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Presentation Final Activity
Presentation Final Activity
Since you have now identified which sections of your original paper to keep and which to cut, as well as any potential edits to be made, it is time to make those cuts. Using the 'Presentation Final' document, finalize any edits you identified in the previous step.
*Note: make a copy of the document in Googles Docs to edit it yourself.
Alt: Working with Generative AI
Alt: Working with Generative AI
There is no Generative AI component for this portion of the module since it requires the possible generation of new text.
Sample: Dining Frescoes in the House of the Triclinium, Pompeii, Italy
Sample: Dining Frescoes in the House of the Triclinium, Pompeii, Italy
Using the activities provided in this module, the sample paper on dining frecoes was reduced from ten pages to five and a half--fitting perfectly within the twelve minutes allotted for its presentation--without compromising its essential argument. While smaller, supplementary arguments and a deeper discussion of previous interpretations of the frescoes were cut in favor of time, the edited paper still presents the student's argument--the most important of all. Some small edits were also made to make the paper less formal and more natural in speech.
Test your new paper
Test your new paper
Is your new, edited paper the length you need it to be? As a reminder, each page in Times New Roman, 12 pt, double-spaced typeset takes approximately two minutes to read at average reading speed--though this may vary from person-to-person. Give your finished paper a run-through aloud and time yourself reading with a stopwatch. Remember to slow down while reading, no one can understand your brillant research if they cannot follow what you are saying.
After the readthrough
After the readthrough
Does your paper fit within the alloted time with a minute or two to spare? If your presentation is supposed to be twenty minutes, aim for seventeen or eighteen in case you read slower on the day of. You will likely pause in the actual presentation to add additional comments or gesture to your visuals, which will add time.
If you still need to cut down your paper, refer back to the earlier steps and see if there is anything that you can edit down further or cut entirely. Not being able to identify cuts may be a sign that your paper requires more serious re-works in its analysis.
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