This morning after you deliver your Check, Please! group presentation, you will compose a short essay (three paragraphs, minimum) that reflects on the processes of planning, rehearsing and presenting. Elements of your presentation to address include the following:
- the introduction of your group members and opening remarks
- the examination of one or more points in the lesson
- the conclusion
- optional element: observations about the relevance of the lessons to your other work in English 1103 and/or your other courses
- poise, eye contact, and avoidance of filler words
After you have addressed the elements of your presentation, turn to one or more of the following points in your conclusion.
- the differences you noted between (1) the process of composing for the page, and (2) the process of beginning with written words and transforming those words into an oral presentation
- how a previous oral presentation of yours influenced your presentation today, or how the experience of delivering today’s presentation may benefit your future presentations.
Time permitting, after you compose your refelection, you will complete a journal exercise on another potential source for your final essay and annotated bibliography. Details TBA.
Next Up
In class on Monday, we will examine Donald Bartheleme’s short story “The School,” and you will read and respond to one or more of your classmates’ analyses.
Jane Lucas 