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11th Grade Keynote Poem Project

ATTENTION METHOD KEYNOTE POEM PROJECT
You
will be creating a short animated and recorded Keynote presentation
which exemplifies the Attention Method. DO NOT spend too much time
choosing a poem. This is meant to be a short assignment to teach you a
few crucial skills you will need to do your Grad Portfolio
presentations in Attention Method style.
You must demonstrate mastery of the following skills:

1. Using a formal and inobtrusive theme, and using the centered master slides
2. Writing a script and noting where pictures and word slides will appear
3. Using the Magic Move & Anagram slide transition correctly
4. Using other tasteful transitions to emphasize readability and comprehension
5. Creating a presentation in Attention Method style
6. Using Background images/ semi-transparent shapes to create depth
   

What's the "Attention Method" again?

• Every moment of the speech is scripted
• All words and slides are timed to coincide and enhance one another.
  
• Using the "Title-Center" Keynote slide Master
  
• Having one word per slide to emphasize the main point of what you're saying
• NO. BULLETS. EVER.
  
• Using lots of slides, only a few seconds each, to reinforce what you're saying
• Use images which clarify ideas or provoke a reaction, then take them down when you're done
  

Your Assignment:
Choose
a short poem [quickly!] or use one of your own. Content is not as
important as mastery of the skills. Annotate the poem in the way I
demonstrated (bold for word slides, [p] for "put a picture here") and create a keynote which follows your plan. Some poem selections are below.

Top 10 American Poems of the 20th Century

A nice collection of short poems (don't let the bad web design fool you. There are some good poems here).