Activity 20: Presenting the Life of Sandra Cisneros
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Gathering Information

Directions: Read about Sandra Cisneros on the Internet and in printed resources. Under each heading, list three related facts. Each fact should be written as a complete sentence.

Cisneros’s home life as a child

1. Only girl

2. Had big family

3. Born in Chicago

Cisneros’s experiences at school

4. Bachelors degree in English

5. Loyal University of Chicago

6. Masters Degree in creative writing

Cisneros’s work experience

7. Taught English and Creative Writing

8. Thought at University of California

9. Thought at University of New Mexico

Cisneros’s career as a writer

10. Very interesting

11. Put her experiences in her books

12.

Important works by Cisneros

13. The house on Mango Street

14. Loose Woman

15. My Wicked Wicked ways

Presenting the Life of Sandra Cisneros, #20

1.	Review the Checklist for the criteria that will be used to evaluate your work.
2.	Use a presentation application to create your slide show. On the first slide, include a creative title for your presentation and an appropriate image.
3.	Referring to the handouts “Gathering Information” and “Organizing Information,” browse the Internet to find appropriate images and information about Cisneros. Click the button at right to view a Web site that provides links to other Web sites about Cisneros.
4.	Create three or four slides about Cisneros, each slide focusing on one stage of her life. These stages should correspond to the subtopics you listed on the handout "Organizing Information.” On each slide, include a subtitle, one or two paragraphs of supporting details, and a photo or other image that illustrates the text.
5.	Somewhere in your slide show, include an audio excerpt from one of Cisneros’s works. This audio file can be a download from the Internet, a hyperlink to the Internet, or a recording of your own voice.
6.	Somewhere in your slide show, include a list of Cisneros's important works.
7.	Finally, format your slides using interesting background patterns and text effects.
8.	Check your presentation against the Checklist and revise as necessary.
9.	Save your presentation.
10.	Present your slide show to the class, as if your classmates were the producers of the cable biography about Cisneros.

Checklist for Sandra Cisneros Slide Show

Content:

Be sure to

		Research the life of Sandra Cisneros
		Include a title slide
		Include three or four slides about Cisneros’s life
		Include an audio excerpt from one of Cisneros’s works
		Include a list of Cisneros’s important works

Technology:

Remember to

		Download images from the Internet
		Use interesting background patterns and text effects
		Present your slide show the class

RUBRIC
Assess the quality of your work on your Sandra Cisneros slide show.

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Content
Research	Is thorough	Is somewhat thorough	Is missing
Title Slide	Includes an appropriate image and a title	Includes an appropriate image or a title but not both	Does not include an image or a title
Stages of Cisneros’s Life	Are all represented, on three or four slides	Are partially represented	Are not represented
List of Cisneros’s Works	Is thorough	Is somewhat thorough	Is missing
Technology
Graphics	Are well placed	Are somewhat well placed	Are poorly placed or are missing
Audio File	Is incorporated correctly into the slide show	Is not incorporated correctly into the slide show	Is missing
Background Patterns and Text Effects	Enhance the slide show	Somewhat enhance the slide show	Are missing
Presentation	Was delivered effectively	Was delivered somewhat effectively	Was not delivered