Multimedia Presentations (Updated)



This semester, you will be responsible for a multimedia presentation based upon a California-based topic.

Presentations must:
  1. Run at least 10 minutes—you may utilize any presentation program you like (e.g. PowerPoint, Keynote, Prezi).
  2. 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 score higher than a C.
  3. Include at least 1 multimedia clip—no longer than 1.5 minutes in length—which must be embedded in the presentation.
  4. Include an MLA Style works cited slide—not to be presented.
  5. Include a one-page handout—to be distributed to the class the day before your presentation via Canvas.*
  6. Be submitted to Canvas no later than the day of your presentation.

*In addition to summarizing the salient points of your presentation, your handout should also echo its style and tone.

Sign-up instructions can be found HERE.

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. A 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 Huerte, and the United Farm Workers
  6. Welcome to the State of Jefferson
  7. Dangerous Waters: Inside the Red Triangle
  8. Rock of the Golden State: The Beach Boys, Santana, and The Doors
  9. Mysterious California: The Dark Watchers of the Santa Lucia Mountains, Mount Shasta, and The Battle of Los Angeles
  10. The Golden State on the Silver Screen: Vertigo, Sideways, La La Land
  11. The Story of Apple
  12. Literary California: John Steinbeck, Jack London, and Amy Tan
  13. The Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk: A Retrospective
  14. The Fatty Arbuckle Scandal
  15. The Daze of Summer: The 1967 Monterey Pop Festival
  16. Gay Rights and the Golden State
  17. Inside “Silicone Valley”: On California’s Adult Film Industry
  18. The Old Money of the Golden State: Leland Stanford, Sarah Winchester, and William Randolph Hearst
  19. California: Red, Blue, and Purple
  20. California During the Ice Age
  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 Latino 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 Californians
  31. The Tragedy of the Donner Party
  32. Exploring the Lost Coast
  33. Disneyland: Then and Now
  34. The Grand Estates of California: Hearst Castle, Filoli, and Carolands
  35. Understanding the Zoot Suit Riots
  36. Eureka!: The Gold Rush of 1949
  37. The Chinatowns of California, Past and Present
  38. The Best of the California State Parks
  39. California’s Richest and Poorest Zip Codes
  40. Lost California: The Sutro Baths, the Town of Bodie, and The Salton Sea

Schedule:

  • Week 7: Mount Shasta - Fri 3.10
    • Kenneth L. - Japantowns of the California: San Francisco, San Jose, and Los Angeles
  • Week 8: Napa - Thu 3.17        
    • Alexis Q - Inside “Silicone Valley”: On California’s Adult Film Industry
    • Ngoc N - The Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk: A Retrospective
    • Zack C - 
  • Week 9: Sacramento - 3.24
    • Mateusz Z - The Story of Apple
    • Eden M - Dangerous Waters: Inside the Red Triangle
  • Week 11: San Jose - Thu 4.7
    • Candy - The Rock: A History of Alcatraz
    • Caleb S - California’s Richest and Poorest Zip Codes
    • Evan G - A Mob in the Park: The 1933 San Jose Lynching
  • Week 12: Los Angeles - Fri 4.14 
    • William S - Understanding the Rodney King Riots
    • Max L - California’s Lost History: The Los Angeles Chinese Massacre of 1871
    • Marcus S - The Tragedy of the Donner Party
  • Week 13: Santa Barbara - Fri 4.21
    • Noman J- Lost California: The Sutro Baths, the Town of Bodie, and The Salton Sea
    • Leslie B- The Chinatowns of California, Past and Present
  • Week 14: San Francisco - Fri 4.28
    • Angelina I - Rock of the Golden State: The Beach Boys, Santana, and The Doors
    • Niccolo F - Mysterious California: The Dark Watchers of the Santa Lucia Mountains, Mount Shasta, and The Battle of Los Angeles
    • Alex B - The Golden State on the Silver Screen: Vertigo, Sideways, La La Land 
  • Week 15: Eureka - Fri 5.5
    • Jennifer V - Haunted California: The Winchester Mystery House, the Queen Mary, and the Whaley House
    • Robert R - Disneyland: Then and Now
  • Week 16: Santa Monica - Thu 5.12
    • Zhaoming - The History of Bigfoot in California
    • Khoi T -