THINGS TO DOTHINGS TO DO

POWERPOINT / SMART BOARD POWERPOINT / SMART BOARD VISIT ATLAS SITE; PICK PARK LOCATION – VISIT ATLAS SITE; PICK PARK LOCATION –

NO URBAN CENTRES OR PARKS THERE NO URBAN CENTRES OR PARKS THERE ALREADYALREADY

10-15 MINUTES WORTH, PROFESSIONAL!10-15 MINUTES WORTH, PROFESSIONAL! TYPED REPORT 1-2 PAGES MAX, PROPOSAL TYPED REPORT 1-2 PAGES MAX, PROPOSAL

= SELLING YOUR IDEA= SELLING YOUR IDEA NO COPY/PASTE (THAT = ZERO)NO COPY/PASTE (THAT = ZERO) EXTRAS – BROCHURE (MENU?), WEB SITE, EXTRAS – BROCHURE (MENU?), WEB SITE,

COMMERCIAL (VIDEO/AUDIO), PODCAST? COMMERCIAL (VIDEO/AUDIO), PODCAST?

CampingCamping WashroomsWashrooms ParkingParking Cost to get inCost to get in FoodFood Place to eat in the park?Place to eat in the park? Grocery facilities?Grocery facilities? Garbage – plastic forks?Garbage – plastic forks? CompostCompost Prices?Prices? SpecialsSpecials Healthy foods instead of junk Healthy foods instead of junk

foodsfoods MenuMenu Animals to watch out forAnimals to watch out for Protecting endangered Protecting endangered

speciesspecies Hunting? Hunting?

Don’t feed the animalsDon’t feed the animals Ampitheatre – entertainmentsAmpitheatre – entertainments TrailsTrails GiftsGifts Rules and regulations and Rules and regulations and

fines?fines? EnforcementEnforcement staffingstaffing Types of staffingTypes of staffing Tour guides – informationTour guides – information Cooks, etc.Cooks, etc. ResearchResearch First aidFirst aid Paying?Paying? Activities – swimming, Activities – swimming,

boating, fishing, biking, boating, fishing, biking, hiking, atv, skiing, hiking, atv, skiing, playground, pool, playground, pool,

Games on holiday weekendsGames on holiday weekends Passes for seasonPasses for season Cabins / rvs/ trailers / tents / Cabins / rvs/ trailers / tents / Hours of operationHours of operation How many months/ yrHow many months/ yr Hall – skits , rent out for partyHall – skits , rent out for party MovieMovie Special feature – lighthouse, Special feature – lighthouse,

sunken ship sunken ship FishingFishing Boat rentals – types of boats, Boat rentals – types of boats,

costscosts Kids pondKids pond

Endangered Endangered species – how to species – how to protect themprotect them

How to keep How to keep environment from environment from being destroyedbeing destroyed

History of the landHistory of the land

DON’T FORGET ABOUT DON’T FORGET ABOUT ECOZONESECOZONES

HISTORY OF THE LANDHISTORY OF THE LAND WHY PROTECT THIS LANDWHY PROTECT THIS LAND SOIL INFOSOIL INFO VEGETATION INFOVEGETATION INFO CLIMATE INFOCLIMATE INFO ENDANGERED SPECIES INFOENDANGERED SPECIES INFO

HOW TO CREATE A HOW TO CREATE A GOOD SLIDESHOWGOOD SLIDESHOW

USE PICTURES – MAKE THEM LARGE AND EASY TO SEE

USE COOL FEATURESUSE COOL FEATURES

HERE IS A VIDEO HERE IS A VIDEO CLIP WHERE THE CLIP WHERE THE PEOPLE ARE PEOPLE ARE ANIMATED – IF YOU ANIMATED – IF YOU CAN FIND A CLIP CAN FIND A CLIP FOR YOUR TOPIC, FOR YOUR TOPIC, USE IT!USE IT!

USE DIFFERENT FONTS MAKE THEM EASY TO READ and DIFFERENT COLOURS

USE DIFFERENT SLIDE USE DIFFERENT SLIDE TRANSITIONSTRANSITIONS

WHEN YOU GO FROM SLIDE TO SLIDE WHEN YOU GO FROM SLIDE TO SLIDE It makes your show more interestingIt makes your show more interesting And thereforeAnd therefore Your audience enjoys it moreYour audience enjoys it more And is less apt to tune out!And is less apt to tune out!

MAKE SURE YOU SPELL MAKE SURE YOU SPELL THENGS THENGS

CORECTLY!CORECTLY! If you don’t’ then there is going to If you don’t’ then there is going to

be markes takin offbe markes takin off Oh, yes, make sure your grammar is Oh, yes, make sure your grammar is

good too, so they’re ain’t no marks good too, so they’re ain’t no marks taken off there either!taken off there either!

Write the Body ParagraphsIn the body of the essay, all the preparation up to this point comes to fruition. The topic you have chosen must now be

explained, described, or argued.Each main idea that you wrote down in your diagram or outline will become one of the body paragraphs. If you had three or

four main ideas, you will have three or four body paragraphs.Each body paragraph will have the same basic structure.Start by writing down one of your main ideas, in sentence form.

If your main idea is "reduces freeway congestion," you might say this:Public transportation reduces freeway congestion.

Next, write down each of your supporting points for that main idea, but leave four or five lines in between each point. In the space under each point, write down some elaboration for that point.

Elaboration can be further description or explanation or discussion.

Supporting Point Commuters appreciate the cost savings of taking public transportation rather than driving.

Elaboration Less driving time means less maintenance expense, such as oil changes. Of course, less driving time means savings on gasoline as well. In many cases, these savings amount to more than the cost of riding public transportation.

If you wish, include a summary sentence for each paragraph.This is not generally needed, however, and such sentences have a tendency to sound stilted, so be cautious about using them.

Once you have fleshed out each of your body paragraphs, one for each main point, you are ready to continue.Write the Body ParagraphsIn the body of the essay, all the preparation up to this point comes to fruition. The topic you have chosen must now be

explained, described, or argued.

What’s Wrong Here?

DON’T PUT TOO MUCH DON’T PUT TOO MUCH WORDING ON EACH WORDING ON EACH

SLIDE!SLIDE!

DON’T MAKE YOUR SLIDE DON’T MAKE YOUR SLIDE SHOW TOO SHORT OR TOO SHOW TOO SHORT OR TOO

LONG!LONG! BYE FOR NOW!~BYE FOR NOW!~ IF ITS TOO SHORT IF ITS TOO SHORT

YOU DON’T COVER YOU DON’T COVER THE REQUIRED THE REQUIRED MATERIALMATERIAL

IF ITS TOO LONG IT IF ITS TOO LONG IT BECOMES BORING!BECOMES BORING!