Week 5 assignment: slide analysis and outline

Required Resources
Read/review the following resources for this activity:

• Textbook: review Chapter 3, 6, 7
• Lesson
• Link (Word doc): Week 5 Assignment Template (Use this template to complete the assignment.)
• Minimum of 4 scholarly sources (in addition to the textbook lesson)

Introduction
This week you continue the individual assignment, working toward completing your Week 7 PowerPoint presentation.

PowerPoint Project Timeline

Week

Description

4

PowerPoint Topic and Organization

5

PowerPoint Outline Rough Draft

6

PowerPoint Outline Final Draft, Images, and Sources

7

PowerPoint Presentation

8

PowerPoint Evaluation

Instructions

Part A: Slide Analysis

Analyze the following three slides for what works well and what should be changed to improve each slide. Write a two-paragraph summary for each image using the following headings:

• Slide # What Works Well
• Slide # What Needs to be Improved

You will provide a two-paragraph analysis for each of the following three images, with a total analysis of six paragraphs.

Click on the arrow to see each slide.

Part B: Outline Rough Draft

As you continue to develop the outline for your PowerPoint presentation, you will be confirming your thesis, main ideas, and adding a fourth source to your list of sources to be used.

Include and submit the following components:

• Title page (title of speech, name of presenter, audience prepared for – school or institution, date)
  • You can use this information to create your first slide in PowerPoint.
• General topic, specific topic, and thesis statement
• Three main points with at least two working sub points that will make up the body of the speech
• Reference section with a minimum of four authoritative, outside scholarly sources
  • These sources can include the source titles referenced during Week 4.
  • Anonymous authors or web pages are not acceptable.
  • References must be written in APA format with hanging indents, in alphabetical order, and with everything double spaced.

Writing Requirements (APA format)

• Length: 2-3 pages (not including title page or references page)
• 1-inch margins
• Double spaced
• 12-point Times New Roman font
• Title page
• References page (minimum of 4 scholarly sources)