LN1005 Freshman English Fall 2023

Guidelines of Group Presentation

Date: 12/19
Time: 6-8 minutes
Grouping: your study group
Grading: 5-8% of the final grade.
Topics: Choose one topic from the following:
Staycations (6a)
Couch Surfing (6d)
Sustainable Tourism
Taking a Gap Year
Workcations
Cultural Appropriation vs Appreciation While Traveling

Procedures and requirements:

1. Topic Selection: Sign up your topic on eeclass by 11/28.
2. Research: Do the research and find the materials you need from websites and
books. Digest and organize the materials you have found.
3. Outline: Submit an outline by 12/5. You might need to discuss with the
teacher about your outline.
4. PPT: Submit the first draft of your PowerPoint on eeclass 作業 by 12/12. Bring
the hardcopy of that to class. Make sure you list at least 3 references on the
last slide on your PPT.
5. Revision: Revise your PPT based on the feedback given by the teacher.
6. Time control: You have 6-8 minutes for this presentation. To ensure effective
time control, do rehearsals several times to get a better sense of how much
time you might have to spend for each part.
7. Preparation: To kill the possible nervousness, rehearse several times with your
group members until you know very well when to say what.
8. Punctuality: Come early to class on your presentation date and set up
everything you need. Lateness of any of the presenters will seriously influence
your grade.
9. Delivery: You are supposed to talk to the audience naturally with an outline
(PPT) instead of reading a script when doing your presentation. There is no cell
phone in your hand when you give the presentation. Pay attention to your eye
contact, body language and volume when speaking.
10. Visual aids: You are required to use PPT for this presentation. Lead the class to
explore your topic with your clear and vivid descriptions/ expressions and the
 visual aids you’ve prepared. Make sure you know how to use visual aids
effectively and properly. Don’t put everything you are going to say on the
slides.
11. Team work: Remember that you are working with a team but not individually
so all the members are expected to contribute their best in the group project
and show your team spirit whatever you do. Every member needs to have an
equal share of responsibility and to talk for 1.5-2 minutes in the presentation.
12. Hard copy: Make sure you bring a hard copy of your PPT slides for the teacher
to mark the comments. (There will be a deduction of 10 points if you fail to
submit the hard copy on your presentation day. MUST!!!)
13. Submit the video and the final version of your PowerPoint on google drive
after your presentation.

Check List for Group Presentation

Deadlines What to get done Note
11/28 Topic Selection
12/5 Outline Due (on eeclass)
12/12 PowerPoint Due (on eeclass)
Submit a hardcopy of the first draft of
your PPT slides (in class)
12/19 Submit a hardcopy of the final version of
Presentation days your PPT slides
12/26 Upload the video and your final version of
PowerPoint (google drive)

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Outline (Group Presentation)
Topic
Presentation Date
Group
members
A brief outline:
I. Introduction
II.

III.

IV.

Example Outline (Group Presentation)

Topic Fear of Missing Out (FOMO)
Presentation Date December 24th, 2021

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Group
members

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(1) Motives: What motivates you to work on this topic?

Nowadays, modern people rely on cell phones a lot. Most of us are addicted to
social media and suffer from FOMO. It’s quite hard for us to live without the
internet and even make some of us stressed and exhausted. That’s the main
reason why we want to discuss this interesting topic.
(2) A brief outline:
I. Introduction: What is FOMO?
- “fear of missing out’’
- a kind of anxiety
- pressure from posts seen on social media
- a deep sense of envy and affects self-esteem
II. Why does FOMO happen?
- Lacking confidence
- Looking for a sense of belongings in a group
 - Feeling anxiety from social media
- Comparing ourselves with others
III. Examples/ Short story about FOMO
- nowadays people become more vulnerable and get mental diseases easily
- some common symptoms that you can reexamine yourself
IV. How to prevent ourselves from FOMO?
- Avoid over-using social media
- Be ok with not being able to do it all
- Build a strong mindset
- Try to replace negative habits with positive one

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EVALUATION SHEET (Group Presentation)
Presenters: ____________________________________________________

Presentation Date: ___________ Topic: ______________________________

Preparation (6)
You have done sufficient research on your topic. 1 2 3
You have sensible design of PPT. 1 2 3
Organization & Content (15)
Your presentation is full of ideas and concepts that 1 2 3 4 5
make the audience interested and well-informed on this topic.
The organization is logical and easy to follow. 1 2 3
The transition between sections is clear. 0 1
You present your materials in an effective and sensible way. 1 2 3 4
You have a clear presentation value. 1 2
Language (8)
You have tried to avoid errors on your PPT slides. 1 2
You speak clearly and fluently. 1 2 3
Satisfactory accuracy in use of spoken language. 1 2 3
Delivery (8)
You are talking to your audience, not reading the scripts. 1 2 3 4
Appropriate rate of speaking and volume. 1 2
Good eye contact and facial expression. 1 2
Management (4)
 Time control is effective. 0 1
You show good team work. 1 2
Appropriate outfit. 0 1
Audience Feedback (4)
Peer feedback on Zuvio 1 2 3 4
Comments:

Hard copy of PPT slides □ Ok □ -10 points

First draft + revision of PPT ______/10% + Presentation (______/45)X2

+ self-reflection ______ = ___________ (final grade of group presentation)