Prezi Projects Due!

Please complete your Prezi projects today by the end of class.

Remember: your Prezi you should answer what your chosen media item is, and how it has affected our culture. You will need at least one secondary source about this topic (reviews, critical essays, news articles, etc.) These can be found online or in the library. Here are a few helpful sites: Consumer Reports, Endgadget, New York Review of Books, Pop Matters, Metacritic, or any other site you can find... for your review. Don't forget to check Youtube for a clip or commercial, or ad or etc. about your topic.

Your Prezi should include:

• A title slide that grabs our attention, with your name and the title of your presentation.
• A slide or two that explains: WHAT is the media source/subject?
• A slide that summarizes the review or critique on the subject/topic (with attribution)
• A slide or two that explains how the media subject/topic has influenced American culture
• A video clip (no longer than 2 minutes in length)

Some important stuff:

1. Prezi's are VISUAL presentations that allow media. Use photographs, pictures, graphics, etc.
2. Keep text (writing) short and to the point (concise). Avoid walls of text...
3. Keep your key ideas clear to your viewer--a good rule of thumb is one key idea per slide.
4. Use your own words (don't paste and copy other people's words...)--we want to synthesize what you learn about a topic and rewrite the concept in our own words. If you must use a direct quote or someone else's idea, you must give that author credit (this is called attribution) 
5. Include JPG's or graphics, film clips, media sources, etc. to help you present your topic. 
6. You may need more than 1 slide for your content. The "prezi should include..." material above is a guideline. Add slides as you deem necessary.
7. You will be expected to share this presentation to the rest of the class.

IMPORTANT: Please COMMENT in the COMMENT section below and attach your link to your PREZI. You must make your PREZI PUBLIC in order for us to see it. Please share it with us. After this project and presentation, you may change these permissions if you want.

• Projects are due today!
• If you did not read or complete your homework for chapters 1 & 2 of Chew on This, please use the time in the lab to complete this work late. 

If you finish early today, please read Chapter Three of Chew on This: "The Secret of the Fries".  

HOMEWORK: Chapter 3 of Chew on This: As you read, find 3 examples of attribution that the journalists use to support their facts for this chapter. For more information about attribution, please check here.

Turn in your 3 examples as homework, due next class.