2.4+Outline-Draft

A.2.4 Persuasive Presentation Outline/Draft
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Possible Audiences: Elementary students?

Yes I think elementary age students would be perfect!

Topics: I was thinking it might be fun to connect some of the popular stories to an inquiry method. For instance when Junie B. loses her tooth in Junie B. First Grader: Toothless Wonder how could the students find out what is really going to happen to Junie B.? It could be any of the books kids like to read. Here's another idea: What if we did a presentation that showed how a student could research to find out which is the best pet for them to have...? They could research a dog, hamster, and iguana or something to see which one would be the best fit for their family. It would be basically be animal research. Let me know what you think.

I like this because all the kids want a pet! Only the majority of them like Junie B. this could be a more universal project.

Possible Presentation Tools:
 * prezi
 * photostory
 * what do you think? I'm not particularly good at any of these, so, if you are, let me know!
 * I haven't used either of these but they both probably work like windows movie maker which I have used - I'll check into them tonight and see which looks more user friendly =)
 * What if we did a PowerPoint and imbedded a prezi into it? The PowerPoint could be the persuasive part (kids, you should research with I-Search (or whatever) because it is fun, etc.) and the prezi could be an example of a research project done with our method. I would think that might dress up PowerPoint... Let me know what you think. I am just having a hard time understanding how to have the presentation be persuasive and show research at the same time. This way, it would be two separate things (but put together). Does this make any sense???

Relevance to students' lives: Favorite stories from the library. The pet example would connect to every kid's desire to own an animal! Yes!!

Persuasive Message: You can find out anything if you just ask! (???) You can find out information that helps you in your own life....?

Presentation: Beginning ideas: How many of you would like to own a pet? What is the best pet for your family? An elephant? A dolphin? How about a tortoise? How do you know what will work for you? **ANSWER: AN I-Search!** Middle ideas: Power Point with I-Search process. Ending ideas: ﻿﻿ For my family the perfect pet is a cat. Now how can I earn some money for a trip to Disney World?

Love it! Thanks for brainstorming these ideas!

Hopefully, it will work to embed the PowerPoint into the middle of the Prezi. I'm glad we're trying it out....