Multimedia Presentations

This semester, you and a partner (or partners) will be responsible for a 10-minute multimedia presentation.

Requirements:

• The presentation must be approximately 10 minutes in length 
• There should be 10-12 slides (including introduction and conclusion) and should contain least one video clip—absolutely no more than three minutes in length 
• On the day of your presentation, email your presentation (or a link) to me at dhdelao@gmail.com

You may utilize any presentation program you like (e.g PowerPoint, Prezi, Keynote). However, please sort out any technical issues before your presentation date (our room's projection system can be found throughout campus).

The best presentations will:

• Have an introductory slide which contextualizes the topic—very important Use words economically 
• Include visually interesting illustrations—gifs are also acceptable 
• Avoid a heavy use of animation and effects 
• Have a style that complements the subject matter and strikes the appropriate tone 
• Engage the class through a conversational style, utilizing questions and/or activities 
• Embed a relevant video or audio clip (e.g. YouTube)—ad blockers are time savers 
• Conclude with a slide that summarizes the topic—also very important 

This is an opportunity to be creative, so feel free to have fun with the visual design of your presentation.

Lower scoring presentations might:

• Begin without an introductory slide and/or fail to offer any context upfront 
• Be thinly researched 
• Allow visuals to overrun their content or lack a cohesive style 
• Fail to engage the class in any meaningful way—this is often achieved by reading an entire presentation 
• Lack multimedia 
• End without a concluding slide

Remember, you must provide your own laptop. Also, Macs will require an Apple-specific adapter to connect to the university’s projection system. Newer model PCs with HDMI-only connections will also require special adapters.

Also:

• You must present from a downloaded version of your presentation (e.g. PowerPoint, Keynote); DO NOT present directly from Google Docs online 
• Presentations without an introduction and/or conclusion cannot score higher than a C 
• You may be docked for a lack of preparedness

Topics:

1. Explicit Content: The History of the Parental Advisory Label 
2. Feed the World: All About Live Aid 
3. Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, The Big Bopper, and the Day the Music Died 
4. K-pop 101
5.  If You’re Going to San Francisco: The Music of the Summer of Love 
6. Go, Man Go: The Legacy of West Side Story 
7. Game Changers: Nirvana's Nevermind 
8. Hittin’ It Big (Except in America): X Japan, Robbie Williams, and Tokio Hotel 
9. Knowing Me, Knowing You: The Story of ABBA
10. Game Changers: The Jimi Hendrix Experience's Are You Experienced 
11. The Left/Right Divide: What Music Do Liberals and Conservatives Listen to?
12. Eurovision 101 
13. Les géants de la musique Française: Charles Aznavour, Maurice Chevalier, and Edith Piaff 
14. Is That Really a Thing?: Nintendocore, Chap Hop, and Pirate Metal 
15. Beyond the Hood: The Hip Hop of Japan’s YDIZZY, Brazil’s Karol Conká, and Britain’s Rizzle Kicks 
16. There’s a Light: The Legacy of The Rocky Horror Picture Show 
17. The Founding Sistas of Hip Hop: MC Lyte, Salt-N-Peppa, and Monie Love 
18. Mariachi 101 
19. Music in the Classroom: A Crisis 
20. Inside the World of Bollywood Musicals 
21. The Holy Sites of Rock: Graceland, Woodstock, and The Apollo 
22. Totally Bitchin’: All About New Wave 
23. #mexmoz: Why Mexicans Love Morrissey 
24. Blonde Ambition: Three Decades of Madonna 
25. The Michael Jackson Music Video Experience: Thriller, Black or White, and Scream 
26. Not Throwin' Away My Shot: The Story of Hamilton

Sec. 1:

Week 6: Wed 9.26

1.  Daisy G, Michael H, and Analiese L - Not Throwin' Away My Shot: The Story of Hamilton
2. Joseph B, David C - The Michael Jackson Music Video Experience: Thriller, Black or White, and Scream

Week 7: Mon 10.1/Wed 10.3

1.  Terry H, Shuyang L, and Davis L - Blonde Ambition: Three Decades of Madonna

Week 8: Mon 10.8/Wed 10.10

1.  Charles C, Jayden B - Eurovision 101

Week 9: Mon 10.15/Wed 10.17

1.  Jasmine M, Sunny M - Explicit Content: The History of the Parental Advisory Label

Week 10: Mon 10.22/Wed 10.24

1.  Keeghan A, Paul C, and Kelly- Game Changers: Nirvana's Nevermind

Week 11: Mon 10.29

1.  Ryan R, Kevin T, Julia M - There’s a Light: The Legacy of The Rocky Horror Picture Show

Week 12: Mon 11.5/Wed 11.7

1.  Kyle T, Bowen Z - K-pop 101

Week 15: Mon 11.26/Wed 11.28

1.  Andres C, Brandon L - The Left/Right Divide: What Music Do Liberals and Conservatives Listen to?

Sec. 7:

Week 6: Wed 9.26

1.  William C, Diana G, and Simar G - K pop 101

Week 7: Mon 10.1/Wed 10.3

1. Alyssa A, Mel B - Mariachi 101
2. Spencer G, Kelsey G, and Kendall R - Eurovision 101

Week 8: Mon 10.8/Wed 10.10

1.  Dan L, Isabel O - Explicit Content: The History of the Parental Advisory Label 
2. Alyssiana H, Joshua V - The Michael Jackson Music Video Experience: Thriller, Black or White, and Scream

Week 9: Mon 10.15/Wed 10.17

1. Joanna R, Tommy T, and Chloe L - Game Changers: Nirvana's Nevermind 
2. Diljot S, Sally T - Not Throwin' Away My Shot: The Story of Hamilton

Week 10: Mon 10.22/Wed 10.24

1. Alfredo L, Zara S - Game Changers: The Jimi Hendrix Experience's Are You Experienced 
2. Yun L, Kenny T - Is That Really a Thing?: Nintendocore, Chap Hop, and Pirate Metal

Week 11: Mon 10.29

1. Dat T, Joshua K - The Left/Right Divide: What Music Do Liberals and Conservatives Listen to?