Name: DEADLINE, NO EXTENSION Course & Section:

Subject: Semester & SY: 2nd semester 2018-2019

Instructor: CARNICE, PEARL APHRODITE B. Date Submitted:

PAPER DISCUSSION
[Name of Country]

You will be discussing a specific country that is assigned to you in the following topics:

I. Brief History and Background

You have 300 to 350 words to discuss this.

II. Political Environment

You have 300 to 350 words to discuss this.

III. Economy
You have 300 to 350 words to discuss this.

IV. Social and Cultural Context

You have 300 to 350 words to discuss this.

V. 3 Main Problems and Solutions (Possible)

You have 300 to 350 words to discuss this.

Remember that this is worth 50 points.

Here are the criteria:

Analysis and Discussion – 20 points

-Analysis of the research sources used to address paper discussion.
-Proper discussion of the specific topics on the assigned country.

Structure and Writing – 20 points

-Articulation and progression of major components or sections
-Clarity, precision and economy of writing.
-Accurate use of academic language and writing conventions appropriate for the specific
task.

Presentation and Referencing – 10 points

-Good overall presentation of paper as appropriate to the task.
-Appropriate pagination, layout, margins, typographical accuracy, consistent and
appropriate citation style, use of headings, etc.
-Correct attribution of sources through citations.
-References listed in correct format.

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 DEADLINE IS DEADLINE, NO EXTENSION. A printed copy should be submitted and
should be in my office table on 2019-MARCH-15 before or at exactly 5PM. A soft copy (as an
attachment) should be sent to my email address pearl.carnice@evsu.edu.ph on the same date
(2019-MARCH-15) on or before 11:59 PM, midnight.
You can observe in this format that Arial, size 11 is being used. So please use this format.
Bond size is Letter with 1” margin on all sides. Line and spacing are all SINGLE.
I can easily check if you copy-pasted your discussion or if you are plagiarizing. So,
PLEASE REPHRASE EVERYTIME!!! As you know, if you are caught cheating/plagiarizing,
CHEATING = ZERO points.
Do your best! If you have any question and clarification, let me know. Remember,
ignorance of the law excuses no one.

References (Sample)

BOBON-CARNICE, P. A. (2014). Nickel Accumulation in Vegetation of Serpentine Soils in Tanauan, Leyte,

Philippines. IAMURE International Journal of Ecology and Conservation, 12, 100. Date Retrieved:
2019-01-26. Retrieved Here: https://ejournals.ph/article.php?id=3081;
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/276865122_Nickel_Accumulation_in_Vegetation_of_Se
rpentine_Soils_in_Tanauan_Leyte_Philippines

BOBON-CARNICE, P. A. (2014). Attenuation of Amoeba in Biochar-amended Clayey and Sandy

Soil. IAMURE International Journal of Ecology and Conservation, 11, 69. Date Retrieved: 2019-01-
26. Retrieved Here: https://ejournals.ph/article.php?id=3065;
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/273894973_Attenuation_of_Amoeba_in_Biochar-
amended_Clayey_and_Sandy_Soil

CARNICE, P. A. B., & LINA, S. B. (2017). Carbon Storage and Nutrient Stocks Distribution of Three
Adjacent Land Use Patterns in Lake Danao National Park, Ormoc, Leyte, Philippines. Journal of
Science, Engineering and Technology, 5, 1-14. Date Retrieved: 2019-01-26. Retrieved Here:
https://www.ijterm.org/index.php/jset/article/view/270;
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/327513102_Carbon_Storage_and_Nutrient_Stocks_Dis
tribution_of_Three_Adjacent_Land_Use_Patterns_in_Lake_Danao_National_Park_Ormoc_Leyte
_Philippines

Use APA format style. See above samples.

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 RECITATION - POWERPOINT
[50 Points]

The paper that you discussed in the Paper Discussion will be the same topic that you will present
in class (5 topics about the country assigned to you). You will be given 15 minutes to present, 3
minutes for QUESTIONS and 2 Minutes to hand over the EVALUATION FORM rated by your
CLASSMATES. For the class, please give your rating while the presentation is on going and
ready to hand it over immediately after the QUESTIONS part.

You have 10 slides to prepare, (front slide and thank you page is not included). The DEADLINE
for PowerPoint Presentation (PPT) will be sent together with your paper discussion, hence, the
same deadline of the Paper Discussion. I have to check and approved the said PPT also before
you can present it in class. But if you fail to submit your PPT on or before the DEADLINE, then
you have nothing to present and you will get ZERO (0) for RECITATION.

In making your presentation, here is the CRITERIA for a PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS:

1. Appropriate font sizes for presentations

a. Titles - 32 point minimum
b. Text in bulleted lists - 20 point minimum
2. Appropriate colors for visibility
a. High contrast for rooms with ambient light
b. Best is dark background with light letters
c. Light background with dark letters OK
3. Appropriate use of text (Rule of 6)
a. Slides should be an outline of talk – not every word you plan to say
b. Put whole talk in speaker notes only
c. Keep to 6 lines per slide – 6 words to line maximum
d. Quotations are OK full text. Otherwise, no full sentences
e. Delete articles (the, a, an)
f. If concepts can be illustrated with images/visuals, use them instead of words
4. Appropriate citation of references
a. Credit all images below image telling where you got them if not your own
b. Credit author, date and title of article and journal on slide in small print at bottom (18
pt. OK for citations only) when reporting research results
c. References on last slide in either APA or AMA format
d. www.extemporaenoustraveller.com is not a reference. Author, date title of book,
journal, article, or monograph, with date and then the URL.
5. Appropriate use of animation
a. Animation should enhance, not distract
b. Animation should not make the presentation run long
c. Use subtle animation to show concepts, sequence, or focus audience but only if time
d. Use same transition between all slides
6. Appropriate file size for presentations
a. Keep PowerPoint file size below 25 MB. Big files will crash laptops with dial up or on
wireless.

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 b. Compress all images in slide presentation to web format
7. Appropriate handouts to supplement presentation
a. Consider printing useful tables or Outline of presentation instead of slides
b. Pertinent articles (or link to these in presentation)
c. Bibliographies on topic
d. Use printouts of presentation (4 or 6 slides per page) as last resort. Not always best
choice. Hard to read.

Effective presentation skills

1. Audience focus: maintain eye contact with audience, not with computer screen or
speaker notes
2. Clear and understandable speaking. Speak at a reasonable pace, not too fast or slow.
Use inflection to maintain interest. If voice is soft, use a microphone.
3. Involve the audience. Ask questions and wait for audience to respond. Call on
individuals. Plan small group activities to break up talk if long.
4. Utilize progressive disclosure effectively for case presentations with heavy audience
involvement at each step

Also, please put a subject and indicate what do you want in your email (submitting blablablabla),
just like writing an official letter and attached the said PPT and Paper Discussion.

The presentation date is still tentative but most relatively by the Month of MARCH since we will
have another Make-Up Classes or during proper class time. I will let you know. If you have
questions, please let me know.

PABCARNICE 
2nd Semester 2018 – 2019