"If you prick us, do we not bleed?"

-->From Shylock to Jay-Z humans have persistently pondered the essential question of existence:  What does it mean to be human?  Now you can join the conversation.  For your final AP Xtreme Adventure, you will be adding your viewpoint, considering what makes us human.  Drawing from our readings and discussions, your own experiences and ideas, and whatever else you think is relevant, you will work with a partner to weigh in on this age-old question with a well-designed pecha-kucha. 

PECHA-KUCHA REQUIREMENTS

            • Four-minute speech, identifying a thesis, scripted and presented  

               to your AP Xtreme class

            • Sixteen slides, each lasting 15 seconds, to accompany your speech, plus a works cited slide

            • Information derived from previous readings or new research, with
               proper citation, addressing three human qualities:

                        psychological

                        biological

                        social/cultural

            • At least one direct quotation taken from this year’s readings

You may work with any student from AP Xtreme 2012-13 on this assignment.  The completed project will be presented to the combined classes, and your grade will count for both.  Each partner will give part of the speech and will be scored individually, based on the Oregon Common Core Standards for Speaking.  Both partners will be scored equally on the content of the speech, the slide selection, and presentation.

TIMELINE     

May 20 - 31     Preparation:  Library/labs available; bring laptops if you can

May 24            Documentation Sheet:  Thesis, supporting ideas, and sources

May 31            Speech Script with MLA citations

June 3 - 7         Presentations

DOCUMENTATION SHEET INFORMATION (what you wrote) is HERE.