This is a relatively new way of disseminating information in the Humanities. The
Lightning Talk for History of the English Language class should be no more than five to ten
minutes, which translates to an approximately two to four-page doubled-spaced paper. The point
of a Lightning Talk is to present ideas that are getting tried out for the first time. Most of this
Lightning Talk site provides very useful information. As always, schedule a zoom meeting if you
need more clarity. The Lightening Talk and the following paper should include five thought-
provoking questions to introduce in the brief minute talk. This Lightening Talk will enlarge upon
one of the fourteen ponder points. You should build this class and paper on at least five juried sources. Feel free to set up a time to discuss your choice(s) and your class. Share the Lightning Talk
with me as a one-to-two page paper with a Bibliography or Works Cited of the texts you consulted (both the ones in our class and outside of our class). All texts should be juried.
What are Lightning Talks?
Lightning Talks are sixteen five-minute talks in a ninety-minute time slot (or eleven in a sixty-minute slot.)
Why Would You Want to do a Lightning Talk?