ANIMAL PROJECT!!!

Happy 4th quarter everyone!  Please accept my sincerest apology for not posting much lately!  Since we have been working on a project, there hasn't been tons to put up here.  I wanted to give everyone a reminder that after spring break you will have one more class to finish up the posters and prepare for your presentations.  Presentations will happen on Wed 4/16 for A block, and Thurs 4/17 for B block.  If you will not be in attendance that day, please contact me before hand so that we can work out a plan.

If you have not yet done so, please PRINT anything that will need to go on your poster BEFORE you come to school on Monday 4/14 (A), or Tuesday 4/15 (B).  Don't forget your bibliography (period 3, don't worry about bibliography quite yet, I will give you guidelines on Monday).

Here are some tips as you start to think about your presentation:

Presentation Guidelines
Your job is to teach the class about the things that you learned about your
group of animals. Make it interesting, make it interactive, make it something
the rest of the class is going to want to listen to! You will be filmed, so
make sure you are prepared!
Tips:
1. Do not read off your poster. Create a script and have a copy
for each person so that you don’t have to pass it and lose your spot. Highlight your
part on your script so that you know when it’s your turn. Use phrases like “I bet you
never knew…” and “I find it interesting that…” You can also use class interaction by
asking them your questions and having them raise their hands to give answers (but
only for some of them, not all 10, it will take too long).

2. Give us a little bit of the information from your
paragraphs, questions/answers, characteristics and body systems comparison
without reading them in their entirety. Your presentation shouldn’t be more than
about 5 minutes.

3. Never turn your back to your audience! (in this
case, your audience also includes the camera.

4. Speak in a voice that will reach the farthest
person from you.

5. Use props if possible and a pointer to point out things on your poster.
Using a pointer will allow you to point and everyone else to see what you are pointing
to without you standing in front of it. Ask Miss Bretthauer for a pointer.

6. Practice. You will be more comfortable because you know what you are going
to say.