Slide Presentation, Sec. 80

This semester, you, or you and a partner, will be responsible for a slide presentation based upon a generations-related topic.

Presentations must:

• Run at least 10 minutes—you may utilize any presentation program you like (e.g. PowerPoint, Slides, Canva).
• Be 10-12 slides in length, excluding cover slide and works cited. Introduction and conclusion slides are mandatory—presentations without an introduction and/or conclusion cannot receive full points.
• Contain at least one multimedia clip—no longer than 2 minutes in length.
• Include an MLA Style works cited slide (not to be presented), as well as an AI Disclosure Statememt.
• Be submitted to Canvas no later than the day of your presentation.

Important: 

• To present on Zoom, you will be made a co-host. Be sure to select "Share Sound" before sharing your screen.
• Do not read your presentation. Instead, you should know your material enough so that you can sufficiently "riff" on your subject.
• You must present with your camera on. And no presentations from phones—computer presentations only, please.

Very Important:

While you may utilize AI tools to create your presentation's visual aesthetics (e.g., slide backgrounds, color palettes, or layouts), all intellectual content (written and spoken narrative) must be your own. Presentations using AI-generated subject matter will result in an automatic F on the assignment, with the potential for further disciplinary action.

Topics:

1. Saturday Morning Cartoons: A Weekend Tradition [Gen X]
2. The Voice of the Counter-Culture: The Comedy of George Carlin [Baby Boomer]
3. Gen X Icons: Prince, Wynona Ryder, and Kurt Cobain [Gen X]
4. Is Age is Just a Number?: The Psychology of May/December Romances [Multi-Generational]
5. Silence = Death: Living Through the AIDS Epidemic [Gen X]
6. A Guide to 1950s Dating [Silent Generation]
7. We Dressed Gen X: Benetton, Esprit, and Le Tigre [Gen X]
8. Fake News: Why Baby Boomers Are So Prone to Misinformation [Baby Boomer]
9. Child-Free: Why Aren’t Millennials and Gen Zers Having More Kids? [Millennial/Gen Z]
10. The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Hitchhiking in the 1970s [Baby Boomer]
11. Smoke Out: Marijuana Through the Generations [Multi-Generational]
12. What the Silent Generation Can Teach Us About Manners Today [Silent Generation]
13. Strangers in Two Lands: The Plight of the Amerasians [Gen X]
14. Top Destinations: The Best Cities for Gen Z to Start Out In [Gen Z]
15. Unteachable?: Why Schools are Having Such a Tough Time with Gen Alpha [Gen Alpha]
16. Slay, Queen: How Millennials Change the Conversation About Body Image [Millennial]
17. Unsustainable: Why Gen Z Should Dump “Fast Fashion” [Gen Z]
18. Home Alone: How Gen X Were the Latchkey Generation [Gen X]
19. The Leanest of Times: The Silent Generation and The Great Depression [Silent Generation]
20. Gen Z Icons: Billie Eilish, Zendaya, and Chappell Roan [Gen Z]
21. Isn’t It Ironic: A Look Back at Hipsters [Millennial]
22. Visible Progress: How the 2000s Transformed Queer Visibility in America [Gen X/Millennial)
23. More Than Enough?: Just How Much Wealth Do Baby Boomers Have? [Baby Boomer]
24. Millennial Icons: Britney Spears, Daniel Radcliffe, and Zooey Deschanel [Millennial]
25. Baby Boomer Icons: John Lennon, Bob Dylan, and Cher [Gen X]
26. Sew Inspired: How Younger Generations are Embracing “Grandma Hobbies” [Multi-Generational]
27. All About Gentle Parenting (And Why Some People Hate It) [Millennial]
28. No Children, Please: Is America Becoming Unfriendly Toward Children? [Gen Alpha]
29. “I Want My MTV”: How Music Television Shaped Gen X [Gen X]
30. Being a Woman in the Seventies: What We Should Remember [Baby Boomer]
31. The Advantage of Time: How Gen Z Can (and Should) Prepare for Retirement—Today [Gen Z]
32. Why Gen Z and Millennials Are Saying No to Organized Religion [Millennial/Gen Z]
33. Wait, What?: What Really is the Attention Span of Gen Z? [Gen Z]
34. The 2000s Fashion Graveyard: Baby Phat, Juicy Couture, and Ed Hardy [Millennial]
35. Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: How Millennials Changed the Conversation About Therapy [Millennial]