FINAL PRESENTATION

In place of a final examination, you will be working on a research project that will result in an oral/visual presentation using Powerpoint with narration to be uploaded to your Wix site and submitted through Canvas.

The topic may be one of your own choosing as long as it relates to some aspect of this course, and has first been cleared by me. See below for some possible topics.

Topics

The Presentation

Presentation Requirements:

Your presentation is a full 10 minutes in length (you will be able to time yourself and edit)

Your presentation is carefully structured and thoroughly researched
Use carefully chosen high quality images (not distorted or blurry)
You cite your sources on the last slide of your presentation
Your delivery is clear (Rehearse!!)
Use only bullet points or titles on your visual presentation. Never put your full text on the screen!

Source Requirements:

1) "Direct Experience": museum/site "visit" or interview

2) Books (if available/relevant)

3) Internet: SJU Library Databases

4) Internet: Educational institutions, government, or non-profit organizations.

Context:

Consider personal factors, regional factors and global factors. Be very specific and give clear examples. Use a minimum of three high quality sources with appropriate citations (see the Campus Resources section and click on “help with research and citations”).

Research:

Economic circumstances
Local and/or global politics
Cultural Exchange
New technology
Scientific developments

Grading

Grades will reflect:

quality of content (appropriate depth using specific examples and high quality sources)

use of visual aids (well chosen and high quality images to support your content

management of topic (the organization of material into a specific and cohesive whole)

delivery (clarity, pacing, emphasis)

Email your topic choice by Monday 4/21

Due Date: Wednesday May 8 11:59pm

PRESENTATION TOPICS

Here are just a few possible topics all of which must be narrowed down:

Choosing a topic:

Choosing a topic involves finding a subject that is both of personal interest to you and in some way related to the course.

Managing a topic:

Managing the topic requires some thought. Many topics are too broad to be discussed in ten minutes. A topic may be investigated from many different angles. You must find a specific aspect of your topic and plan to discuss it in depth.

Native Americans of the New York City area (visit the Museum of the Native American)
History of Colonial Long Island
Maritime trade in New York Harbor (visit the South Street Seaport Museum)
New York City rivers, canals, and creeks
The role of New York City in the Revolutionary War
The “Hudson River School” of Painting (many examples at the Met)
The history of a particular neighborhood (i.e. Harlem, the Lower East Side, etc.)
The history of a particular ethnic group (i.e. Italian, Korean, Dominican, etc.)
Asian Immigration (e.g. visit the new Museum of the Chinese in America)
History of slavery in New York (See the exhibition at the NY Hist. Society!)
The Gilded Age: Tycoons of New York and their contributions (e.g. Carnegie, Vanderbilt, Frick)
Cemeteries of New York
History of Disease and Public Health in NYC (choose a particular era)
History of transportation in New York (Choose a specific mode, i.e.bridges, tunnels, rail, subways)
The New York City water supply
History of Central Park
History of Coney Island
Carnegie Hall
Fashion in New York in a particular decade (e.g. the 1890’s; the 1940’s)
Dance styles of a particular era (their historical origins and later influences)
A Harlem Renaissance Artist such as Aaron Douglas, Jacob Lawrence, William Van der Zee
New York Architecture – Neo-Classical, Beaux Arts, Art Deco, International Style, or Post-Modern Examples
The work of a particular New York photographer: Berenice Abbott, or Walker Evans, or Edward Steiglitz, or James Van der Zee, or WeeGee, etc.:
Abstract Expressionism or The “New York School” of painting
Pop Art: Andy Warhol and “The Factory”, Lichtenstein, etc.
Film and New York City.
Neo-Expressionism: Basquiat, etc.
Public Art in New York City