Belated Instructions for Group Presentations

Heya folks--Apparently my account was hacked into. Instructions for the Group Project follow below. I will insert the instructions for your individual papers in a separate blog post

English 110 Final Group Project and Individual Persuasive Paper

There are two elements to your final grade for the course. Your first grade is a group grade based on the summation and persuasive qualities your group demonstrates to the class. The second grade is based on your summation and persuasive skills in an individual essay.

Final Group Project:

The next incarnation of English 110 will include a text chosen by your classmates, based upon your persuasive ability to offer plot details and make vivid the literary elements of (non)fiction we have discussed all semester.

What?

Your book should be a novel or novella with a social, cultural or literary purpose. In order to select a text, you might look to Pulitzer Prize lists, the Man Booker Prize for fiction, or even the Amazon Bestseller lists. You may not advocate single genre novels intended for a specific audience; these include: mystery, fantasy, poetry collections, chick lit, horror, etc. If you have trouble deciding whether a book your group is considering is in fact a contender, please see me immediately. You might also consult the list of books chosen for this course (a little hint—if you search for these titles on amazon.com and scroll down the page, you will find “recommended” or “related” titles that might help in the search).

Along with your group, you should delegate different “jobs” to all—one person might relate the first half of the novel’s plot while another offers the second half of the novel’s plot, or you might look to your group members to summarize literary elements that make the novel worthy of contention for a college level reading course syllabus. Literary elements we have briefly glossed over this semester (see the class blog for a list of terms and concepts we have covered) should be an integral part of the presentation, although not all terms will/may apply.

When?

The final presentations for this course are scheduled for the final week of class instruction (ie. known as “dead week”). I will construct a list of groups in an order determined by random hat pull (I actually have a hat I will put group names into). If your group should have a preference for which day you present, please let me know.