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Week 6 Assignment: Outline Final Draft

Required Resources
Read/review the following resources for this activity:

  • Textbook: Chapter that pertains to your chosen topic
  • Lesson
  • Link (Word doc): Preview the document (Use this template to complete the assignment.) 
  • Minimum of 4 scholarly sources (from Week 5)

EBOOK: McLean Scott, (2018). Exploring Interpersonal Communication (2nd ed.) Boston, MA: Flatworld

Week 6 Assignment Template Attached Below

Introduction
This week you continue the individual assignment, working toward completing your Week 7 PowerPoint presentation.

PowerPoint Project Timeline

Due Description

Week 6: PowerPoint Outline Final Draft, Images, and Sources

Instructions
For the final outline, continue conducting research for your presentation, locating specific scholarly sources to include on your references page as needed.

Include and submit the following components:

  • Page 1
    • Title page (title of speech, name of presenter, audience prepared for – school or institution, date). You can use this information to create your first slide in PowerPoint.
  • Pages 2-3
    • General topic, specific topic, thesis statement (one sentence)
    • Introduction paragraph (written out)
    • Body in outline format using complete sentences
    • Summary or conclusion paragraph
  • Pages 4-5
    • 5 visuals to be used in your PowerPoint
      • Beneath each visual describe why you selected this visual and how you plan to use this visual in your PowerPoint.
      • Paste the images onto the document. Do not simply provide a URL for each image.
  • Page 6
    • References page with minimum of 4 authoritative, outside scholarly sources.
      • These sources can include the sources referenced during Week 5, but you are free to change those sources if they are no longer serving as support for your PowerPoint.
      • Anonymous authors or web pages are not acceptable.
      • References must be written in APA format with hanging indents, in alphabetical order, and with everything double spaced. The word “references” should be centered.
      • Include copyrighted image resources in this list. You can copy and paste these citations to use as the last slide in your PowerPoint.

Presentation Note

Do not copy and paste your table of contents, final outline, or visuals description plan into your PowerPoint slides in your Week 7 submission. Your speech slides must be created as a meaningful presentation.

  • Use a few bullets for each slide with one phrase or one sentence for each bullet.
  • Do not put any paragraphs into the slides.

Writing Requirements (APA format)

  • Length: 6 pages (including the title page and references page)
  • 1-inch margins
  • Double spaced
  • 12-point Times New Roman font

Criteria

Introductory Content: Goals, thesis statement, and introduction paragraph indicate the appropriate focus of the paper

Outline Organization: Points are logically organized and sequenced in outline format for the body of the presentation.

Summary/Conclusion: The conclusion provides a sense of closure by restating the thesis and summarizing the main points without adding new topics that were not covered in the main content.

Visuals: Images and explanations align with the content of the outline and provide a logical visual sequence for the presentation

Resources: Submission includes at least 4 scholarly sources. The citations and entire submission are in APA format that would be suitable for each main point.

APA: Citation and Reference Formatting: All references include complete bibliographic information for sources using APA style.