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For your final, you will give an oral presentation with an accompanying slideshow during which you analyze two characters from our texts and discuss how they meet and subvert societal expectations of gender.
This presentation should highlight the most important parts of your essay, including:
● Thesis / Argument
● How each text/character sets up societal expectations of gender
● How each text/character subverts societal expectations of gender
● Important quotes that connect to or illustrate these ideas
● Analysis of quotes and characters
● Connection(s) between the two characters
● Conclusions you have drawn about how these texts wrestle with
definitions of gender
While not an “essay,” your presentation and analysis should still be focused on and grounded in quotations from the text.
Do NOT make an argument solely based on opinion –
you must include evidence.
Requirements:
★ Oral presentation with accompanying slides. Overall presentation must:
○ Analyze how two different characters from the primary texts both meet and subvert societal expectations of gender;
Use quotes from chosen novels as focal points for discussion;
Analyze how societal expectations of gender are set up and subverted.
○ Presentation must be original and entirely your own creation
■ See Plagiarism and AI Use policies in the syllabus.
○ Time Length – Be at least 5 minutes, but no longer than 8 minutes:
Spring 2024 – LIT 233
This may include questions that you ask the group, but should not be dominated by them;
● Tip: always prep more questions than you need, in case your audience doesn’t respond the way you hoped. Notice how in class I oen rephrase questions multiple ways.
● Questions should be focused on starting conversation or analysis, not just receiving a factual, quick answer.
You should NOT read your essay directly – this should be abbreviated and more conversational in tone.
○ Must be presented orally during allotted Finals time: ■ 15May2024-11a.m.-1p.m.
★ Slideshow must include:
○ Six (6) slides minimum, but you may include more;
■ Must include a Title slide and a Works Cited slide with MLA citations (not just links);
○ Each slide must include: ■ Image(s)
● These should be relevant and appropriate to the topic of that slide and of good quality;
■ Quotations – include at least four (4) different quotes;
● Short, 1-3 word quotes are not long enough (unless
you are doing some serious analysis), so aim for quotes that offer plenty of room for discussion and analysis.
■ Summary of your ideas, topic, and/or talking points for that slide:
● Your ideas should be presented as bullet points or short statements –> NO PARAGRAPHS;
○ Use of paragraphs will result in point deduction – do not do this! Nobody likes reading paragraphs off of a slide.
○ EXCEPTION – the only exception is for quotations from the text. If you are featuring a paragraph from the novel, that is acceptable, as long as the whole paragraph is relevant to your analysis.
Fall 2023 – LIT 233
○ Slides should be professional in quality and collegiate in level
This means that:
● Images should be of good quality, not watermarked, relevant, and add rather than distract to your talk;
● Font should be easy to read and consistent in formatting throughout
● Color selections (font, background, etc) should be aesthetically pleasing, consistent, and easy to follow
See examples provided ★ Submission:
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Slides should be submitted to Moodle by 10 a.m. on the day of the presentation;
Powerpoint, Keynote, or Google Slides are all acceptable formats;
■ If using Google Slides, share the presentation online to Prof. Savage at *********************** prior to the start of class, AND upload a Powerpoint or PDF version to Moodle.
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This presentation should include a clear, concise argument expressed in a thesis statement and supported using evidence directly from the novels in the form of quotations. Identify quotes, analyze them, and draw connections between them to come to a conclusion of meaning.
Use literary terminology when possible and appropriate.
While you may need to do some research, you will not depend on other people’s research. Research should be limited to understanding literary and conceptual elements of the story, then, using this information, YOU determine what it means. This is your opportunity to take your unconnected thoughts and put them together to form an argument about meaning. How and what do all these pieces – characters, syntax, diction, metaphor, etc. – add up to? What does the story say?
Remember – Avoid summarizing. Find a passage, analyze specific quotes, and interpret. Assume your reader is intelligent and familiar with the story.
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