Steps in constructing a lesson presentation

Step 1:  read and re-read the text to be presented on

• Find your texts and group, as well as the introduction detailing the general procedure and the schedule for Phase 2.
• Read the text quickly all the way through, and write a 1-2 sentence summary.  See the reading template (specifically, the "Analytical #2" part).  Summaries are fast pace and low depth.
• Read the text slowly all the way through, and outline the details, the concepts, the propositions, the arguments, the main question.  See the reading template (specifically, the "Analytical #3" through "Analytical #7" parts).  Outlines are slow pace and high depth.  Be sure to relate the summary to the outline as well as the text.
• Diagram the relations between ideas.  This can be very helpful in speeding up the comprehension process.
• Address comprehension questions to the teacher.  So, if you can't figure out what the writer means, then I will try to help you figure it out.  Please, address these questions to the facebook group, so that more people than just yourself can benefit from the process.

Step 2:  take notes on your notes and the text in order to formulate a lesson outline

• At this point, you have some notes on the text consisting (hopefully) primarily of paraphrases.  You should start pulling from all of these sources:  summaries, outlines, diagrams, the text itself, concepts, propositions, etc. in order to begin figuring out how you will present you lesson and which ideas you will include in your lesson and which ideas need to be refined for easing the audience's understanding.
• This might be a good place to determine the visual that you will use (e.g., a concept map, a diagram of a situation, etc.).

Step 3:  practice your presentation

• Be sure to follow the 4 basic presentation standards and the presentation standards part 2.
• Whether you talk to yourself, someone else, the teacher, or your tape recorder, you need to practice stringing together a series of sentences in order to present a series of ideas to a presumably ignorant audience.  You need to hear it yourself so that you can test whether it works or fails.  If it fails, then you have some tweaking to do. 
• To help prepare for your presentation, checkout the presentation preparation videos toward the bottom of the page (under the title "...For the speaker?").  These detail things like how to speak, how to move about or posture your body (if you stand), what sorts of things to include in a talk, and how many ideas to include in a talk.
• Time your presentation to see where you stand in terms of the time requirement.

 Step 4:  deliver the presentation to your audience

• Stick to what you've learned from the resources on this blog.  Perhaps the most important thing is pace.  Don't go too fast or you will leave your audience behind, and you might trip over your words.  Use silences to really workout what you are trying to say and to let your audience think about what you've already said.
• The outline and the visual that you've made should function to help you stay on track, esp. if you get lost.  If you do get lost, then maybe take a sip of water or simply ask rhetorically "Where was I?  Ah, yes..."

Step 5:  be a good audience member yourself

• Checkout the suggestions under the title "...For audience" on the presentation preparation page
• Be sure to take notes on the lessons given using the notetaking template 

 

Step 6: send only 1 draft of your compiled lessons (report #2) to me

• Remember, you only get 1 draft submission so make it count.
• Be sure to get this draft in before the submission cutoff date.  See the intro schedule (at the bottom of the linked page). 
• Checkout the first report 2 template prototype 

Step 7: make corrections and polish the draft once it's been returned

• Pay attention to the comments and/or corrections.  These comments aren't visible on most mobile devices.  You may need a desktop with Word or LibreOffice. 
• You've only got 1 shot at a draft, so make it count.
• Be sure to include in the subject line of your email this title "report draft".

Step 8: send your finalized report #2

• For your final report, use the finalized report 2 template.
• Try brainstorming your lesson.
• Use my example lesson as a guide for your lessons.
• Follow the reference format for report 2.
• When writing out the body of a lesson, use the criteria for lesson writing.
• Be sure to include in the subject line of your email this title "final report".
• Be sure to get the report in before or on the due date.  See the intro schedule (at the bottom of the linked page).