Oral Presentation tips

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With the onset of the group presentation on your readings on, Of Mice and Men, I felt that it is only apt that I post any good resources I came across on this blog to help you. Of course, your own diligence is required to study these resources to separate yourselves from the mediocre.

I hope the materials from the link above serves you well.

Stay awesome and watch out for this space for more useful resources.

Digital Story telling on a green screen

Often when we are writing a story or telling one, there will be times whereby, we are stuck on how to develop the story further.

Problem is, we often restrict ourselves to what we define as the "right" or "wrong" way to do it. We keep on telling ourselves that it has to be "that way".

I say, let's just let loose and let those creative juices flow. Armed with the proficiency in the language to express ourselves freely, we should not feel limited in how we tell our tales and what we spin in them.

Have a look at the video below and let me know what you think? Your comments (constructive ones), are most certainly welcomed.

5 tips on writing a good narrative essay.

As some of you might have noticed, the Mastery Review of Term 1 this year is just around the corner. Being that the essay component is a good 30% of the Term's total score, I feel there is a need to provide addtional resources for those awesomely dilligent people out there.

You will find the following most useful for your narrative essays:

5 TIPS FOR WRITING A GOOD NARRATIVE ESSAY

Writing a narrative essay is an essential talent for field research. Rather than summing things up for your reader, it presents your experience and allows them to draw their own conclusions. The narrative essay makes it point by subtly guiding the reader, rather than battering them the way a rhetorical essay would.

By observing these basic ideas, you can improve your narrative essay.

1. Clarity. Complex words and syntax are a hindrance to clarity and should be avoided. Ideas should be clearly distributed between sentences and paragraphs.

Example: Although I have never been to the races before, I was very excited to behold them, yet also somewhat nervous, because of the type of people who go there.

Improved: I'd never been to a horse race. I was excited to go, but also a little nervous, since I wasn't sure about the people at the track.

2. Don't describe each and every one of your own movements.

Example: As I went in the door, I turned and saw a TV. I looked around and saw posters on the wall. As I went further in I noticed everyone was watching Spiderman.

Improved: I immediately noticed the posters on the wall, though everyone else's eyes were focused on a TV playing Spiderman.

3. Avoid the second-person narrative. An important part of the narrative essay is the fact that the writer experienced the events described.

Example: As you go in the door, you will turn and see a TV. You look around and see posters on the wall. As you go further in you notice everyone is watching Spiderman.

Writing in the present tense is okay, however.

4. To interest the reader, dynamic word choice is key. Avoid sounding too clinical. Use the same slang, idiom, and turns of phrase you would use in speech. Avoid passive constructions.

Example: I am presented an array of unpleasant photos in which many casualties are shown after automobile accidents.

Improved: They showed me a book stuffed with gruesome pictures of people who'd been in car wrecks.

5. Limit reference. MLA format recommends including citations in the text, but in a narrative essay this is disruptive. If a work was helpful, cite it in a 'Works Consulted' list after the essay. Explain yourself as you go along, rather than trying to refer your reader back to a previous statement.

Example: When I first saw the comic book fans jumping up and down, I thought as they would, "Lord, what fools these mortals be" (Gaiman 1989.) I later learned why they do this.

Improved: The fans jump up and down. When I first saw this, I wondered what they were doing and my mind conjured a quote from Shakespeare that Neil Gaiman used in his "Sandman": "Lord, what fools these mortals be." However, I watched a bit longer and realized the company spokesmodels were throwing free merchandise. The fans wanted to get the most from their day at the convention.

The narrative essay is a keen rhetorical tool because it allows the readers to draw their own conclusions, but falling into the traps above deprive it of its effectiveness. By avoiding these errors, you can subtly guide your reader in your desired direction.

Taken from: http://www.freelancewriting.com/articles/article-writing-a-good-narrative-essay.php

Hope this helps you to structure and formulate your essays better.

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Prejudice and Discrimination

Today in class I spoke to you all on the distinction between Prejudice and Discrimination. We went through some of the articles in your resource pack and discussed in depth how prejudice is formed, and how it may lead to acts of discrimination. I hope you guys caught it well.

Also, we had a little experiment on how people with glasses are smarter than people without glasses. How you guys protested and gave your supporting examples. I will like you to know, the experiment was based on the following series of videos that I got off youtube. If you have time, please do take a look at the videos. As you are watching, take note of the expressions, the stigma and the possible feelings of the people involved. Also, infer and comprehend, how it must be like to be like them. More importantly, take notice, how a remark from one person could spark off this chain of reactions and eventually form a "reality" among the people involved.

As a parting note, I will leave you with the videos and also a quote that I always like to use, "Your perception is not my reality."

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Part 6