TOD Oral Defense and Visual Aid

Rubric for the oral defense portion of your presentation

Visual aid information

• Possible programs to use to create your visual aid: Google presos, Prezi, or Haiku Deck
• What to include in your visual aid
  • Your essential question (in words)
  • Your thesis statement (in words)
  • Information about your books or units that will either:
    • Assist you
    • Add value for your audience
      • Minimize words: we shouldn't see complete sentences
  • Creative Commons-friendly images with citations
    • Citation format: "Image title" by image author from website

Oral presentation information

• All students will cover four units - two from English and two from history
• See the rubric (linked above for more specific information
• Timing rule of thumb: you don't have to memorize your slides. If you can give your presentation three times in a row for about the same amount of time (within ten seconds or so), you've practiced enough.