Find a Topic of Historical Significance and Related to TKAM. (5 Points)

TKAM Project

Hernandez, May 14 & 15, 2014

1. Find a topic of historical significance and related to TKAM. (5 points)
2. Consider a person, a movement, a city, a moment, a law/policy, a court case, a social element of the time- fashion, music, sports, kids’ games, slang
3. You MUST get your topic approved!
4. Research your topic
5. DO NOT USE WIKIPEDIA.
6. You must use at least FIVE sources.
7. Try to use different sources: book, image, interview, tv show, movie, article, etc.
8. Take notes as you do your research
9. Notes should focus on three elements: what your topic is, what it says about the time, how it connects to TKAM
10. Create a WORKS CITED in MLA format(25 points)
11. Go to the Purdue Owl website for instructions
12. Use the Citation Machines available to you
13. Double check they are correct!
14. Create a Power Point, a Poster, a Speech, a Prezi, or a Video to share your research information (25 points)
15. I am looking for verbal information that is well planned, organized, and articulate.
16. I expect some type of visual that addresses the three parts of your research
17. In addition to implications for the future: what does all of this say about our paradigms?
18. Present your work
19. You will have 5 minutes to present.
20. I will deduct 10% if you go over/under time outside of a :30 “safe zone.”
21. Your time includes set-up.
22. Please dress appropriately for your presentation.

This project will be completed working in groups of 2. Thank you.

TKAM Project Works Cited Rubric

Names

• informative
• all info is relevant
• presents oral info in a visual manner

• presents oral info in a visual manner
• visual(s) relevant to topic
• enough visuals used to demonstrate
• creatively presented the content

• info is informative but important points seem to be missing
• contains little irrelevant info

• visual(s) somewhat relevant to topic but off in places
• need a couple more visuals for clarity
• missed some obvious chances to be creative

• much info presented is irrelevant
• put in way too much text
• seems copied from text

• visual(s) relevant to topic, but it’s a bit of a stretch
• used too many visuals, distracted from oral language
• creativity needed in a few areas

• not informative
• inappropriate info chosen

• visual(s) not relevant to topic
• need more visuals, not enough used
• typical visual presentation, lacks creativity

• all letters large enough
• color stands out
• spacing is even & looks nice

• large enough for all to see

• most letters good size
• more color needed
• spacing uneven in places
• some places hard to read

• large enough for most to see—walked around to show everyone

• many places hard to read
• many letters too small
• color distracts
• too much white space
• many parts too light

• large enough for only a few to see—needed to walk around more for all to see it

• too small
• crowded together
• no color
• way to light

• too small

• referred to it when appropriate
• its presence did not distract from message

• time when it should have been referred to
• distracted audience at times due to incomplete explanations

• lack of referring to it in many places
• audience absorbed by aid rather than message

• never referred to it, just sat there
• forgot to put up the aid

• only glanced at aid & notes
• look at audience at the right times

• looks at aid or notes a bit too much
• needed more audience contact

• looked at aid or notes
• hardly ever looked at audience

• looked only at aid or notes
• didn’t even look at audience