This document provides guidelines for formatting a presentation script for a small research project on the representation of teachers in film. It recommends differentiating dialogue from actions using formatting like italics or brackets. It provides an example script segment and encourages including film clips, PowerPoint slides, and referencing research sources. Presenters should have short, precisely timed clips and introduce or reflect on each one. The script should be approximately 1500 words and reference research explicitly. A draft is due October 16th.

1. Small-Scale Research ProjectThe Presentation Script

2. Presentation ScriptYour findings should be formatted as the script for your presentation.This will therefore include both dialogue and any ‘actions’ in your presentation.

3. FormattingA lot of freedom in how you present your presentation script.Need to differentiate between your ‘dialogue’ and any actionsSuggestions:- Actions in italics- Action in brackets- Clearly identify SPEAKER (in capital letters) whenever changing from Actions to Dialogue

4. Example: Representation of Teachers in Film [SPEAKER walks into the room wearing a leather jacket and throws all the books off of the room] SPEAKER: This is apparently the way that films portray good teachers. As people that break the rules rather than conform to them. Here’s an example: [Clip from School of Rock- 42.57- 44.34]

5. ActionsYou do not need to ‘perform’ all of your actions even if they are written in your presentation script You are expected to show clips from all of your focus films and provide powerpoint/images that you may have used

6. Examples of ActionsUse of Powerpoint (identify when changing slides)DVD clipsAnything else visual or that needs additional explanation

7. DVD Clip ActionsShould be shortShould have precise timingsShould be referred to in your script. Please ensure that you use clips for a specific purpose and either introduce or reflect on any clip used- the more specific the better.

8. Example: Representation of Teachers in Film [Clip from School of Rock- 42.57- 44.34] SPEAKER: While the message may be slightly obscured by the comedy of the scene, the film does seem to state that Jack Black’s Dewey Finn is a good teacher, someone who has been a positive force for the students. The students complaints in this scene towards Rosalie Mullins are accepted as truth.

9. Powerpoint ActionsThese need to be provided and will be sent to the examiner.Please avoid simply typing everything you are saying.Try to use it to provide visual aids

10. Important Points To RememberApproximately 1500 words (no more than 1700)Short credited quotations can be excluded from the word countReference to items of research must be made explicitly in your presentationMost of your items should be referenced (otherwise how do you prove they were useful)

11. Example: Representation of Teachers in Film SPEAKER: School of Rock’s message is perhaps quite subtle, but it has been suggested by William Gould that a film like Dangerous Minds is much more explicit in its depiction of the ideal teacher (Item 5)

12. Finally…Draft due October 16th- you are strongly encouraged to start working on this now.