How will the final be scored?

Scoring rubric for Speeches: http://www.rcampus.com/rubricshowc.cfm?code=VXW3W7B&sp=yes

Friday, May 30

Last day to meet before presenting!

Here is the link to sign up for your time slot: http://goo.gl/plDx3i

Be sure you have taken care of these considerations today:

• who will be in charge of what part of the presentation?
• have you timed it?  I will have to cut you off at 15 minutes!  
• consider your audience: Will they be informed?  Any missing pieces they need to know, if they haven't seen the film?  Will they be engaged? 
• the tech side:  don't surprise me with any programs my computer can't handle :)

in the end, KNOW YOUR PURPOSE:  Why am I asking you to present this documentary?

---to show me that you can analyze an argument (on film, this time) and discuss specific elements that contribute to the overall effectiveness of the work.  The film clips should work like quotations in an essay--your commentary about them will make all the difference!

Friday, May 23

Modeling the Presentation

After finishing The Queen of Versailles, I would like you and your group members analyze the following elements:

• Purpose, Audience, Thesis, and Mode
• Appeals to logos, ethos, and pathos
• Kairos—new term that means timeliness.  Kairos (KY-ross) is knowing the right time or the most opportune moment to make an argument or present aspects of an argument.
• Counterargument—this is a specific part of ethos I want you to analyze in your documentary.  Counterargument is how the argument acknowledges, works around, or attacks those who would argue the opposite.
• Types of Evidence—facts, statistics, personal experience, expert testimony, humor, etc.
• Visual Style/Tools.  Link to quizlet reference: Documentary film making vocabulary
• Strengths, Weaknesses, and Fallacies (there will be all three)

If this was your film to present, what three clips from the film would you choose to demonstrate any of the above elements?

We will play with the Google presentation tool to see if you can do a quick dummy of what your presentation will look like for the final.