TED Prep, Final Day! Practice and Room Setup

Guidelines for RE-Submission of your Senior Thesis:
Once you have received your final grade for your paper, you will have the option to rewrite it based on my comments.  Your revised paper grade will REPLACE your original grade.  In order for your re-submission to be accepted, you must follow the guidelines below exactly. 

• Deadline:  ONE WEEK after the day you received your thesis back from me.
• Email/share with me your revised draft
• Submit your draft together with both your previous draft and the graded rubric (put your old draft and rubric in my inbox).
• Your final draft must demonstrate improvement between drafts
• I will not be commenting on revised drafts, and the revised grade will replace your original grade
• Important: Annotations on your final draft  are REQUIRED.  Feel free to highlight, underline, comment, or draw arrows to specific points made, new evidence used, new phrasing etc.  Your final grade depends in a large part on your ability to show growth between drafts in the categories I have outlined in the rubric.  Make it easy for me to see this growth with your annotations.  Even better if your comments are coded to rubric categories.  Annotate as you revise to make this easier on yourself!

Final Review:

• TED Talk Schedule
• Panel Schedule and Expectations
• Cohorts after Spring Break

IMPORTANT TED TALK REMINDERS:

1. Tech (slides)- If you are running a slideshow for visuals, email or share it with me before you present.  It's easier to run the tech off one computer so we don't have to swap the clicker tech back and forth.
2. Professional Dress- You should be going all out here!  Look sharp and professional.  You know what that means.
3. Breathe!  Relax!  But practice!  Have faith that you know this stuff inside and out, because you do.  But also, take the time to practice frequently so that your presentation is polished and impressive.

Room Setup:  Finish and finalize room setup for TED Talks

1. Move music stuff to Lauren Lucky's room
2. Sheets/curtains hung
3. Lights arranged to highlight the speaker
4. Posters/Schedules around the school
5. Stage space clearly marked
6. Speakers/Screen/Projector/Clicker found and set up for easy use
7. Video Camera + Tripod
8. Tables and chairs set up with tableclothes for panelists (need 6 tables for this, in 3 rows)
9. Chairs set up for other audience members
10. Rest of room is clean, organized, ready for TED Talks and exhibition!

TED Practice
Practice that sucker!  You should aim to practice at LEAST once a day.  And do it in front of other people. Good luck!