F. Scott Fitzgerald
F. Scott Fitzgerald
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PRESENTATION REQUIREMENTS
Every student will deliver an oral presentation on based on a scholarly article that addresses the novel that we are reading (Tender is the night by F. Scott
Fitzgerald)only on this specific section only: [Book 2 Chapter 15- 22)].
Your scholarly article should be about that part of the novel. Scholarly articles can be found in online databases. Examples include: JSTOR, Project Muse, and
Literature Online (LION). Please contact me if you have questions about what constitutes a scholarly article. There will be three parts to this assignment. First, you
will have to present a summary of the author’s argument for the class. Second, you must provide examples of the author’s argument from the novel. And third, you must
critically respond to the authors article, noting any inconsistences, contradictions, need for further explanation, or ways in which your reading of the novel differs
from or supplements that of the author. Students should present a coherent argument that shows independent thinking rather than repeating ideas already discussed.
After each presentation, class members are encouraged to ask or comment on what has been discussed by their classmate. Each student will speak for about 10-15 minutes
on the topic she has chosen, researched and planned. It will be followed by 5-10 minutes of questions from the rest of the class. Assessment of the presentation will
be based on the appropriateness and quality of information, organization, delivery, keeping to and distribution of time and dealing with questions from listeners.