26 April 2006
if ("class_topics" != syllabus) { ?>if ("class_topics" == "class topics") echo "Today's Topic: "; if ("class_topics" == "readings") echo "Assigned Text: "; if ("class_topics" == "faq") echo "Key Concept: "; if ("class_topics" == "due_dates") echo "Due Today: "; if ("class_topics" == "class_topics") echo "Topic: "; if ("class_topics" == "news") echo "News: "; if ("class_topics" == "in-class activity") echo "In-class Activity"; ?>Formal Oral Presentations 1 (50pts)
Update, 25 Apr: I am asking you to think of the oral presentation as a low-risk chance to push your own personal boundaries and try something new -- something that you don't know you'll be able to fit into a research paper.
Length: 4 minutes.
Your peers will respond better if you make good eye contact and keep them interested, but I am not going to evaluate you based on the number of "ums" you say during your presentation. This should be a working discussion of your ideas in progress, rather than a canned presentation.
Content
Rather than read word-for-word from a section of your paper, lead the class in a discussion of an issue that you are struggling with -- something that you can see good arguments both for and against.
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