Bell-ringer and Tech Step Directions

April 23, 2013
Bell-ringer: Write an original sentence using the vocabulary words from yesterday's bell-ringer. These sentences should be at least ten words long.
1. magnanimous- generous in giving forgiveness
2. magnitude- importance
3.maize- corn
4. malady- a sickness or ailment
5. maltreat- to treat badly

Directions for Tech Steps

For this tech step, you will be telling a story through an original slideshow presentation.  Your narrative should follow the prompt below:

Each of us has had experiences in our lives that will stick in our brains for a long time. These experiences can be pleasant, funny, terrifying, miserable, or even embarrassing. Write about one of those experiences. 

Directions:

1.     You must brainstorm, 4-square, and storyboard at the beginning of your writing process.

2.     Your presentation will have at least fifteen slides (twenty for BLOCK) and a title slide.

3.     Your presentation must use animation on each slide and will have animated transitions from one slide to the next.

4.     Each slide will include at least one graphic and some text. (Hint: Do not fill a slide with a lot of words—it looks sloppy; at the same time, the slide should have enough text on it to tell your story.)

5.     The color scheme of your presentation should be aesthetically pleasing and interesting to look at.

6.     Your presentation must include all the features necessary for a narrative (beginning, middle, and end; definite climax, and character development).

7.     There is no word requirement; however, you must use enough words to tell a complete story. Points will be deducted if your story does not seem ample.

8.     This must be completed by the end of Thursday. 

Here are two links on how to add animation to your presentation.
For PowerPoint 2010---click here.  
For PowerPoint 2007---click here.