Oral presentation
This activity provides an opportunity for you to learn more about a place and time you are interested in. The goal of your 10-15 presentation should be to teach the class about an important/interesting aspect of the peoples and places were are studying. This is your opportunity to work with other students to create a classroom experience that results in significant learning. Your presentation will be mostly descriptive rather than analytical. The Cross-Cultural study is where you will present the results of your comparative analysis.
The focus of your presentation will be a single archaeological site. (More detail coming)
I suggest you begin your research by reading the assigned chapter/article associated with your region. Next, read an overview of your selected archaeological tradition in the Encyclopedia of Prehistory and/or in eHRAF Archaeology under "Browse Traditions." With this general understanding, please conduct your research relying primarily on Traditions, Subjects, and Keyword searches in eHRAF. If the tradition/region you are interested in is not available in eHRAF Archaeology, you may use other peer-reviewed and reliable sources (see below). Not all traditions/regions will be in eHRAF because it is a "simple random sample" of the Outline of Archaeological Traditions. For a list of archaeological traditions included in eHRAF Archaeology, please click here. eHRAF Archaeology also includes complete temporal sequences for the following world regions: Nile Valley, Mesopotamia, Highland Andean, Highland Mesoamerica, Maya, Mississippian, and U.S. Southwest.
The learning objective of this activity is for you to develop an in-depth understanding of one aspect of an early civilization and to improve you oral presentation skills.
Other helpful data sources that will provide reliable, peer-reviewed material include:
1. Anthropology Plus
2. Anthropology Review Database
3. AnthroSource
4. Ethnographic Video Online
5. JSTOR
These databases can be accessed through the library’s home page at http://www.uta.edu/library/. Click on the Databases A-Z List link to access these databases which are arranged in alphabetical order.
Please email your Powerpoint slides to me immediately before or after your presentation so I can give you some specific feedback on your slides.
The criteria I will use for evaluating your presentation is here. I have placed my Powerpoint presentation (delivered in class on 4 Oct) on developing your presentation in Blackboard under "Course Materials." I also suggest that you carefully consider the 4 October readings on "Effective Presentations in Engineering and Science" and watch the associated videos.
Missing your presentation date is strongly discouraged. The maximum number of points possible for the presentation (25) will decline 10% for each class meeting beyond your scheduled date. For example, if your presentation is scheduled for Wednesday and you present on Friday, the maximum points you can earn is 22.5 (a perfect score).
Optional Fall 2013: Evaluate your presentation using the same rubric I am using (above). Please send me your evaluation of yourself within 24 hours of your presentation. Include with your evaluation the list of peer-reviewed sources you used to prepare your presentation.
The focus of your presentation will be a single archaeological site. (More detail coming)
I suggest you begin your research by reading the assigned chapter/article associated with your region. Next, read an overview of your selected archaeological tradition in the Encyclopedia of Prehistory and/or in eHRAF Archaeology under "Browse Traditions." With this general understanding, please conduct your research relying primarily on Traditions, Subjects, and Keyword searches in eHRAF. If the tradition/region you are interested in is not available in eHRAF Archaeology, you may use other peer-reviewed and reliable sources (see below). Not all traditions/regions will be in eHRAF because it is a "simple random sample" of the Outline of Archaeological Traditions. For a list of archaeological traditions included in eHRAF Archaeology, please click here. eHRAF Archaeology also includes complete temporal sequences for the following world regions: Nile Valley, Mesopotamia, Highland Andean, Highland Mesoamerica, Maya, Mississippian, and U.S. Southwest.
The learning objective of this activity is for you to develop an in-depth understanding of one aspect of an early civilization and to improve you oral presentation skills.
Other helpful data sources that will provide reliable, peer-reviewed material include:
1. Anthropology Plus
2. Anthropology Review Database
3. AnthroSource
4. Ethnographic Video Online
5. JSTOR
These databases can be accessed through the library’s home page at http://www.uta.edu/library/. Click on the Databases A-Z List link to access these databases which are arranged in alphabetical order.
Please email your Powerpoint slides to me immediately before or after your presentation so I can give you some specific feedback on your slides.
The criteria I will use for evaluating your presentation is here. I have placed my Powerpoint presentation (delivered in class on 4 Oct) on developing your presentation in Blackboard under "Course Materials." I also suggest that you carefully consider the 4 October readings on "Effective Presentations in Engineering and Science" and watch the associated videos.
Missing your presentation date is strongly discouraged. The maximum number of points possible for the presentation (25) will decline 10% for each class meeting beyond your scheduled date. For example, if your presentation is scheduled for Wednesday and you present on Friday, the maximum points you can earn is 22.5 (a perfect score).
Optional Fall 2013: Evaluate your presentation using the same rubric I am using (above). Please send me your evaluation of yourself within 24 hours of your presentation. Include with your evaluation the list of peer-reviewed sources you used to prepare your presentation.
