Instruction: Identify the stanza that is being

explained by the given message.

 The poet refutes
Tell me not, in the people who
mournful numbers. claims negatively
Life is but an empty that life is nothing
but an empty
dream! dream, that life is
For the soul that worthless.
slumbers, According to the
poet, a person
And things are not who spends his
what they seem. time sleeping is
already dead.
This conveys the
poet’s positive Life is real! Life is
attitude towards life.
Life is real and serious earnest!
so we should not take
it lightly. To him, And the grave is
grave is not the not its goal;
ultimate goal; life
does not end with Dust thou art, to
death.
He wants to indicate dust returnest,
that our works remain
in this world even Was not spoken of
after our death.
The poet makes it
the soul.
clear that he believes
in the existence of
the soul after death.
 This stanza talks about the ideal
Not enjoyment, and way of living. The poet suggests
that neither enjoyment nor sorrow
not sorrow, should be our ultimate aim or way
of life.
Is our destined end The most important thing is to
or way; work, and work diligently so that
we can always be a better-
But to act, that each learned, better skilled and better
mannered human being with
tomorrow every passing day.
He doesn’t want us to waste even
Finds us farther a single day.
than today. We should crave for going
forward farther each day in our
journey of life.
Art is long, and  This stanza is about
Time is fleeting, our responsibilities in
And our hearts, this life, about the
though stout and work assigned to us.
brave,  We should utilize our
limited time span to
Still, like muffled the fullest instead of
drums, are beating wasting it in the
Funeral marches to thought of death or
the grave. other such thing.
In the world’s broad  The poet compares this
world to a vast battlefield
field of battle, where we, the human
beings come temporarily
In the bivouac of in the camps to fight the
life, battle of our life.
 The poet urges us to be a
Be not like dumb, hero in this battle of life, to
driven cattle! fight this out and finally
win it. In other words, he
Be a hero in the wishes us to be successful
strife. in life by following the right
way of life.
Trust no future,  The poet instructs us not to
trust the future, however
how’er pleasant! pleasant it may seem,
because we often get
Let the dead Past carried away by the happy
bury its dead! dreams about our future
and forgot to act in the
Act, -act in the living present.
Present!  He also tells us to forget the
past events, as they are
Heart within, and dead, and they should not
haunt us anymore and
God o’erhead! affect our present action.
And what is crucial is to act
in the present.
 The poet says that the Lives of great men
lives of so many great and all remind us
successful men remind us
that we can achieve We can make our
those heights if we wish
and strive for that. lives sublime,
 We will not be living And, departing,
forever here, but we can leave behind us
leave our marks on the
infinite flow of time Footprints on the
through our good works to
inspire later generations to sands of time.
follow our way.
Footprints, that  The poet continues the
same theme of leaving a
perhaps another, “footprint” to inspire others
to follow.
Sailing o’er life’s
 He compares dejected or
solemn main, wretched person with a
hopeless shipwrecked
A forlorn and man sailing over the large
shipwrecked brother, sea of life. That person
can find the examples set
Seeing, shall take by us, and gain courage
heart again. and hope to move
forward.
  Longfellow asks us to be
Let us, then, be up at once and start
up and doing, working. However, he
urges us not to mind the
With a heart for consequences, or to
make our mind prepared
any fate; for any fate.
Still achieving, still  We must carry on,
reaching great heights,
pursuing, still not leaving. We must
learn to labor, to work
Learn to labor and hard, to act wisely, and
to wait. wait for the rewards.
10. If Cheerful is the antonym of mournful
then cheerful means a. sad b. happy

b. happy
11. Strife – harmony = strife means
a. conflict b. agreement

a. conflict
12. Insincere is the antonym of earnest.
Earnest means a. serious b. hypocritical

a. serious
13. What does it mean when we say fleeting?
a. momentary b. permanent

a. momentary
14. Slumber means a. active b. sleep

b. sleep
15. Sublime is synonymous to
a. beautiful b. ridiculous

a. beautiful
16-19. Give 4 values gained from the poem

1. faith in God
2. Optimism
3. Hard work
4. Patience
5. trust in yourself/self-belief
20. What is NOT our destined end or way
accdg. to Longfellow?

b. happy
21. What is a Psalm?

a sacred song
22. What is compared to “world” in the
poem?

battlefield
23. Author of the poem (complete name)

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

24-25. What is the theme/message of the
poem?
 MESSAGE

 Life is not a dream, but very real and urges us to live it

to the full and not sit around waiting for death.
We should NOT spend our priceless moments sitting
idly and doing nothing, rather we have to work hard
towards reaching our goal and to make the most out
of this short life.
Live life to the fullest. We should keep on working
towards reaching our goals and make the most out of
this short life.
 ENRICHMENT ACTIVITY

 Provide a melody for the poem and sing it

to the class.
Melody can be original or adopted
To be presented on Monday
You can use musical instruments to
accompany your song, no minus one.
Criteria
CRITERIA

 Melody/Musicality - 10 pts
 Empathy - 5 pts
Coordination/Participation - 10 pts
TOTAL 25 pts
 POWERPOINT LAYOUT
• Layout continuity from frame to frame conveys a
sense of completeness
• Headings, subheadings, and logos should show up
in the same spot on each frame
• Margins, fonts, font size, and colors should be
consistent with graphics located in the same general
position on each frame
• Lines, boxes, borders, and open space also should
be consistent throughout
 SLIDE STRUCTURE

Use 1-2 slides per minute of your presentation

 Write in point form, not complete sentences
Avoid wordiness: use key words and phrases only
No More than One Topic per Slide
 7X7 RULE

7 lines of text
7 words per line
 FONTS

• Font Style Should be Readable – Recommended

fonts: Arial, Tahoma, Veranda
• Standardize the Font Throughout
 TEXT SIZE

• Select Readable Type Size

• Minimum 36 point for titles – 24 point for body text
 FONT SIZE
• Combining small font sizes with bold or italics is not
recommended
• What does this say? Garamond Font, Italic, Bold 12pt.
• This is very difficult to read. Times Font, Bold, 12pt.

