Dr. Inez Beverly Prosser Research

  1. Find at least two resources, (not including your textbook and/or learning modules if the person was covered in our course), to use for your research.  You will need to conduct research for resources to use.
  2. You may need to look at articles, books, opinions, etc written by the person to contribute to the five facts needed.  You will have to do some research. Do not just rely on Wikipedia. 
  3. Do not use quotations in the presentation. This presentation must be in your own words
  4. Presentations must include in-text citations for information used in the body of the assignment and a reference page.  (PPT, Infographic, blog, etc.) Citations and References must be in APA format.

What the Presentation Must Include:

  1. Slide 1: Write a brief biography of the person. Give the reader a background history of the person.  Do not bullet-point the information. You may not be able to find all of the information outlined below.  Get as much information as possible. 
    1. date of birth
    2. birthplace
    3. death (if it has occurred)
    4. education
    5. family
    6. significant life events
    7. etc. 
  2. Slide 2: Which field of study did the person contribute to? (psychology, child development, sociology, language, ethnology, attachment, behavior, education, etc.) This should be one to two sentences.
  3. Slide 3 – 5: Three (3) different facts regarding the person’s contribution to their field.  Avoid biographical details such as marriage, birth, education, etc.  Facts should focus on contributions to the field and why they are important. These should come from your research: websites, articles written by the person or about the person, etc.  This should be a well written paragraph(s) and not be bullet-pointed.  
  4. Slide 6: Did you like this person?  What was your reaction to the person after you did the research? This should be a well written paragraph(s) and not be bullet-pointed.  
  5. Slide 7: Some type of reference page, slide, etc, depending on your presentation format.  This is where you will include the articles, books, website, where you got your information and supports your in-text citations.