Instructions for Presentations

Presentations should ideally be on Powerpoint and last for 10-15 minutes. You want to do the following to get an A:

1. Identify the author's argument. Highlight and paraphrase it. Define terms which our class may be unfamiliar with (at least three) and explain how they function in the author's argument.
2. Identify which strategy or strategies the author is using to engage with critical sources (see Learning through Writing, pgs. 28-32) and what evidence the author is using to corroborate his or her argument (historical, textual, etc).
3. The most difficult part: Engage with the author's argument using one of the strategies in your Learning Through Writing handbook, with the exception of #2.