Organizing and Presenting an Extended Argument

Here's a link to the handout on organizing and presenting an extended argument.

Presentations handout

This is a link to the evaluation form I'll be using for your project; you might use it to help you organize your project and make sure you're confidant that you're doing a great job in every category:

Evaluation Form - Group Project

Be sure that you're all in contact with one another regularly outside of class. You can use your Yahoo groups and your group thread on the course blog to exchange ideas as you work on your project, and you can reserve study rooms in the Library to get together.

You'll need at least one extended group meeting outside of class to run through the actual presentation and make sure that it fits into your time limit (22 minutes per group) and to give feedback to one another about presentation style (are you mumbling, speaking too quickly, talking to your notes). If you can enlist a friend or the members of another group to give you feedback about the clarity of the argument, that's extra helpful.

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Term Paper Part 3: Final Essay

Here's a link to the assignment for Part 3 of your term paper - the final draft of the essay.

Term Paper Part 3

Part 3 is due on Tuesday, May 17. Late papers will not be accepted unless you contact me before the due date to arrange for an extension.

Get in touch with me if you need help! The argument map should be a very big help in terms of organizing your thoughts, but if you're unclear about something or need help working through a problem or sorting through your ideas, send me an email or drop by my office hours.

Good luck; have fun!

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Preparing Your Group Presentation

Here's a link to the general outline on preparing your presentation.

Preparing Your Presentation

You'll need more time that what we have available in class, so be sure to make good use of the blog threads and your Yahoo groups. You can also reserve study rooms in the Library - they go fast at the end of the semester, so start your planning now.

Let me know if you have any questions while you're working on it. Good luck, have fun!