Lessons from History Presentation

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ASSIGNMENT OVERVIEW: Building on the coursework you have done throughout the course, create and record a presentation for new employees and volunteers to understand better how key historical events in U.S. history are connected to their work and impact society today.

ASSIGNMENT INSTRUCTIONS:

LESSONS FROM HISTORY PRESENTATION

Overview

In this final assignment, you’ll build on the work you completed for the Week 3 and 6 assignments, continuing your focus on the issue you chose to examine in those assignments. You will create and record a presentation for new employees and volunteers at a real or imagined workplace to understand better how key historical events in U.S. history are connected to their work and impact society today.

Preparation

If you haven’t already, complete the following:

  • Review the Evaluating Historical Sources Worksheet you completed in Week 3 and the Historical Analysis Worksheet you completed in Week 6.
  • Complete the Plan activities in Weeks 7 and 8.

Note: If you need help with creating a PowerPoint in either Windows or Mac, visit the PowerPoint section of the Tools and Resources. If you’re using Kaltura to record your presentation, refer to Using Kaltura for more information about this courseroom tool.

Instructions

Complete your PowerPoint presentation (8–12 slides total) that you’ve been building the last few weeks by incorporating your evidence and arguments from earlier in the course.

Step 1: Provide an overview of a chosen issue, including research questions and sub-questions that need to be answered to understand a historical event and its long-term impact.

  • Include a title slide with the title of your presentation and your name.
  • Include 1–2 topic slides that provide:
  • Your primary research question from Step 1 in the Historical Analysis Worksheet you completed for the Week 6 assignment.
  • Any additional sub-questions you identified in Step 1 of the Historical Analysis Worksheet you completed for the Week 6 assignment.
  • An overview of your issue.

Step 2: Explain why each of your sources is or is not credible.

  • Include 1–2 slides that describe the credibility and validity of your sources (based on the work you did for the Week 3 Evaluating Historical Sources assignment).

Step 3: Explain the causes, consequences, and long-term effects of a historical event.

  • Include a minimum of three evidence slides that provide evidence and visuals that support your explanation.

Step 4: Use critical thinking to relate past challenges and strategies to a current organizational issue.

  • Include at least one slide that connects past events to the current state of your issue. Explain how your historical research can be used to better understand and address your issue today.

Step 5: Communicate clearly with appropriate purpose, organization, tone, and sentence structure.

  • Use a few clear, concise bullet points on your slide rather than full paragraphs or packing your slides with text to improve the readability and the clarity of your message.
  • Use the Notes feature in PowerPoint (the notes box that appears below each slide) to type in or copy and paste your speaker’s notes. Every slide, except for the reference slide, should include notes with your narration of the content on each slide. The Notes area should also be used to expand on the information in your slides.
  • Record a short presentation on your topic. This presentation should be between 5-10 minutes. Keep in mind that your audience is new employees and volunteers at your real or hypothetical workplace.

Step 6: Cite sources in the appropriate format, including key information like author and publication date.

  • Include a reference slide with your list of sources in APA format.

Additional Requirements

Your presentation should meet the following requirements:

  • Written communication: Written communication should be free of errors that detract from the overall message.
  • Citations: Include a complete citation for each source. When you refer to evidence within your presentation, be sure to include in-text references to your sources. Review Evidence and APA for more information on how to cite your sources.
  • Number of references: Your presentation should include a reference page with at least four sources cited: two primary and two secondary sources, with up to two sources selected from the History Presentation Resource List [DOCX].
  • Length: 8–12 slides.

 I will upload the two documents that were done that were referred to as week 3 and 6 worksheets.

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