Slide Presentations, Sec. 81


This semester, you will be responsible for a slide presentation based upon a California-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
  • 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.
  • Your presentation must be in your own words—simply copying and pasting text is not only plagiarism, it will result in an F
  • 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
Topics:
  1. Presenting His Imperial Majesty Norton I, Emperor of the United States and Protector of Mexico
  2. The History of Bigfoot in California
  3. The Mob in the Park: The 1933 San Jose Lynching
  4. If You’re Going to San Francisco: The Summer of Love, 1969
  5. ¡Si Se Puede!: Cesar Chavez, Dolores Huerta, and the Story of the United Farm Workers
  6. Welcome to the State of Jefferson
  7. Blood in the Water: Inside the Red Triangle
  8. Follow the Sun: Previewing the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics
  9. California During the Ice Age
  10. Rock of the Golden State: The Beach Boys, Santana, and The Doors
  11. Mysterious California: The Dark Watchers of the Santa Lucia Mountains, the Lemurians of Mount Shasta, and The Battle of Los Angeles
  12. The Golden State on the Silver Screen: Vertigo, Sideways, and La La Land
  13. The Story of Apple
  14. Literary California: John Steinbeck, Jack London, and Amy Tan
  15. The Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk: A Retrospective
  16. No Laughing Matter: The Fatty Arbuckle Scandal
  17. The Daze of Summer: The 1967 Monterey Pop Festival
  18. Inside “Silicone Valley”: On California’s Adult Film Industry
  19. The Old Money of the Golden State: Leland Stanford, Sarah Winchester, and William Randolph Hearst
  20. Harvey Milk, the Father of the Gay Rights Movement
  21. Hip Hop of the Golden State: Dr. Dre, 2Pac, and Snoop Dogg
  22. A History of the Barbary Coast
  23. California’s Lost History: The Los Angeles Chinese Massacre of 1871
  24. Japantowns of the California: San Francisco, San Jose, and Los Angeles
  25. The Rock: A History of Alcatraz
  26. Understanding the Rodney King Riots
  27. Romualdo: California’s First Mexican Governor
  28. The Food Revolution of Alice Waters and Chez Panisse
  29. Haunted California: The Winchester Mystery House, the Queen Mary, and the Whaley House
  30. Native Born: Exploring the Indigenous Tribes of California
  31. The Tragedy of the Donner Party
  32. Babylon: Hollywood in the 1920s
  33. Exploring the Lost Coast
  34. Disneyland: Then and Now
  35. The Hunt: The History of Whaling in California
  36. Крѣпость Россъ: The History of Russians in California
  37. The Grand Estates of California: Hearst Castle, Filoli, and Carolands Chateau
  38. Understanding the Zoot Suit Riots
  39. Eureka!: The Gold Rush of 1849
  40. The Chinatowns of California, Past and Present
  41. The Best California State Parks (Few People Visit)
  42. California’s Richest and Poorest Zip Codes
  43. On a Mission: The Debate Over the California Missions Project
  44. The Royal Road: The History of El Camino Real
  45. Who Were the Californios? 

Schedule:

Week 6: Mon 2.24/Wed 2.26

Week 7: Mon 3.3/Wed 3.5
  1. Quynh N - California’s Lost History: The Los Angeles Chinese Massacre of 1871

Week 8: Mon 3.10/Wed 3.12

Week 9: Mon 3.17/Wed 3.19

  1. Ashley R. - Hip Hop of the Golden State: Dr. Dre, 2Pac, and Snoop Dogg
  2. Daisy A- Babylon: Hollywood in the 1920s
Week 10: Mon 3.24/Wed 3.26
  1. Caitlin G - The Chinatowns of California, Past and Present
  2. Elathan B - Literary California: John Steinbeck, Jack London, and Amy Tan
Week 12: Mon 4.7/Wed 4.9
  1. Malia L - Eureka!: The Gold Rush of 1949
  2. Ciara BS - The Rock: A History of Alcatraz
  3. Jessica N. - Haunted California: The Winchester Mystery House, the Queen Mary, and the Whaley House
  4. Aiden A - Disneyland: Then and Now
Week 13: Mon 4.14/Wed 4.16
  1. Nathyn V - ¡Si Se Puede!: Cesar Chavez, Dolores Huerta, and the Story of the United Farm Workers
  2. Yuridia R - California’s Richest and Poorest Zip Codes
  3. Anvika M - The Grand Estates of California: Hearst Castle, Filoli, and Carolands Chateau
Week 14: Mon 4.21/Wed 4.23
  1. Samantha L - The Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk: A Retrospective
  2. Devin H - The Story of Apple
  3. Wilson H - Japantowns of the California: San Francisco, San Jose, and Los Angeles
  4. Annizah R - Disneyland: Then and Now

Week 15: Mon 4.28/Wed 4.30

  1. Laura (Sophia) EE - ¡Si Se Puede!: Cesar Chavez, Dolores Huerta, and the Story of the United Farm Workers 
  2. Lillyana R - The Best California State Parks (Few People Visit) 
  3. Idania M - The Grand Estates of California: Hearst Castle, Filoli, and Carolands Chateau 
  4. Alessandra DM - Mysterious California: The Dark Watchers of the Santa Lucia Mountains, the Lemurians of Mount Shasta, and The Battle of Los Angeles 

Week 16: Mon 5.5/Wed 5.7

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