POWER-POINT Guidelines

1. Identify an aspect of the history of English that engages your interests, purposes, goals, and learning style.

2. Use the internet, our textbook, our workbook, our website, your experiences, and other resources to create a 15-20 page Power-Point presentation on that aspect of English, for use in a classroom setting or other real-life application, such as the 2010 Study Abroad course.

3. Choose a focus or approach for the Power-Point presentation. Some possible approaches include:

• Make a basic time line of the key developments in the history of English.
• Explain the development of the English language in terms of your favorite linguistic domain: phonological, morphological, syntactic, semantic, or pragmatic.
• Explain and exemplify one of the main historical periods of English: Old English, Middle English, Early Modern English, Present-Day English, and World English.
• Describe famous or important people in the history of the English language or one of its periods.
• Describe famous or important places in the history of the English language or one of its periods.
• Describe famous or important events in the history of the English language or one of its periods.
• Use a family history website (http://www.familysearch.org/eng/default.asp) to identify the geographical and genealogical language roots of one of your ancestors in the history of English.
• Create a recipe book for the history of English or one of its periods.
• Use the internet, the library, or other resources, to create your own strategy for explaining the history of the English language.

4. Email a copy of the Power-Point presentation to Dr. Hallen, by no later than 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, December 9th (note new deadline).


Content: informative; interesting; creative; new language insights 5%
Expression: organization; clarity; transitions; standard usage 5%
Format: title; visual appeal; layout; proof-read; sources 5%

The three most best presentations will win a prize.