- Create and narrate a PowerPoint that could be presented to other teachers in your subject area explaining the application of the Key Shifts in English Language Arts in your content area instruction. You will use information from your readings and your understanding of incorporating standards into your content area in order to enhance student comprehension to develop this presentation.
- Requirements: Using the Unit 1 PowerPoint Template (available in Canvas), you will create a 5-7-minute narrated PowerPoint presentation.
Steps:
- Choose a grade level and content area to focus on during this course.
- Grade level must be 4th-12th.
- Content area may NOT be ELA but may be Science, Social Studies, The Arts, World Languages, Business and Technology, Computer Science, Health, or Mathematics.
- Read and review the following document:
- Key Shifts in English Language Arts pdf found in Canvas under Assignment 1 documents.
- Create your PowerPoint on the provided slide templates.
- You must answer the prompts on each slide. However, you may delete the template text to write your answers and insert additional slides if you need extra space. You may also change the slide background and add visual elements if you desire.
4. Record the narrated presentation of your PowerPoint using
5. Upload your presentation to Unit 1 Writing Assignment in Canvas.
Instructional videos on using ScreenPal (formerly called Screencast-O-Matic).
ScreenPal website:
https://screenpal.com/tutorialsLinks to an external site.
Screencast-O-Matic tutorial video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6-PEL_IxpMg&t=18Links to an external site.
Video Tutorials for Yuja (free for Belhaven students)
Using PowerPoint to make your video presentation. An instructional presentation and written instructions are included in Canvas.
Note: When doing a quality PowerPoint presentation, you should NOT simply read the text printed on your slides but provide additional details and explanations in your narration.