W-Seminar Englisch 2009 2011
Inhaltsverzeichnis |
CANADA
Important Information
As promised in class, you will be able to get the information
regarding your paper.
Presentation
As promised you will get the most important information on the DOs and DON'Ts of PowerPoint Presentations.
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
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
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)
- Coat of Arms
- Geography (Position of the province within Canada, important cities, lakes, rivers, capital)
- History
- 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.
