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Presentation Assignment

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Presentation Assignment

(1) ASSIGNMENT:o Give a 5-minute presentation on the subtext

of TWO of the following: a television program (show or news), commercial film (perhaps too long for this project) advertisement or music video.

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Presentation Assignment

(1) ASSIGNMENT: This activity is based on the exercise in your

textbook. Consult Chapter 3, particularly the section

entitled “The Psychology of Argument,” which begins on page 178.

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(2) SOURCES: While most students use magazine

advertisements for this assignment, you may also follow the links below:

YOUTUBE.COM ADVERTISEMENTS ONLINE AD* ACCESS (Duke University) ALL POLITICAL ADS PHILIP MORRIS ADVERTISING LIBRARY of CONGRESS—ADVERTISING

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(3) WORKS CITED page: On your Works Cited page, draft a proper MLA

citation for your sources Author, Title, Source, Dates The complete URL (Web address)

No other research is required this is strictly your insight

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(4) DESCRIPTION:o Describe your documents:

vivid description detailed summary and explanation

o Where In the Introduction Or in the second paragraph

NO more than a single paragraph since the focus of your paper is the SUBTEXT

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(5) FIND the SUBTEXT:o See the “process” belowo Do not be afraid to “go too far”

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(6) CLASS PRESENTATION:o Bring in a copy of the advertisements to

show to the class. hard copy electronic copy

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(7) For each item, submit to the instructor o 1. a copy of the advertisement

stapled to the back of

o 2. a typed document 1-1½ pages in length (per source) in essay format that reflects basically what you will say in

your presentation (You may even read from it!)

and include a Works Cited page

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(7) Submit to the instructor o a typed document

1. Headers and Title

2. Introduction

3. Description paragraph

4. Subtexts (1 per paragraph)

5. Conclusion

6. Works Cited page

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*REMEMBER*

* This is NOT a speech class

* So you will NOT be graded on your

public- speaking competency.