The members of your research group will offer
a 20-minute oral presentation over your broad topic in Tolkien studies,
followed by a period of questions:
- Tolkien and Roman Catholicism
- Tolkien and Victorian/Edwardian Medievalism &
Fantasy
- Tolkien and Medieval Philology & Culture
- Tolkien and the Middle Twentieth Century
The purpose of your presentation is to
inform the class of your findings. It should not seek to present the
details of your individual papers, but it should pool your research to
offer an interesting and integrated overview of the area. Your
presentation should include handouts, with visuals when applicable. You
may use multimedia sources, including Powerpoint, but please have all
these preloaded before class begins that day.
Each member should participate equally in
the design of the presentation and have some role in the actual delivery.
At the time of presentation, the group should turn in a written account of
how the work was divided and shared, with all group members' signatures at
the bottom. In the case of a dispute regarding the sharing of work,
individual accounts will need to be submitted, and I will schedule a
meeting with each group member to seek to resolve any disagreement. If I
determine that a member or members has not done their fair share, a lower
grade or no grade will be assigned to those in question.
Your presentation will be graded according
to the following criteria:
| General
Informative Discussion |
| Variety
and Depth of Observations |
| Complex
Nature of Information |
| Effective
Use of Resources |
| Effective
Use of Background |
| Addresses
Each Area |
| Appears
Prepared |
| Work
Equally Shared |
| Observes
Time Limits |
|