Archive for the ‘Oral Presentations’ Category

Nobody Wants To Hear Your Academic Gobbledygook

Friday, February 24th, 2012

Reminders about your oral presentation: * Reduce amount of "academic gobbledygook." * If you use a quote, immediately follow it with putting it in your own words. * Every real-life example, claim, counter claim, and discussion of linking questions MUST have a story/example connected to it. See the second half of The Best ...


What Is A Knowledge Issue?

Wednesday, October 19th, 2011

Review these links on knowledge issues. Please takes notes and respond in the comments section: 1) What is a knowledge issue? 2) What are key ideas to remember when you are trying to write one? 3) Write two or three knowledge issues. 4) Which resource was the best in helping you understand knowledge ...


Student Models Of PowerPoints For Oral Presentations

Saturday, May 21st, 2011

Here are some models of PowerPoint Presentations: Kom and Denver on Graffiti Wendy and Yovanna on Human Cloning


Oral Presentations Update

Monday, February 7th, 2011

First presentations will begin next Tuesday.  Everyone’s presentations will begin two days later than scheduled. When you lay-out your different claims, you must describe how each claim is justified – which Ways of Knowing are used by the people making the claims to justify them. Make sure the first slide lists the ...


Presentation Schedule

Thursday, February 3rd, 2011

THEORY OF KNOWLEDGE PRESENTATIONS   Wednesday Mar/9th 1. Josiah, Manuel, Shanna Thursday Mar/10th Friday, March 11th Mai Yee, Pa Foua, Victor ? Monday Mar/14th  1. Wendy, Yovanna 2.Ambalika, Jennifer, Linda   Tuesday Mar/15th 1. Chai, Alan 2. Kristie, Kalia, You Friday,  March 18th 1. Nadine, Feelisha 2. Brandon, Divya Monday, March 21st Bandhana, Edeiba      


Final Hints For Oral Presentation & PowerPoint

Tuesday, February 1st, 2011

FINAL HINTS FOR ORAL PRESENTATION & POWERPOINT: * Be sure to include short examples or stories for each key point you make. * When you lay-out the different claims, please make sure you explain which Ways of Knowing are are being used to justify the claims. * Make sure you have six minutes ...


Excellent Models Of Student TOK Oral Presentation Outlines

Sunday, January 30th, 2011

Here are models of Student TOK Oral Presentation Outlines: Chai & Alan Chia & Xi Wendy & Yovanna Jennifer, Ambalika and Linda Mr. Coey


Excellent Examples Of Knowledge Issues For Oral Presentation

Sunday, January 23rd, 2011

Once students identify their overall topic for the Oral Presentation, it's sometimes a challenge to develop the Knowledge issues to explore in the presentation. The trick is to create broader knowledge issues -- questions that relate more to the "Big Picture."  Then, use the idea of your topic to illustrate your ...


Oral Presentation Outline Model

Sunday, January 23rd, 2011

Here is a model for what your Oral Presentation should look like. Note that, though I list three Knowledge Issues in the introduction, for the purpose of this model example I only use one of them in the body of the presentation.  Feel free to have different opinions on ...


TOK Presentation Schedule

Monday, January 17th, 2011

TOK Presentation Schedule Tuesday, Jan. 18th: Prepare Contrasting Claims Wed, Jan. 19th: Linking Questions & Areas of Knowledge Thurs, Jan. 20th: Introduction & Conclusion Friday, Jan. 21st: Prepare Lesson on Language Monday, Jan. 24: Practice Lesson on Language Thursday, Jan. 27th: Give Language Lesson first hour, complete Outline for Oral Presentation. HARD COPY & ELECTRONIC ...


Revised Oral Presentation Outline

Saturday, March 6th, 2010

REVISED OUTLINE FOR ORAL PRESENTATION INTRODUCTION: Introduce Yourselves & Your Topic Why You picked your topic List your knowledge issues (have them be “broad” and not “narrow”) BODY: Take each Knowledge issue one at a time For each one, share the real life example that got you thinking about it. List various contrasting claims and how they connect ...


Oral Presentation Outline

Thursday, November 26th, 2009

Please use this guide to prepare your Oral Presentation Outline: TOK ORAL PRESENTATION OUTLINE This is not meant to be a “script” to be followed. It is a general outline, and can be presented in many different ways that we will discuss. Length of Presentation: Two people – twenty minutes (including 8 minutes ...


Oral Presentation Tips

Saturday, November 14th, 2009

Please review the resources in The Best Sources Of Advice For Making Good Presentations. Take notes on ideas that might help you with your Oral Presentation. Tomorrow, you will be making a simple poster sharing the three most important thing you learned and share them with your classmates.