REVIEW PRESENTATION/GENERAL INFORMATION

RULES OF POWER POINT

PRESENTATION NOTES - #4 IN NOTEBOOK

(ONE PAGE MINIMUM)

America to 1880

Important

The Presentations will begin on _______________

America to 1880 Notes / In your Notebook

Google Apps(Docs) & Upload to Canvas - Group: Fact Sheet

Group PPT on Google Docs / Invite Me

Any updating after the 1st Group Begins their Presentation will result in a late grade for that part of the project

Don’t Assume Your Audience Knows Much

The Joy of Cooking – One of the Best Selling Books in History / Made Cooking Simple

One of the first lines of the Book “ Face the Oven when Cooking”

Make Sure they know that the North won the Civil War

Think about the “Big Picture” – What do you want your audience to know

Power Point Presentation-Format

1st slide: must have a topic title and names of all group members

The Rules of Power Point1. each slide should contain no more than:

5 Bullets (use custom animation)2. each bullet should consist of no more than:

8 wordsCustom Animation – do you know how to use

it?Last slide: Work’s Cited/Bibliography Page

Include at least 3 Sources / Textbook is One

Do’s & Don’ts of Power Point

Look at a few of the following presentation slides from previous years.

See if you can spot any do’s or don'ts Here’s slide #1

Battle of Bull Run

First battle on July 21, 1861, in Virginia Confederates held

their ground until reinforcements came Forced Union to

retreat Union didn’t quickly

recover

Slide #1

Don’tsBlurry Background PicturePicture over PictureSmall Text

Do’sUsed Custom Animation

Cont. (Slide #2)

No victorsSometimes called war Second War for

Independence.Stimulated pride and confidence in the U.S.Marked end of interaction with European

conflicts.

Slide #3

The Conquest of Mexico and Peru

Slaughtered Aztec and the Inca.

Both had well-organized social systems.

By 1540, Catholics laid claim.Started enslaving Natives. They were brutal.

Slide #4

Boston Massacre

Townspeople were taunting British Sentry.Gun shot rang out and the British Sentry

started to fire. Crispus Attucks died. Parliament passed the Tea Act only

allowing East India Company to sell tea.Boston Tea party- 342 chests of tea were

dumped to the Harbor by Sons of LibertyAs a result Boston harbor was closed till

debt was paid.

Slide #5

Union vs. Confederacy

Union had 22 million people in army

Confederacy had 9 million With 3 million being slaves Had skill to make up for lack of people Confederates had Robert E. Lee from

West Point

Topics for the Presentations

1. Discovering America & Colonial America 2. The American Revolution 3. The Articles of Confederation to the

Constitution 4. Federalist & Republicans 5. Growth & Division 6. Spirit of Reform7. * Manifest Destiny 8. Sectional Conflicts Intensify 9. The American Civil War 10. Reconstruction of America