WORKS CITED DIRECTIONS How to make a Works

WORKS CITED DIRECTIONS

How to make a Works Cited page • The Works Cited page should be typed on a NEW page at the end of your outline (the only thing on that page should be your Works Cited) • Type up your full source citations and place them in alphabetical order • Use a hanging indent (that means each line after the first one is indented- the opposite of a regular paragraph)

RESEARCH PRESENTATION TIPS

In the beginning…. . • Have a slide that states your subject, your name & your hour. • Next slide: should be your attention grabber • Next slide: should be your thesis STATEMENT—not a question!

Each slide should…. • Be one of the points on your outline (or one category, like causes) • Sometimes it could be pictures, a video clip or a chart/diagram that goes with a point on your outline • Less is more…don’t put that many words on a slide.

Example of a bad slide l. This page contains too many words for a presentation slide. It is not written in point form, making it difficult both for your audience to read and for you to present each point. Although there are exactly the same number of points on this slide as the previous slide, it looks much more complicated. In short, your audience will spend too much time trying to read this paragraph instead of listening to you.

Good Fonts l. Use at least a 28 -point font different size fonts for main points and secondary points l. Use a standard font like Times New Roman or Arial or my favorite…. TW CEN MT l. Use

Bad Fonts l If you use a small font, your audience won’t be able to read what you have written l. CAPITALIZE ONLY WHEN NECESSARY. IT IS DIFFICULT TO READ l. Don’t use a complicated font

Color done right l. Use a color of font that contrasts sharply with the background – Ex: blue font on white background l. Use color to reinforce the logic of your structure – Ex: l. Use – But light blue title and dark blue text color to emphasize a point only use this occasionally

Color done wrong…. Using a font color that does not contrast with the background color is hard to read l Using color for decoration is distracting and annoying. l Using a different color for each point is unnecessary l – l Using a different color for secondary points is also unnecessary Trying to be creative can also be bad

Backgrounds done right… Use backgrounds such as this one that are attractive but simple l Use the same background consistently throughout your presentation l

Backgrounds done wrong… Avoid backgrounds that are distracting or difficult to read from l Pictures as backgrounds are REALLY challenging. Try to avoid them or just insert the picture…don’t use it as a background. l

Power. Point Peeves! • Typos: there are not that many words that go on a Google/Power. Point slide. PROOFREAD! • Transitions: Include a few transitions in your presentation or ONE animation scheme for the whole thing.

Citations…. • You don’t need to include citations on each and every slide • Place the “Works Cited” on the last couple of slides • In your OUTLINE, every fact/piece of info from a source should be CITED!

Video Clips • Make sure you talk for at least five minutes! • You can use videos, but you should talk the majority of the time • Make sure you hyperlink the URL of your video clip into your presentation —and that it works.

Don’t forget your outline… • Everything in your presentation should correspond with your outline • Change your presentation=change your outline and your works cited! • A final PRINTED copy of your Power. Point slides, your works cited & your outline will be due on Monday, June 4 th- no more edits after this date!