Literature Presentations

Schedule

Band	Members	Panel dates
1	Vitaliy K; Sam L; Nicole L; Joe M	14 Oct; 6 Jan
2	Andrew D; Ashley L; Dana P; Nonphan S	21 Oct; 2 Dec
3	Jennifer H; Matt H; Terra J; Maggie M	28 Oct; 9 Dec
4	Kristen B; Cyrus G; Kate S; Catherine W; John Y	4 Nov; 18 Nov
5	Josh B; JJ G; Angela G; Todd S; Take Y	11 Nov; 16 Dec

Purpose:

Our class discussions will be led by members of the class itself. Each discussion is assigned to one of the groups, which will be responsible for leading the discussion of that text. When a group leads a discussion, they should say a few introductory remarks (no longer than five minutes) to orient the discussion, and should distribute a handout to the class. Each group is responsible for leading two discussions.

To conduct a literature presentation:
Read the assignment for the week. Collaborate with your group to assemble a handout that focuses the discussion on key passages in the text; make sixteen copies. Include those passages on the text and write some questions to get the discussion rolling. Some things to focus your questions on are:

How does the text meet the elements of its genre as described in Writing About Literature?
Try to use specific terms. Consider the relationship between the text and our course themes of desire, work, and race. How does the text influence our discussion of our current theme?
How does it touch on the other themes? Don't forget to think about how the text relates to the city. Choose passages that bring to mind other connections with literature, life, and the world. Ask provocative questions.

Presentation Grading:

Preparedness (15 points):
Is the group prepared? Is it clear that they did the reading? Do they handle their questions smoothly? Did all the members participate in the discussion?

Handout:
Is the handout thorough? Does it address the bulleted prompts above? Did the students choose significant and/or interesting passages from throughout the reading?

Discussion:
Did the group manage the class contribution well? Did they engage the group in interesting, thoughtful dialog? Did they use the full time for discussion? Did they uncover connections to our course themes in the discussion? Did they follow thoughts from the class well?