For the presentation:Each student is required to present a 10-minuteseminar paper once during the course of the term. This must be a piece of original research which engages with one or more of the set texts and draws where appropriate on relevant secondary sources. The scope of the paper should be agreed with the convenor in advance. A seminar paper is an oral presentation, not an essay. Whether you choose to speak from notes or read from a script, you should present it in a lively and engaging way. The aim is not to exhaust a topic but to present key ideas and stimulate discussion. Your paper should incorporate some close reading. See ten golden rules below. You will be assessed on the quality of your research, the coherence of your exposition and the effectiveness of your delivery, including your ability to engage the audience. See criteria below. A respondent will be assigned to each presentation to ask questions and offer comment. See role description below. A mark and brief feedback will be emailed to you and/orposted on QMplus normally within 2 weeks of your presentation. Ten golden rules for presenters 1. Your presentation must last no more than ten minutes. You must adhere strictly to this. 2. The aim of a seminar paper is to introduce a text and/or topic and to stimulate discussion. Be concise and clear at all times. 3. Give contextual information where appropriate, but be selective and always explain the significance of any historical or biographical facts you include: why are they important and how do they help us to understand the topic or interpret the text? 4. Back up each of your claims with evidence and quotations. If quoting, always give page or line numbers so others can identify the passage quickly. 5. Don’t try to say everything you know. Hold things back for the discussion afterwards. 6. Always include some close reading. Every seminar paper must do this, however broad the topic. If you are discussing a theory text, include some direct quotation and discussion of the theorist’s words. 7. Guidance on secondary reading can be found in the weekly Further reading and in the Module bibliography. If you use secondary sources, let your personal voice come through and offer your own interpretation and evaluation of the material. 8. Whether you are talking from notes or reading from a script, look up frequently and project your voice. If you have a script, you need to perform it in lively way, not just read it. Don’t read too quickly. Include pauses and vary your pitch to highlight the most important parts. 9. It is strongly advised that you use Powerpoint as a visual aid for your presentation. Other software such as Prezi or Menti can create compatibility problems. Patricia Parker, Inescapable Romance: Studies in the Poetics of a Mode (Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1979), ‘Introduction’, pp. 3-25Please also provide a script to go with the presentation.
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