Multimedia Presentations

This semester, you will be responsible for a multimedia presentation based upon a TV-based topic:

Requirements:

  • Approximately 10 minutes in length
  • 10-12 slides in length—cover slide and works cited not included in total
  • Include at least 1 multimedia clip (no longer than 1.5 minutes in length)—embedded clips are highly recommended
  • MLA Style works cited slide—not included in total and not presented
  • Should be submitted to Canvas no later than day of presentation

Notes:

  • You may utilize any presentation program you like (PowerPoint, Keynote, Prezi, etc.)
  • Introduction and conclusion slides are mandatory—presentations without an introduction and/or conclusion cannot score higher than a C 

Sign-up Forms:

Topics:

  1. The Women of Saturday Night Live 
  2. The WB's 90's Teen Dramas: Dawson's Creek, Felicity, and Roswell
  3. When The Oprah Winfrey Show Ruled
  4. Jay, Conan, and the Fight for The Tonight Show 
  5. Gay Icons of TV: Jack McPhee, Santana Lopez, and Cameron Tucker
  6. Inside the Degrassi Universe
  7. Thank You, (Don't) Come Again: The Battle Over Apu
  8. A Weekend Tradition: Saturday Morning Cartoons
  9. Based on the Brits: Three’s Company, American Idol, and The Office 
  10. How it Works: Netflix
  11. Viewer Discretion Advised; A Brief History of Nudity on American TV
  12. Earth to MTV: Exploring MTV Around the World
  13. When The Cosby Show Ruled 
  14. A Really Big Show: All About The Ed Sullivan Show 
  15. How I Love Lucy Changed Everything
  16. Todo sobre Telemundo y Univision 
  17. Why Roots Mattered
  18. Inside the Law & Order Universe
  19. Aaron Spelling and His Television Empire
  20. The Story of Nickelodeon
  21. All About Shondaland
  22. The Roots of Reality TV: An American Family 
  23. VH1: The Early Years
  24. Good Night and Good Luck: Remembering Edward R. Murrow
  25. The Thrill of Victory and the Agony of Defeat: ABC's Wide World of Sports 
  26. Why The Office Endures
  27. Ready to Heat and Serve: The History of TV Dinners
  28. Latino Icons on TV: Ricky Ricardo, Ugly Betty, and Gloria Pritchett
  29. Afternoon Delight: A Brief History of Soap Operas 
  30. Eurovision 101 
  31. Black Icons of TV: Lt. Uhura, Fred Sanford, and Oliva Pope
  32. MTV in the 90s: House of Style, The Real World, and Beavis and Butthead 
  33. We're Goin' Hoppin': Dick Clark’s American Bandstand 
  34. The Man of Steel on the Small Screen
  35. Phil Donahue: The Father of the Talk Show
  36. “It's Bigger in the Inside”: Sixty Years of Doctor Who 
  37. Great American Event Television: Roots  
  38. Asian Icons on TV: Lt. Sulu, Kelly Kapoor, and Dr. Cristina Yang
  39. Inside the Star Trek Universe
  40. Just One Go Around: Infamous Episodes that Aired Only Once

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 Sec. 57:

Week 7:

  1. Martha C. - The WB’s Teen Dramas: Dawson's Creek, Felicity, and Roswell
  2. Yaqeen M. - MTV in the 90s: House of Style, The Real World, and Beavis and Butthead

Week 8:

  1. Louie D. - Just One Go Around: Infamous Episodes that Aired Only Once
  2. Hirofumi S. - How it Works: Netflix

Week 9:

  1. Cecilia V. - Todo Sobre Telemundo y Univision
  2. Keana B. - How I Love Lucy Changed Everything
  3. Sareen P. - Inside the Degrassi Universe

Week 10:

  1. Isheah A. - The Story of Nickelodeon
  2. Miguel F. - Jay, Conan, and the Fight for The Tonight Show

Week 11:

  1. Ruben V. - Gay Icons: Jack McPhee, Santana Lopez, and Cameron Tucker
  2. Jovany A. - Latino Icons on TV: Ricky Ricardo, Ugly Betty, and Gloria Pritchett
  3. Jonathan A. - The Man of Steel on the Small Screen

Week 12:

  1. Carson M. - Inside the Star Trek Universe
  2. Heather L. - Ready to Heat and Serve: The History of TV Dinners

Week 13:

  1. Jayden D. - Why The Office Endures
  2. Joshua S. - “It's Bigger in the Inside”: Sixty Years of Doctor Who
  3. Yaissa V. - Inside the Law & Order Universe

Week 14:

  1. Jaren S. - Just One Go Around: Infamous Episodes that Aired Only Once
  2. Joanne Z. - A Weekend Tradition: Saturday Morning Cartoons 
  3. Mackenzie M. - Why Bridgerton Matters

Week 15:

  1. Yahir L. - Why The Cosby Show Mattered
  2. Quiwen W. - Asian Icons on TV: Lt. Sulu, Kelly Kapoor, and Dr. Cristina Yang

Week 16:

  1. Yusen Z. - Eurovison 101
  2. Akhil M. - All About Shondaland

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Sec. 83:

Week 7:
  1. Matheus S. - How It Works: Netflix
  2. Andrew E. - The Man of Steel on the Small Screen
Week 9:
  1. Ramiro R. - Jay, Conan, and the Fight for The Tonight Show
  2. Ravid S. - Inside the Law & Order Universe
Week 10:
  1. Kelly C. - A Weekend Tradition: Saturday Morning Cartoons
  2. Nelson C. - Viewer Discretion Advised; A Brief History of Nudity on American TV
Week 11:
  1. Luan N. - Earth to MTV: Exploring MTV Around the World
  2. Nick H. - All About Shondaland
Week 12:
  1. Phi N. - The Thrill of Victory and the Agony of Defeat: ABC's Wide World of Sports
  2. Lupita G. - Asian Icons on TV: Lt. Sulu, Kelly Kapoor, and Dr. Cristina Yang 
  3. Dvija G. - Afternoon Delight: A Brief History of Soap Operas
Week 13:
  1. Brandon D. - The Story of Nickelodeon
  2. Parwez M. - Why The Office Endures
  3. Ojas G. - Roots of Reality TV: An American Family
Week 14:
  1. Ivan S. - Gay Icons of TV: Jack McPhee, Santana Lopez, and Cameron Tucker
  2. Lokesh M. - Top Gear to Drive to Survive—A Brief History of Car Shows

Week 15:

  1. Lupe R. - How I Love Lucy Changed Everything
  2. Sarah I. - When The Oprah Winfrey Show Ruled

Week 16:

  1. Ishil K. - Thank you (Don’t) Come Again: The Battle Over Apu
  2. Raghda A. - The Women of Saturday Night Live