Shirayuri University - Digital Presentation - Chris Elvin

Dear students, Today you will deliver your fifth in-class presentation assignment by persuading the class that your opinion about one of the social issues topics is the correct one. These presentations will be in front of the class, like usual. You will be assessed on content and delivery. Please remember to speak to your audience using regular eye contact. Your speech should be new, interesting, well-researched, contain elements of critical thinking, and you should speak for at least three minutes, have clear, well-organized slides, and use English correctly. Please provide feedback to your classmates using the form below Feedback form 5 Kind regards, Chris Elvin

Dear students, Last week you gave several objective group presentations about one of the questions of the social issues survey. Today, you and your group will try to persuade the class that your opinion of one of the questions on the social issues survey is the correct one. First of all, you will be grouped with like-minded people (see below). Period 1 Period 2 In groups of two or three, choose an issue that you all agree about (from the social issues survey). Then plan your presentation. 1) Introduce your topic. 2) Give reasons for why you believe your opinion is the correct one. 3) Give reasons why others may disagree with you, but argue that those reasons are not good ones. 4) Summarize your opinion by reminding the class of your reasons. This presentation will be delivered to the rest of the class. You may use graphs, images, data, or anything you like to express your opinion, and your group should show at least ten slides. Kind regards,...

Dear students, Today you will continue with your social issues survey. You should make a presentation on your cell phone which includes a graph. (You will not be presenting in front of the class, so you should make sure that your presentation file can be viewed on your cell phone). You will present to several pairs of students today. 1) Introduce your question explaining why you chose that question. 2) Show your graph and explain it. 3) Give reasons why some students agreed with the question. 4) Give reasons why others disagreed with the question. 5) Summarize with a personal comment about your class responses to your question. When you have finished, upload your file to the private blog. Kind regards, Chris Elvin

Dear students, Today, students who could not have time to present last week will deliver their mid-term presentations. After that, you will participate in a class online survey about social issues. There are thirty-eight questions in the survey. After you have finished, view the responses spreadsheet, choose one of the questions with your partner and make a graph of the results. Interview each student about why she answered "agree" or "disagree". Then make a presentation, which should include a graph, and explanations of the opinions of the students in the class. This presentation should be group to group, so you can practice presenting many times. (You will need to download a graph software application, such as "Graph" in order to make your digital chart). Social Issues Survey (click on me) After you have answered the survey, you may review the responses here: Social Issues Survey Responses Also, if you are not familiar with the class equi...

Dear students, Today you will deliver  your mid-term presentations. You will be assessed on content and delivery, so please make sure to give an interesting talk, and communicate with your audience by using regular eye contact. After you have finished, please post your digital files to the private blog. Kind regards, Chris Elvin

Dear students, Today you will finish off your book presentations. Please provide feedback, as usual, to your fellow students, using the book presentation feedback form . After that, you will all prepare a solo three-minute presentation on a country in the world. It should be at least three minutes long. You will be assessed on content (your information, and how it is organized), and delivery (length of speech, posture, and most importantly - eye contact). You will deliver these mid-term presentations on June 6th. Kind regards, Chris Elvin

Dear students, Today you will prepare and present about a book with your partner or partners. You should speak for at least three minutes per person. Those who are unable to present today may present the following week. Please provide feedback to your fellow students via the book feedback form , and after you have finished, upload your file to the private blog. Kind regards, Chris Elvin