ENG 225: Aiken: Discussion Leader Teams/ Dates

Partner Presentations

English 225

Saint Leo University

Spring 2013

For these presentations, you and your partner will put together a brief research presentation regarding the literature you chose. Though I will be offering a general, contextual discussion on each piece, you can offer details on the author, author’s culture, inspiration, or models, reception of the literature by its own culture, etc. In addition to these details, you may provide a (very) brief summary of the reading (think of yourself as refreshing your classmates rather than educating them). Finally, the bulk of your presentation should focus on discussion points based on the reading, including drawing out important themes, relating works to previous class readings, and identifying challenges or issues within the text.

You may choose to facilitate this discussion in any manner you wish, from organizing a quiz bowl to asking specific students to make comments. The more creative the better!

Scope: No less than 20 minutes. Remember, this is required, and unless we get incredibly backed up, you will be presenting on the date you signed up for. If your partner is absent without informing me, he or she will receive a ‘0’ for the assignment.

Please either email me your presentation before your assigned date so I can email it to your classmates, or come to class with a handout for them to take notes on. Get creative, people! I know your technological skills far surpass mine!