As I stated in class, the group presentations will involve
your discussion of the major points of the text(s) for the day,
including relevant historical and biographical
information. At the bare minimum, you need to go over the
assigned Homework Questions for the day. You may also use
the other discussion questions from our class page for guidance,
but you don't necessarily have to answer them all. I would
also suggest you DON'T JUST answer the questions as the sole
basis of your discussion. Instead, investigate and discuss
the major themes, many of which are listed in the "Things to
Consider" section of the discussion questions page. You
can act out certain parts of the text if you'd like, especially
if the number of group members and major characters are the
same. Essentially, I would like for you to be as creative
as you can at the same time that you facilitate the rest of the
class in getting a better understanding of the readings.
Again, at the bare minimum, you need to go over the
assigned Homework Questions for the day.
At the beginning of your presentation, Groups are also
expected to hand in one copy of an accompanying "script" or
"report" or whatever you want to call the hard copy of your
presentation (outline, synopsis, etc.) to the instructor.
If you are using power-point (which is not required),
please print out all slides to submit at the beginning of
the class as well.
ALL information taken from secondary sources MUST be
clearly and accurately documented !! (See Plagiarism
Policy )
Do not just summarize the text or read from the section
introductions in the text. The class will have read all
that already. You need to go beyond what is presented in
the book.
At the same time, it is recommended that groups
recite, or encourage class members to recite, shorter
poems. This helps students get a better feel for the
poems.
Any requests for audio-visual support must be submitted IN
WRITING, at least 48 hours in advance of the scheduled
presentation.
This is a team effort, so it will require everyone to
participate, not only in performing his or her individual tasks,
but also in combining all the individual parts into a coherent
unit.
NOT EVERYONE NEEDS TO ACTUALLY SPEAK DURING THE
PRESENTATION. If one member is not as good at public
speaking, perhaps that person can be assigned another task.
The presentation will be graded by the instructor as a whole, not
according to each section. In terms of grades, each member
of the group will evaluate herself and the others using a grading
sheet, based on a percentage of effort put in. I will make
every effort to maintain a "secret ballot" environment. At
home, I will average the different grades together and provide on
each member's grading sheet for each member the group grade and
the resulting grade for that student.
Section 2
Section 5
Text
Name
Date
Asian: Wei
& Dau
March 13
* Clarisa C.
*
* Kishan S.
*
* Atiya R.
*
African
Poetry: Tshakatumba and Peters
March 15
*
*
*
*
*
*
African
Poetry: Njau and Pereira
March 27
* Meaca D.
*
* Ronald B.
*
* Simone D.
*
Kafka, "The Metamorphosis"
April 8
* Dionne S.
*
* Tope B.
*
* Alicia A.
*
European-American Poetry
April 10
* Jasmine J.
*
* Aubrey S.
*
* Korey M.
*
Native American
Literature
April 19
* Atiya R.
*
*
*
*
*
Jorge Borges
April 22
*
* Amber P.
*
* Alicia G.
*
* Tamris M.
McKay & Toomer
April 24
*
*
*
*
*
*
Hughes & Angelou
April 26
* Alicia A.
* Kevon B.
* Tope B.
* Daniel O.
* Kayla W.
*Oluwakorede O.
Wright, "Ethics of Living Jim Crow"
April 29
* Jasmine J.
* Quam O.
* Aubrey S.
* Emmanuel D.
* Korey M.
*
Wright, "The Man Who Lived
Underground"
May 1
*
*
*
*
*
*
If you REALLY want to discuss a text that is not listed here,
please speak with me !!
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