W-Seminar Englisch 2009 2011: Unterschied zwischen den Versionen

Version vom 4. Dezember 2010, 15:28 Uhr

CANADA

Important Information

As promised in class, you will be able to get the information

regarding your paper.

Media:Sem-info.ppt

Presentation

As promised you will get the most important information on the DOs and DON'Ts of PowerPoint Presentations.

DOs and DON'Ts

FINAL Presentations

24. November 2010: Christian Hauck, Verena Kuhn

01. Dezember 2010: Michael Mühlfelder

08. Dezember 2010: Lea Kimmel, Peter Kettler

15. Dezember 2010: Ines Höchemer, Tamara Böhm

22. Dezember 2010: Eva Hofmann, Verena Schamberger

12. Januar 2011: Rebecca Heck, Julia Engel

19. Januar 2011: Angelina Petschner, Nina Scherrer

Writing a Paper

Musterlösung zum Formatieren der Seminararbeit Media:Musterlösung.doc

Worksheet on direct and indirect quotes Media:Quoting.doc- Musterlösung

Zitieren (MLA worksheet). Media:MLA.doc

Presentation

Watch an expert give a presentation on how to give presentations

Killer Presentation skills

Important skills:

• Body language: DO NOT put your hands into your pockets!!!
• Eye contact: audience must feel that presenter tells them the truth
• Make pauses to give the audience to digest your information
• Frame: link the beginning of your presentation with the end
• Effective content: Present only important aspects
• Avoid possible problems: bathroom breaks, hunger etc.

Terminplanung

Media:Termine.doc

TOPICS

GEOGRAPHY • Banff National Park- Nature and Tourism (Rebecca) • Natural Resources and Their Exploitation (Peter) • The Yukon- Nature and Economy (Michael)

PEOPLE • Stereotypes regarding Canada: Bowling for Columbine vs. South Park- The Movie (Verena S., Julia) • Stereotypes regarding Canada in How I met your Mother (Eva) • Stereotypes regarding Canada in Men with Brooms (Lea) • Niagara Falls- Little Las Vegas (Verena)

USA/ CANADA • Comparison of US and Canadian School System (Angelina) • The United States of America and Canada- Siamese Twins? (Tamara, Christian)

SPORTS • The Olympics Come to Canada: Vancouver 2010 (Ines, Nina)

Vancouver- North Hollywood (Ann Kathrin)

HOW TO WRITE A PAPER

February 23, 2010

Material to practise: Media:Stylesheet.doc Media:SolutionStylesheet.doc

Stereotypes about Canada

Canadian with most common stereotypes about Canadians and their country [1]

"Canadian Idiot" from South Park You Tube

Rutt and Tuke from Brother Bear YouTube are truly Canadian

Provinces of Canada

Handouts of Canadian provinces for you to print out Media:Provinces.doc

Here is an example of a handout about Alberta Media:AlbertaHandout.doc

Use pictures from your WORKSHEET. Summarize the information that you were given regarding the province/ territory (the information should not

overwhelm the reader)

The handout should present information about the course, date, name of creators and the sources that were used.

Create a PowerPoint Presentation on your repsective province on the basis of your worksheet. Use the following aspects (just pictures and

keywords, NO sentences)

1. Coat of Arms
2. Geography (Position of the province within Canada, important cities, lakes, rivers, capital)
3. History
4. Additional information /things that Province is known for)

Here is an example of a ppt on Alberta Media:Alberta.ppt

Be prepared to present your ppt in class.

Material

Media:Mindmap.doc