Week 20 - Book presentation

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 4

Today

Information about the book presentation

These are the titles that I have - Check yours -
Is it correct?

About a boy	Emar, Pascalle, Lorin	The Giver	Merijn
Curious incident of the dog...	Anouk, Fardoosa	The Hobbit	Elske, Thomas, Boris, Hielke
Go Ask Alice	Esmee, Lieke, Ramon, Louise	The perks of being a wallflower	Jade, Daan
Looking for Alaska	Robin, Jill, Luca	The talented Mr Ripley	Sander
The absolutely true diary ...	Liam	ONBEKEND (ik wil je even spreken na de les, dus blijf in zoom)	Rami, Carmen, Irene, Job, Laurens

Dates

• 15 May: deadline hand-in powerpoint
  Hand in a LINK to an online version of your presentation
  ELO
• 18 May: choose a date for presenting your work. 
• I will provide you with feedback on the powerpoint. You can make changes to your powerpoint until 22 May (if you use a link, this shouldn't be a problem). This is the version I'll use to evaluate your work.
• 25 May - 12 June: book presentations
  
• 12 June: deadline project Native Americans
  (more information next week)

The Presentation

• duration: 5 minutes
• powerpoint or prezi
  (tip: use a link to an online document

1. discuss the development of one character
2. research and present the context of the novel (e.g. setting, when was it written, where)
3. why would you (not) recommend your book. Give plenty of reasons! 
4. be prepared to answer questions about the book / your presentation

Rubric (what you will be marked on)

• Understanding of the novel (1-10 points)
• Structure of the presentation (1-10 points)
  
• Response to questions (1-5 points)

Understanding of the novel

- you are able to discuss theme, setting, plot, character

- you show understanding of what you've read

- you are able to use appropriate literary terms

Structure of the presentation

- a clear structure

- the quotes that you use have been integrated well

- you give an idea of your reading experience

Response to Questions

- your answers (and ideas behind them) are relevant

- your answers show insight

• setting: where, when (type of village, house? political situation? history?)
  
• characters: main characters, protagonist, antagonist, round/flat, dynamic/static
  
• plot: story structure (exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution)
  
• conflict: what type of conflict (explain), e.g. human/human, generation conflict, human/nature, human/self
  
• point of view: type narrator - (limited) omniscient, 3rd person, 1st person
  
• theme: the message - e.g. "revenge is no use", "love conquers all"

You don't have to use all the literary terms - use the terms that you need for your presentation!

Any questions / remarks?