Name: And Then There Were None PowerPoint Project

Now that you’ve completed And Then There Were None, it’s time to demonstrate your knowledge of the text. You will present your information in a PowerPoint while also demonstrating PowerPoint skills you’ve learned.

Literary Tasks

Step 1: Part of the reason why Wargrave was able to pull off his scheme was because he knew his victims so well. He studies them carefully. He knew their weaknesses and exploited them. Choose three characters and explain their weakness and how Wargrave exploited that weakness. Be specific by providing an example of each weakness and then explaining how how it was exploited.

Potential IdeasWargrave Vera Lombard Macarthur Miss Brent

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How it was exploited:

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Step 2: Agatha Christie is a master writer. Explain 3 narrative techniques she used to create suspense in the novel. Be specific about how she used these techniques and provide an example of each.

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Step 3: Create a PowerPoint to show steps 1 and 2 using the four PowerPoint skills indicated in the rubric. The PowerPoint can be set up in any way you see fit, but it must show the necessary information from steps 1 and 2 and the four PowerPoint skills.

Step 4: After your PowerPoint is done fill out the PowerPoint Guide below indicating to me what skills you used in which slides.

PowerPoint Guide

TECHNIQUE ON SLIDE #

PURPOSE

Picture Tool

Shape filled with an image

Custom Path

SmartArt

Rubric

Thoroughly explains the weaknesses of 3 characters by providing examples of each and explanation of how those weaknesses were exploited /15

Thoroughly explains 3 narrative techniques used to create suspense with clear examples /15

Successfully utilizes at least one Picture Tool to enhance the presentation /5

Successfully fills a shape with an image to enhance the presentation /5

Successfully uses a custom path to enhance the presentation /5

Successfully uses SmartArt to enhance the presentation /5

Enrichment Opportunity: Replace any one of the four options I taught you and include another advanced PowerPoint skill.

Technology Tasks

Picture Tools

1) Add an image to your PowerPoint.2) Click Format (under Picture Tools).

In the Adjust category

Under Color: You can remove the white background from an image by clicking Set Transparent Color.

Under Color: You can change the color of the image by clicking on any of the possibilities in Saturation, Tone, or Recolor.

Under Artistic Effects: You can change the effect on the image by clicking on any of the possibilities.

In the Picture Styles category

You can change the edges of the picture by clicking on the possibilities and you can add color to the border by clicking on Picture Border.

Under Picture Effects: You can change the look of the image.

In the Arrange category

Under Rotate: You can rotate the image. Bring Forward/Send Backward: Can be used if you have text on the screen

as well. You can overlap the image and text.

Filling a shape with an image

1) Save a picture to your account. You may want to create a folder to keep your images in.2) Click Insert on the toolbar.3) Click Shapes and choose a shape.4) Under Format (under Drawing Tools), find the Shape Styles category. Click Shape Fill.5) Click Picture. Insert the picture from your account.

Using Custom Paths

1) Insert an image. Click on that image. In the Animation category under Animations, click Custom Path.

2) Click where you want the motion path to start. Double click where you want it to end.3) Click the image. In the Advanced Animations category under Animations, click Animation Pane.4) If you want the animation set to a trigger, in the Animation Pane, click the name of the image.5) In the Advanced Animation category, click Trigger and select On Click Of. Find the name of your

image (it can be difficult to figure out the name of the image).

SmartArt

Two ways to do this…

Convert to SmartArt

1) Put text in your slide.2) Highlight the text. From the Home tab in the Paragraph category, click

Convert to SmartArt and choose the type of SmartArt you want.

Insert SmartArt and then text/images

1) Click Insert from the toolbar and then SmartArt. 2) Choose the type of SmartArt you want and then add in information and/or

pictures.