Multimedia Planning Worksheet

Complete the Multimedia Presentation Planning Worksheet, in which you will discuss your potential multimedia presentation for Project 3.

Download the Multimedia Presentation Planning Worksheet to help you start Project 3 off on the right foot. Since this course has entailed quite a bit of writing thus far, this assignment provides you with an opportunity to get creative. You have the choice of three tools—Prezi, PowerPoint, or Microsoft Word—to present your opinions and observations on the creation and value of historical inquiry as it relates to the work you have done on your first two projects.

As you review the directions for this week’s assignment, you will notice that its critical elements draw from previous learning modules and encourage you to look at the rubric for the final project.  I recommend strongly to take the time to look over these documents carefully, review the applicable past learning modules and plan out how you hope to tackle the project over the next two weeks.

For this week’s worksheet, please note the connection between the Brainstorming section and the Slide Payout section.  The slides ask you to breakdown the various elements you discussed in the Brainstorming section.  Also, please note that the rubric asks you to “develop” ideas.  This means writing more than a brief sentence in each space—you need to provide some details on the content of each slide’s texts and visuals.

The MOST IMPORTANT THING TO REMEMBER about Project 3 is that its focus is on historical methods—how this course has taught you to think historically and why this is a valuable skill that impacts how you see the world.

This is a big project with many parts and will benefit from developing a plan of attack in the next few days.  This is what all big history projects call for.  Every writing project I undertake goes through the same process you are using right now—developing a question, finding sources, creating and revising a research plan, critically analyzing my sources, and then developing a detailed framework of what the final project will look like.  The most important part of the final assault is tackling it one piece at a time.  If at all possible, DO NOT try to do this week’s or next week’s assignment all in one day.  Tackle it one part at a time and it will affect the results in a positive way.

HIS 100: Multimedia Presentation Planning Worksheet Guidelines and Rubric

Prompt: This assignment provides you with an opportunity to brainstorm for and plan your Multimedia Presentation that you will create for Project 3. You have the choice of three tools to use for your presentation—Prezi, PowerPoint, or Microsoft Word. In this presentation, you will choose one of these tools, brainstorm your opinions and observations on the creation and value of historical inquiry as it relates to the work you have done on your first two projects, and plan out text, visual, and audio elements to articulate these ideas to an audience in an engaging manner.

To complete this assignment, download the Multimedia Presentation Planning Worksheet. In the first part of the worksheet, you will brainstorm your ideas. In the second part of the worksheet, you will plan the text, visuals, and audio for your presentation slides.

Rubric

Guidelines for Submission: Complete and submit the Multimedia Presentation Planning Worksheet.

Critical Elements Exemplary (100%) Proficient (85%) Needs Improvement (55%) Not Evident (0%) Value

Brainstorming Meets criteria for “Proficient” and includes specific examples as appropriate

Describes thoughts on each question

Describes thoughts on some questions but not all

Does not describe thoughts on any of the questions

30

Slide Text Ideas Meets criteria for “Proficient” and provides details on how audience will be engaged

Develops ideas for each slide’s text

Develops ideas for some slides’ text but not all

Does not develop ideas for any slides’ text

30

Slide Visuals and Audio Ideas

Meets criteria for “Proficient” and provides details on how audience will be engaged

Develop ideas for each slide’s visuals and audio

Develops ideas for some slides’ visuals and audio but not all

Does not develop ideas for any slides’ visuals and audio

30

Articulation of Response

Submission is free of errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, and organization and is presented in a professional and easy-to- read format

Submission has no major errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization

Submission has major errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization that negatively impact readability and articulation of main ideas

Submission has critical errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization that prevent understanding of ideas

10

Total 100%