ides and not just text. This is a presentation, not a research paper on slides. Do your research, but don't get wordy. Make your points and back them up with visuals and audio. However, DO NOT use video to explain your points. In other words, the videos should be used as examples only, not interviews, etc. to deliver content. You can watch those videos to learn from them, but your point must be made via your own original content.
Be sparing with text. The idea of a presentation is to draw in your audience, not to write a research paper. You should not use paragraphs or bullets with many lines of text. Definitely do your research, so that you know your subject well, but then choose carefully what information to highlight. This is the reason I required audio examples. The music should tell part of the story. In other words, do not reduce your subject to textbook information on a slide.
Fan-based sites (those posted by fan clubs, blogs, etc.)
Your sources for video or graphics such as YouTube or Google images. As instructed above, do not include those as sources.
Example of a past project
If you copy and paste your slide text from some other source, that is plagiarism. The penalty for plagiarism is an F in the course. Don't do it!
Note: Even if you cite the source in your bibliography, copying that material for one of your slides is not allowed. Only in the case of a direct quotation is it acceptable to use someone else's words. Do your own work. Don't try to take shortcuts.
Most Common Errors
Not including the mp3s in the folder with the PowerPoint before zipping.
Apostrophes!!! "it's" means "it is" - "music and its effect" (for example) should not use an apostrophe. Also, the word "artist" is NOT plural. If you are referring to more than one, the word is "artists."
Putting too much text on each slide. Split up the slides - use more graphics - don't be so wordy. This is not a report. It is a presentation.
Using Wikipiedia as one of your reliable sources (or your only source of information) Also, YouTube does not co