• This point could be lost. Century Gothic Font, Bold, Italic, 14pt.
• No one will be able to read this.Gill Sans Font,Condensed Bold,12pt

• Small fonts are okay for the footer

 FONTS

Don’t Sacrifice Readability for Style

 CAPS AND ITALICS

• DO NOT USE ALL CAPITAL LETTERS – Makes text hard

to read – Conceals acronyms – Denies their use for
EMPHASIS

• Italics – Used for “quotes” – Used to highlight

thoughts or ideas – Used for book, journal, or
magazine titles
 USE A TEMPLATE

Use a set font and color scheme.

Different styles are disconcerting to the audience.
You want the audience to focus on what you
present, not the way you present.
 BACKGROUND

• Use the Same Background in all Slides

• Changing the style is distracting.
 COLORS

• Reds and oranges are high-energy but can be

difficult to stay focused on.
• Greens, blues, and browns are mellower, but not as
attention grabbing.
• Reds and Greens can be difficult to see for those
who are color blind.
 AVOID THESE COMBINATIONS

Green on Blue
Dark Yellow on Green
Purple on Blue
 Orange on Green
 Red on Green
 Your text here
Your text here
 COLORS

• Large Hall Events –Avoid White Backgrounds

• The white screen can be blinding in a dark room
• Dark Slides with Light Colored Text Work Best
 THE COLOR WHEEL
 Colors separated by another
color are contrasting colors
(complementary)
 Adjacent colors harmonize
with one another (Green and
Yellow)
 Colors directly opposite one
another are said to CLASH
 Clashing colors provide
readability – Orange on Blue
 BACKGROUND COLORS
•Remember: Readability! Readability! Readability!
 GRAPHS AND CHARTS

Make sure the audience can read them!

 GRAPHICS AND CHARTS
Avoid using graphics that are difficult to read
 GOOD GRAPH

These are examples of good

graphs, with nice line widths
and good colors.
CHARTS AND GRAPHS
CHARTS AND GRAPHS
This is a good, readable table. Tables, especially
large ones, should be placed on a separate
slide.
 ILLUSTRATIONS

Use only when needed, otherwise they become

distracters instead of communicators
 They should relate to the message and help make
a point
 Ask yourself if it makes the message clearer
 Simple diagrams are great communicators
BALANCE
• Place graphics off-
center.
• More room for text.
• Better balance.
• More pleasing to the
eye.
• Left placement leads
the eye to the text.
 USE BULLETS, NOT NUMBERS

• Make bullets with the same color as the title of the

slide
• Use numbers only to show rank or sequence
• Bullets must be left-sided & not centered
 BULLETS

Limit the number of bullets in a screen to 6, 4 if there

is a large title, logo, picture, etc. – This is known as
“cueing” – You want to “cue” the audience on
what you’re going to say
Cues are a brief “preview”
- If you crowd too much text, the audience won’t
read it
– Too much text looks busy and is hard to read – Why
read it, when you’re going to tell them what it says?
– Our reading speed does not match our listening
speed; hence, they confuse instead of reinforce
 POINTS TO REMEMBER
• Limit each slide to 1 idea
• • Limit each bullet point to only a few words to
avoid long sentences that go on and on!
• Limit animation
• Keep bullet points brief
• Use the same background for each slide
• Use dark slides with light colored text in large hall
events
 AVOID THE “ALL WORD” SLIDE

• Another thing to avoid is the use of a large block

paragraph to introduce your information. Attendees
do not like to have what is on the screen, read to
them verbatim. So, please use short, bulleted
statements and avoid typing out your whole
presentation on to the slides. Also, it is difficult for
some to listen and read a large amount of text at
the same time.
 LIMIT ANIMATION

• Use the same animation throughout the entire

presentation
• Using more than one can be very distracting – The
audience will only see the animation and not the
message you’re trying to get across!
 LIMIT ANIMATION

• Use the same animation throughout the entire

presentation
• Using more than one can be very distracting – The
audience will only see the animation and not the
message you’re trying to get across!
 SPELLING AND GRAMMAR

• Proof your slides for: – spelling mistakes – the use of

repeated words – grammatical errors
• If English is not your first language, please have
someone else check your presentation!
 CONCLUSION

• Use an effective and strong closing – Your audience

is likely to remember your last words

• Use a conclusion slide to: – Summarize the main

points of your presentation – Suggest future avenues
of research
 QUESTIONS??

• End your presentation with a simple question slide to:

– Invite your audience to ask questions
• – Provide a visual aid during question period
• – Avoid ending a presentation abruptly
 YOU
• Do not use the media to hide you
• The audience came to SEE you
• The media should ENHANCE the presentation, not BE
the presentation
• If you’re only going to read from the slides, then just
send them the slides!
YOUR SLIDES ARE NOT YOUR PRESENTATION

Your slides are a focus for your presentation

 Your topic is the proof
You present your proof with slides to focus interest
on what you think is important
Simplicity
is the
best
 KEY BOARD COMMANDS
Ctrl + X = Cut
 Ctrl + C = Copy
 Ctrl + V = Paste
 Ctrl + A = Select All
 Ctrl + M = New Slide
 Ctrl + Z = Undo
 Ctrl + J = Justify
 Ctrl + S = Save
Ctrl + Shift + > = increase size
 Ctrl + Shift + < = decrease size