cut out the source citation for each of the image above and glue or tape it into this box.

Commentary: What else do you have to say about this topic? What will you say besides reading off the

powerpoint?

How does this evidence relate to your thesis?

Slide 8: Source 6 Slide-Short Video Clip (less than five minutes)

Group Member Responsible: _______________________________________

Summarize the contents of the video:

Cut out the source citation for the video and glue or tape it into this box.

Commentary: What else do you have to say about this topic? What will you say besides reading off the

powerpoint?

How does this evidence relate to your thesis?

Slide 9: Novel Detail 1

Group Member Responsible: _______________________________________

Identify the quote or quotes you will use in this part of the presentation, and write it here.

Write the parenthetical citation after the quotation. Ex: (Draper 64).

Write the source citation for this quotation in this box.

Commentary: What else do you have to say about this topic? What will you say besides reading off the

powerpoint?

How does this evidence relate to your thesis?

Slide 10: Novel Detail 2

Group Member Responsible: _______________________________________

Identify the quote or quotes you will use in this part of the presentation, and write it here.

Write the parenthetical citation after the quotation. Ex: (Draper 64).

Write the source citation for this quotation in this box.

Commentary: What else do you have to say about this topic? What will you say besides reading off the

powerpoint?

How does this evidence relate to your thesis?

Slide 11: Novel Detail 3

Group Member Responsible: _______________________________________

Identify the quote or quotes you will use in this part of the presentation, and write it here.

Write the parenthetical citation after the quotation. Ex: (Draper 64).

Write the source citation for this quotation in this box.

Commentary: What else do you have to say about this topic? What will you say besides reading off the

powerpoint?

How does this evidence relate to your thesis?

Slide 12: Conclusions

Group Member Responsible: _______________________________________

Why is the information you have presented relevant and important to your audience? List at least three

important points as bulleted items on this slide.

Commentary: What else do you have to say about this topic? What will you say besides reading off the

powerpoint?

Slide 12: Works Cited

This final slide will include a list of all citations you previously included in your plan.

List each works cited entry in alphabetical order by the first word of the entry.

Double space each entry and use hanging indentation. For example:

Nickell, Joe. “Deciphering Da Vinci’s Real Codes. (Investigative Files).” Skeptical Inquirer.

31.3 (2007): 23-5. Student Resource Center Gold. A&M Consolidated H.S. Lib.

College Station, TX. Web. 29 June 2009 <http://find.galegroup.com>.