1. Your Power Pitch Presentation
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Come to discussions prepared, having read and researched material under study; explicitly draw on that preparation by referring to evidence from texts and other research on the topic or issue…

2. The format
You will use Google Slides to present your findings to the rest of the class.
There is no set minimum/maximum amount of slides.
Make sure that you share your presentation with me.
Your goal: Convince your audience that the problem you have selected is, in fact, a problem.

3. Logos Make your claim (thesis) absolutely clear.
Note: It helps if you have it at the top of all of your slides.
Connect your evidence to your directions (main points)
Make sure you have some big-picture statistics.
MOST of your evidence should be factual.
Feel free to include relevant charts/graphs, but be able to interpret them for your audience.

4. Pathos Use anecdotes and small stories to illustrate points.
Tip: These work well at the beginning and ending of a presentation
Include relevant pictures and short video/audio clips to support your claim.
Your tone of voice can also elicit pathos. Sound sympathetic and passionate, and your audience will feel that.

5. Ethos Establish your credibility Come prepared!
Don’t just read from the slides.
Make your slides neat – not too much information.
Be confident and clear in your speaking.
Document all sources in your presentation.

6. How do I document sources in a Power Pitch?!
Use the first piece of information you list in your Works Cited entry for the source. Tip: This will be author’s last name or title of a work if no author is available.
Examples:
50 percent of high school students fail at least one class before graduating (Smith).
75 percent of all Dunbar graduates enroll in college (PLD Staff Handbook)

7. Works Cited
Your power pitch should have a Works Cited as its final slide.
Include all sources that you reference in the presentation (three minimum!)
Use the planning sheet you have already created.
Alphabetize those sources.

8. Example
Works Cited
"Blueprint Lays Out Clear Path for Climate Action." Environmental Defense Fund. 8 May Web. 24 May 2009.
Dean, Cornelia. "Executive on a Mission: Saving the Planet." New York Times May Web. 25 May 2009.
GlobalWarming.org. Cooler Heads Coalition, Web. 24 May 2009.