Second Semester English Project: Friends - Amanda Y10

Amanda chose to write about her friends and how they influence and make a difference to her and her life. In her report Amanda looked at how friendships are formed, the values and properties of true friends and then what friends do together in Tirana.

Amanda and the other students in the high school are in that transition from child - teenager - adult. Along the way they have many decisions and challenges to face. Having 'good friends' can make the difference in how you formulate your ideas and beliefs and therefore what path you choose to follow.

Friends in teenage years tend to have far more influence on 'the teenager' than their parents, yet they also view their parents as the 'safety net' who can cure everything!

Discover Amanda and her friends in this interesting project:

Well done

Second Semester English Project - Arlinda Y 10

Arlinda has chosen to write about those things that keep us awake at night; those thoughts that haunt us in the middle of the night and give us those cold sweats. What worries us - is the tile of her second semester project. It covers a variety of things that every teenager thinks about and loses sleep over.

A creative, well constructed presentation both interesting and intriguing. Discover what is on the mind of your teenager today!

Second Semester English Project: Gera and Kristi D # 2 Y-10

As a back up in case the first did not work out Kristi and Gera made this second project. Actually more a matter that each started one project and they could not agree which to 'drop' in favour of the other. So instead we get two offerings from Kristi D and Gera.

This lists the 'Ten most important things in life' as seen by Gera and Kristi. The relationship these things have in making our quality of life something worth while and something to enjoy. Let us explore their ten most important things..

The PowerPoint slides have a somewhat 1960's feel to them. The psychedelic colours as well as the choice of fonts reminds - those of us old enough to remember - the Golden age of the 1960's

(Project Grade: 4.5)

Second Semester English Project: Kristi D and Gera Y 10

For their project Kristi and Gera looked into the Internet and how it has changed our lives at work as well as in the office. The way the Internet has changed our social patterns and habits and how it is quite common to have more 'friends' whom we have never actually met - scattered across the world, than those in our own neighbourhood. The girls looked at the history and development of the Internet as well as our individual perceptions of it. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly all factor into our relationship with the Information Highway.

Join Kristi and Gera on this revealing journey.

(Project Grade: 4.5)

Second Semester English Project - Rea Y 10

For her project Rea chose to tell us about the city where she lives and we attend school - Tirana, Albania. Tirana is home to more than 1.3 million Albanians, perhaps more than 50% of the countries population live in this growing city which resounds with a plethora of sites and visions and a cacophony of sounds 24 / 7. Come and let Rea being your guide as we explore her world.

(Project Grade: 4.5)

Second Semester English Project: Amarildo Y 11

Amarildo takes us to his home town of Shkoder in Northern Albania. Shkoder has a rich historic past and continues to thrive as one of Albania's largest cities. Located near to the Montenegro Border and sitting on the shores of the Shkoder Lake, Amarildo takes us through the rich history that has left its indelible mark on his birthplace.

Amarildo needs to refine his English considerably, however he has made a solid attempt at creating an interesting multi-media project to share with his class. Amarildo brings to his presentation a passion for his family and history. These are difficult emotions to transfer into a second language, yet Amarildo has managed to share with us his feelings. Well done.

(Project Grade: 4)

Second Semester English Project - Silvester Y 11

Silvester looked at the money market. 'Money makes the world go around' - or at least it makes Silvester's go smoothly! This project is full of colour and life and explains how our world works with different currencies.

Project well done.

Second Semester English Project: Dejvis Y 11

Dejvis undertook to make a public health statement about the adverse affects of smoking. Smoking is the number one pastime in Albania, everyone seems to do it even when sitting under the No Smoking Signs in the cafe's and restaurants.

Second Semester English Project - Marshela 9A

Here is created a presentation on our psychology - what makes us tick? Who are we really inside? The person the world does not see. In her voyage of discovery Marshela has looked into the inner working of the human mind and tried to determine what makes us individual. A good project, well constructed, compiled. Resources listed clearly and defended well in oral argument.

Marshela has advanced a great deal this year. Her knowledge and use of English has risen above expectation and I am very pleased with the way she is able to manipulate the mechanics of English as well as exhibit her understanding and knowledge of the language. Well done. (Project grade 5)

Second Semester English Project - Senka 9A

Here is Senka's project from 9A. Senka looked into stereotypes and names given to different types and groups of students across the school. Her project examines the demographics of the school in the 'students terms' rather than those more formal. A lively and interesting project. Bibliography well compiled and submitted in .doc format. Oral defence execulted well. Well done!

