According to the district rubric, to earn an “Advanced” in the Visual section, you must meet the following criteria:

Use of visual aid significantly enhance the presentation.

Visual aid is outstanding and exhibit exceptional quality.

Here are some examples:

• A poster/trifold that displays all of your accomplishments

• A Power Point presentation with one slide per major section of your speech (Intro, Background, Accomplishments, Impact, Conclusion)

• A diagram illustrating an invention you created • A family tree that shows how you became King or Queen• A map or series of maps showing locations you mention

in your speech

The following are examples of posters from years past that would earn either an Advanced, Proficient, Basic, or Below Basic score. As you view them, take note of both good and bad characteristics

of the posters. On some posters, you will see green and red arrows:

Good features of the poster can

be found in the green arrows

Bad features of the poster can

be found in the red arrows

POSTER 1

Historical Figure’s name

and lifespan is large and

easy to read

Could a student in the back row read

everything on this poster?

Poster looks empty; more information is needed

POSTER 2

Most pictures have captions

Historical Figure’s name and lifespan

is large and easy to read

Poster has limited words;

pictures are spaced out

Could a student in the back row read

everything on this poster?

POSTER 3

POSTER 4

POSTER 5

POSTER 6

POSTER 7

POSTER 8

Captions could be bigger

Pictures are large and

easy to see; they

represent all the major

moments of Joan’s life.

This poster would make

it very easy for the

audience to follow the

speech.

POSTER 9

POSTER 10

POSTER 11

Title is large and easy to

read

Pictures are grouped together

to coincide with sections of the

speech

POWER POINTS

Remember: A Power Point presentation is only one of many types of visuals you can choose to use. If you choose to use a Power Point, follow

these dos and don’ts.

TextDo’s• Keep slides concise

• Font size should range between 18-48

• Use fonts that are easy to read

• Use uppercase letters for the first letter

• Leave space between the lines of text

• Use statements, not sentences!

Don'ts• Don’t include too many

details (no more than 7 words to a line and 7 lines to a slide)

• Don’t crowd the information

• Don’t use flashy fonts

• Don’t use abbreviations

ColorDo’s• Use colors that will

stand out and will be easy on the eyes

• Dark backgrounds and light text is best

Don'ts• Don’t have multiple

color schemes

• Don’t use dark colors on a dark background (red, blue, and black should not be used together as text and background)

picturesDo’s• Include relevant images

• If only using one picture on a slide, make it big

• If using multiple pictures on a slide, make sure they are evenly spaced out

Don'ts• Don’t use too many

pictures or graphics- it can be distracting

transitionsDo’s• Keep transitions to a

minimum

• Use the same or similar transitions throughout your presentation

Don'ts• Don’t use distracting

transitions

• Avoid using random transitions

HEADING

Fact 1

Fact 2

Fact 3 HEADING

Full sentences

about fact 1. Full

sentence about

fact 2.

Good Layout

Bad Layout

POWERPOINT

+

“The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars,But in ourselves."

William Shakespeare

Background

Born 1564—died 1616

• Stratford-upon-Avon

• Parents: John and Mary Arden Shakespeare

•Mary—daughter of wealthy landowner

• John—glovemaker, local politician

Accomplishments

Theater Career

• Example: The Globe Theater

Works

• Example: Romeo & Juliet

Language

• Example: “Middle English”

Impact

Impact on English Language

Impact on Theater

Impact on Education

• was the son of John Shakespeare, an alderman and a successful glover originally from Snitterfield, and Mary Arden, the daughter of an affluent landowning farmer.[8] He was born in Stratford-upon-Avon and baptized there on 26 April 1564. His actual date of birth remains unknown, but is traditionally observed on 23 April, St George's Day.[9] This date, which can be traced back to an 18th-century scholar's mistake, has proved appealing to biographers, since Shakespeare died 23 April 1616.[10] He was the third child of eight and the eldest surviving son.

• Although no attendance records for the period survive, most biographers agree that Shakespeare was probably educated at the King's New School in Stratford,[12] a free school chartered in 1553,[13] about a quarter-mile from his home. Grammar schools varied in quality during the Elizabethan era, but grammar school curricula were largely similar, the basic Latin text was standardised by royal decree,[14] and the school would have provided an intensive education in grammar based upon Latin classical authors.[15]

•

• Early life!!!

• He was born in Stratford-upon-Avon and baptised their on 26 April 1564. His actual date of birth remains unknown, but is traditionally observed on 23 April, St George's Day.

• This date, which can be traced back to an 18th-century scholar's mistake, has proved appealing to biographers, since Shakespeare died 23 April 1616.

• He was the third child of eight and the eldest surviving son.

Accomplishmnets

Comedy History Tragedy Poetry

All's Well That Ends Well

As You Like ItThe Comedy of

ErrorsCymbeline

Love's Labours LostMeasure for

MeasureThe Merry Wives of

WindsorThe Merchant of

VeniceA Midsummer Night's Dream

Much Ado About Nothing

Pericles, Prince of Tyre

Taming of the ShrewThe Tempest

Troilus and CressidaTwelfth Night

Two Gentlemen of Verona

Winter's Tale

Henry IV, part 1Henry IV, part 2

Henry VHenry VI, part 1Henry VI, part 2Henry VI, part 3

Henry VIIIKing JohnRichard IIRichard III

Antony and CleopatraCoriolanus

HamletJulius Caesar

King LearMacbethOthello

Romeo and JulietTimon of AthensTitus Andronicus

The SonnetsA Lover's ComplaintThe Rape of Lucrece

Venus and AdonisFuneral Elegy by W.

Died?

• April 23, 1616, Stratford-upon-Avon

“What you leave behind is not what

is engraved in stone monuments, but

what is woven into the lives of other.”

Background

Achievements

Impact

Leading general

Conclusion

“sea-onion head”