Assignment: PowerPoint Presentations

As you know, this summer you and a classmate will be responsible for a 15-minute PowerPoint presentation and a class hand-out.

By Saturday the 11th at midnight, you and a partner should have signed-up for a topic and date. Anyone that has not chosen by this time, will automatically be assigned a partner, topic, and date. Also, there will be 1 group of 3 in each section. That grouping is determined by whoever signs up first.

Follow these steps:
1. Click on "Comments" at the end of this post.
2. In the "Post a Comment" box, leave both your and your partner's name (first and last), section, topic, and the preferred date—only one entry per pair is required.

Example: David Cortez & Will Jameson, A Brief History of Cannibalism, Monday 07.18

Dates and topics are first-come, first-served. Follow these are the guidelines for the presentation:

Requirements:

1. The work distribution is up to you and your partner, though it should be somewhat equitable
2. Must be approximately 15 minutes in length
3. Should have no less than 10 slides, including one video clip (no more than 4 minutes in length)
4. Must include a handout outlining your presentation (25 copies) 

On the day of your presentation, email both your presentation and handout to me at dhdelao@gmail.com.

The best presentations will:

• First contextualize information, then present relevant facts
• Avoid a heavy use of animation and effects, choosing instead a simpler visual style (illustrations are highly recommended)
• Engage the class through a conversational style, utilizing questions and/or activities
• Utilize multimedia, such as YouTube or Google Video
• Conclude with a summarization of the information presented 

Remember, you are responsible for providing your own laptop.

Choose from a list of topics, then dates, below:

1. The Rise of Starbucks
2. Aphrodisiacs: The Myths and Realities
3. All About Fair Foods
4. The Irish Potato Famine of 1845
5. Alice Waters and Chez Panisse
6. The Rise of Foodie Culture
7. The Science of Taste
8. The American Breakfast: Now and Then
9. Food of the Gods: Food in Religion
10. Tailgating: The Essential Guide
11. Five Fatal Foods!
12. The Six Healthiest Foods You're Not Eating
13. Frankenfoods: Understanding Genetically-Modified Food
14. The Life and Times of Julia Child
15. Dining at the White House: State Dinner Protocol
16. Clean, Separate, Cook, and Chill: Basic Food Safety
17. Cooking 101: Five Techniques Everyone Should Know
18. A Brief History of Cannibalism
19. The Food of Fairytales
20. Bottled Water: What We Need to Know
21. Made in California: In-N-Out Burger, Peet's Coffee & Tea, and Jamba Juice
22. All About Food Trucks
23. Chocolate 101
24. Now on Sale: The Psychology of Supermarkets

Presentation dates:

Week 2
Wed 6.15
1.

Week 3
Mon 6.20
1. Jonathan Lam & Frank Ku: All About Food Trucks

Wed 6.22
1. Sarah Slawinski & Jennifer Pham: Five Fatal Foods!
2. Christina Leung & Semir Rocevic: The Six Healthiest Foods Your Not Eating

Week 4
Mon 6.27
1. Igor Sorokin & Erik de Austria: Bottled Water: What We Need to Know

Week 5
Wed 7.6
1. Kendra Chan & Rachel Lucero: A Brief History of Cannibalism


Week 7 
Mon 7.18
1. Bretil Karimian & Ta' Shaun Beacham: Now on Sale: The Psychology of Supermarkets

Wed 7.20
1. Stephanie Li & Frank Chan: Chocolate 101
2. Aarize Dizon & Katsuya Yuasa: Cooking 101: Five Techniques Everyone Should Know

Week 8 
Mon 7.25
1. Kristina Yager & Michael Stawarz: The Food of Fairytales
Wed 7.27
1. Regina de Cesare & Natalie Ball: The American Breakfast: Now and Then

Week 9 
Wed 8.3
1. Travis Volkmann & Juan Ruiz: Made in California: In-N-Out Burger, Peet's Coffee & Tea, and Jamba Juice

Week 10 
Mon 8.8
1. Brian Gibb: Clean, Separate, Cook, and Chill: Basic Food Safety2.