Senka has worked hard this year in English and will be attending school in the USA next year. She is an excellent student and has excelled in every aspect of her academic and extra curricular work. I have enjoyed teaching Senka as well as being able to share a short part of her life with her. Best wishes for 2008 / 2009 in the USA. (Project grade 5+)

English Project - Second Semester - Mario and Dario 9B

For their main English project for the second semester. Mario and Dario of class 9B looked into the current state of electronics and technology. Together they have researched what is in the front end of todays 'must have' toys for the 'grown ups'. Mostly based on communications and phones the boys have covered the 'toys for the boys' well.

They used the PowerPoint to support their oral presentation rather than the other way around - well done. The information was well presented and interesting to follow.

But gentlemen... where is my Nokia E90? Surely it should be in with the front runners?

Semester English Project - Beaches of the World Xhoia and Jola Y9B

For their semester English presentation project Xhoia and Jola of 9B chose the 'Worlds Top Ten Beaches' as their topic. This involved a lot of research for the information as well as the photographs. As far as I know neither Xhoia nor Jola have actually managed to visit any of the top ten but they are all on their 'hit list' for the coming years!

Well researched and complied. Oral presentation excellent. (Grade 5)

Macbeth Summary - Erinda Y 10

Here is Erinda's PowerPoint of the 2006 version movie of Macbeth. In her presentation Erinda highlights the main points from the movie and how it interprets the original Shakespearean drama and takes it from Scotland to urban Australia.

A good round up and well put together. (Grade 5)

Robotics - English PPT Project (Year 9)

The following PowerPoint is from Arber and James for their end of semester English project. They chose Robotics as their theme and created this powerful and well constructed PowerPoint to support their presentation.

An interesting and well researched project which enables us to understand the impact of Robotics on our day to day life as well as a glimpse of the possibilities for the future. Good teamwork was observed throughout the project time period. Well done to both boys. (Grade 5+)

Merchant of Venice - Iris Y 11

Iris created her PowerPoint presentation on the main characters and them of 'Merchant of Venice'. Click on the photo to go to Google Docs and see the slideshow presentation.

Merchant of Venice - Besarta / Irene Y 11

Besarta and Irene have produced their version of the facts from Merchant of Venice. Over their 17 slides they look into the plot, characters and setting in detail, drawing on resources online, through books as well as personal experiences through reading the original play and watching the 2006 movie.

Project well done!

Macbeth, Scene by Scene - Marco and Lorenzo

The following presentation is from Lorenzo and Marco in Year 10. It covers Macbeth scene by scene and illustrates the main events throughout the play.

Macbeth by Kristi T. (Y 10)

The following presentation is from Kristi's PowerPoint of the story behind Shakespeare's Macbeth after watching the 2006 version on video. Kristi has done a good job in capturing the essence of the play in his presentation.

Project well done!

'Merchant of Venice' by Silvester

The following presentation is based on the 'Anti-Semitism' within Shakespeare's 'Merchant of Venice'. Silvester took a number of resources to put together his powerpoint presentation.

Well Done Silvester

How do I make a presentation?

PowerPoint Tutorials
Follow one of the links listed below to access tutorials for PowerPoint. Make note on the versions of software you will be using as there may be slight variations in the location of particular options you are looking for when the software is up and running on your own machine.

Basic Tutorials

• Interactive Tutorials - these tutorials are completely online and activity based. They were created by OLC staff specifically for the teacher or student new to the use of PowerPoint. Please be patient. These files may take a few seconds to load.
  
  
  
  • Starting a new slideshow - steps to starting a new show including choosing its look and feel.
  
  
  • Inserting Content - this activity takes you through the steps to adding text and graphics.
  
  
  • Animating the Content - once you have placed text and graphics into the show, it's time to give it a visual impact. This lesson walks you through the steps to animating the content.
  
  
  • Quick Tips - 5 handy tips to completing common tasks including changing the background image and using sound
  
  

  PowerPoint in the Classroom - This fun, eight-unit tutorial shows K-12 teachers how to use PowerPoint to present many different forms of information. You'll learn the basics on using PowerPoint's toolbars, laying out your information, saving, moving your information to the place you'll be presenting it - and much more. - You can also print the units out so that you can work through your first PowerPoint Presentation with a mini-guide nearby. Thorough but slower paced. Best suited for someone unfamiliar with using products such as Word.

• Learn Some Basics about Designing Your First Show - This PowerPoint presentation contains useful information about several design considerations.


• PowerPoint Tutorials - This site, designed for a class in Educational Technology, contains very useful tutorials (complete with screen shots to show you what to do) for several different options you may wish to use in your PowerPoint presentations (inserting images, applying design, using templates and so forth).


• Electric Teacher - This site provides step by step directions in using this program. It also contain a list of project ideas where you can view examples of PowerPoint presentations that were created by teachers in the Oswego City School District. Some of these examples were linked above as well.


• Creating Online Presentations
  http://www.microsoft.com/education/?ID=PPTTutorial
  An excellent step by step guide