Multimedia Presentations

This semester, you and a partner will be responsible for a 10-minute multimedia presentation.

Requirements:

• The presentation must be no more than 10 minutes in length.
• There should be 10-12 slides (including introduction and conclusion) and should contain least one video clip—absolutely no more than two minutes in length.
• On the day of your presentation, email your presentation (or a link) to me at dhdelao@gmail.com.

Also:

• You must provide your own laptop.
• You may utilize any presentation program you like (e.g PowerPoint, Keynote). However, please sort out any technical issues BEFORE your presentation date (our room's projection system can be found throughout campus).
• Macs will require an Apple-specific adapter to connect to the university’s projection system. Newer model PCs with HDMI-only connections will also require special adapters. 
• You must present from a downloaded version of your presentation (e.g. PowerPoint, Keynote); DO NOT present directly from Google Docs online.
• Presentations without an introduction and/or conclusion cannot score higher than a C You may be docked for a lack of preparedness 

Topics:

1. Literature Circles: A Teacher’s How-To
2. Anatomy of a Banned Book: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
3. This is Your Brain on Books: On Reading and the Brain 
4. LGBTQ Kids Lit: An Overview
5. Dishonored: The Laura Ingalls Wilder Controversy
6. Classics of the Canon: AA Milne’s Winnie the Pooh
7. Literacy and the ELD Student
8. Hello God, It’s Me, Judy Bloom
9. A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words: The Role of the Illustrator in Children’s Literature
10. Classics of the Canon: Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
11. Digitized: Screen Time and Adolescent Development
12. Are Girls Outreading Boys?
13. Why the Third Grade Matters So Much
14. On Supporting the Advanced Reader
15. Graphic Novels 101 
16. ADHD in the Classroom 
17. Why Middle Grade Literature?
18. Where the Girls Aren’t: Why Are There So Few Female Characters in Children’s Literature?
19. Classics of the Canon: EB White’s Charlotte’s Web
20. Reconsidering "Gendered" Books
    
21. Inside the Macabre Children’s Literature of Roald Dahl
22. Helping Parents: How to Encourage Literacy at Home
23. Why Children’s Books Are So Expensive?
24. Understanding Dyslexia
25. Anatomy of a Banned Book: The Harry Potter Series
26. P. L. Travers: The Mother of Mary Poppins
27. Why We Need More Male K-5 Teachers
28. Racism in Classic Children’s Literature—And How How Teachers Can Deal with It
29. Classics of the Canon: Madeleine L'Engle’s A Wrinkle in Time
30. Anatomy of a Banned Book: Heather Has Two Mommies 

Schedule:

Week 6: Mon 9.23/Wed 9.25

1. Ellen, Lisa, Brittani - ADHD in the Classroom
2. Priscilla, Kathrine, Jennifer - Helping Parents: How to Encourage Literacy at Home

Week 7: Mon 9.30/Wed 10.3

1. Melody, Da - Understanding Dyslexia
2. Giselle, Maria, Sonya - LGBTQ Kids Lit: An Overview

Week 8: Mon 10.7/Wed 10.9

1. Ellie, Kathryn, Isabel - Why the Third Grade Matters So Much
2. Elizabeth, Catherine - Anatomy of a Banned Book: Heather Has Two Mommies

Week 9: Mon 10.14/Wed 10.16

1. Huijun, Dalila, Ashlee - A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words: The Role of the Illustrator in Children’s Literature
2. Milligan, Irene, Ariel - Digitized: Screen Time and Adolescent Development

Week 10: Mon 10.21/Wed 10.23

1. Devina, Laura - Racism in Classic Children’s Literature—And How How Teachers Can Deal with It
2. Mikaela, Alma - Why Children’s Books Are So Expensive?

Week 12: Mon 11.4/Wed 11.6

1. Hannah, Sylvia, Bertha - Why We Need More Male K-5 Teachers
2. Sabrina, Valeria - This is Your Brain on Books: On Reading and the Brain

Week 14: Mon 11.18/Wed 11.20

1. Khanh, Bernice - On Supporting the Advanced Reader
2. Savannah, Cole - Why Middle Grade Literature?

Week 16: Mon 12.2/Wed 12.4

1. Samantha, Vanessa - Graphic Novels 101