oral presentaion 39 s guidelines
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Oral Presentation’s Guidelines
There are two ways of reading a book. One of them is reading for
pleasure. It helps you to relax and take your mind away from everything around
you. The other one is to go through a book’s pages making a critical analysis.
Being a literature expert is not a requirement for this type of reading. It only
involves doing some research, establishing relationships and having an open
mind.
The latter is the reading that should carried out at a tertiary level. All the
conclusions that come out of it will be transferred to an oral presentation. These
are the elements that should be included:
Information about the author: His or her contribution to the literary
world, prizes he or she won, details about his or her life –only if they are
relevant for the analysis of the text-, place and year of birth, period of
literary productivity must be exposed during the presentation.
Information about the literary work: Year of publication, its covers and
their relationship with the book, its impact in society, its popularity need
to be mentioned in this part of the presentation.
Context of publication: Relevant characteristics of the historical period
in which the literary work was published need to be present. This may
include historical transforming events, like WWI or WWII, and their
effects on society’s believes, politics, economy and culture. Literary or
artistic movements and their characteristics should be included in this
part of the presentation too, if they are pertinent.
Context provided in the setting (if it is different from that of the book’s or
story’s publication): For example, The Danish Girl by David Ebershoff
takes place mainly in the 1920s and 1930s, and it also mentions earlier
times. In those periods, people’s way of thinking was structured in an
specific way, which differs greatly from that of the year of publication.
Plot and setting: They can be included ONLY if they are relevant to the
analysis of the literary work. For example, in “Hills Like White
Elephants,” the setting is a fundamental part of the story because it is
full of symbols and the plot is almost inexistent because of
Hemingway’s Iceberg Theory.
Characters: They should be described briefly. Features that are relevant
to different themes should be singled out and described more in depth.
Analysis of themes: Themes from the literary work have to be
mentioned and explained. Also, quotes that support their existence
must be provided.
Literary devices: If they are used to achieve an specific effect by the
writer on the reader, they should be mentioned. That is to say, it is not
required to expose and explain every literary device, but those that
cause a particular reaction to the reader and those that a typical of a
particular writer. For example, irony in “Hills Like White Elephants”
needs to be mentioned because it lets the reader know that there is a
problem between the couple, and that the girl is not as weak as she
seems. Another example may be the use of stream of consciousness
(narrative device). Faulkner makes use of it in The Sound and the Fury,
but it is a device that this author included in most of his works.
Students’ opinion: A response to or a reflection about the literary work
has to be provided by the whole group.
Extra Information
The presentation has to contain visual support. The softwares
that you can use are Prezi or Power Point.
Each slide should include only key words, which means that
those exposing are not supposed to read.
Using videos and pictures is highly recommended.
Creativity will be rewarded.
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