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Assignment #2: Hamlet and Gullivers Travels Oral Presentations Description

At different stages of our discussion of Hamlet (beginning with Act 3) and Gullivers Travels, a short 15 minute oral presentation will be presented by those named after each topic on the list below. These will be assessed according to the descriptors for IB oral presentations (attached). If you have not been assigned an oral presentation this term, you will complete a Literary Journal Assignment this term (see Literary Journal assignment sheet), and then you will complete an oral presentation between January and March. If you complete an oral presentation this term, you will complete a Literary Journal assignment between January and March.

Instructions
You will deliver your oral presentation with the use of notes. The content of your assignment must be backed up by selected short quotations from the text. At the end of your oral presentation, you will hand in your notes for your presentation to me. These notes should be accompanied by a properly formatted bibliography. If any of the secondary sources is a web site, a print out of the material used must be handed in at this time. Your notes must be put through the Turnitin process before your presentation.

Plagiarism: The use of other peoples ideas, writings,

inventions (intellectual property) as ones own. It is OK to use the intellectual property of others if you accurately document it, acknowledging its source.

Deadlines
The date that each of these assignments will be due and presented) is listed beside the topic. If you have any questions about the timing of these topics, please ask me. It is important to read ahead and start work on your topic as soon as the Hamlet Short Writing Assignment is completed. Your notes must be put through the Turnitin process by

8.00am on

the morning of the due date.

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TURNITIN: enrollment password: Ophelia 4408986

class ID number:

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Topics: Oral Presentations

Hamlet, Act I, II, III.i. 11]

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What are the women in Hamlets life really like? How is Hamlet affected by them and how does he treat them so far? Soleil Chahine (D); Maha Naeem (F): Annika Gnann (G) Hamlet, Act II, III.ii [Oct. 13] Outline what we find out about Shakespeares views of his own profession. Paige Conrad (D); Ian Burke (G); Hamlet, Act III [Oct. 25] Describe the state of mind of King Claudius. Make particular use of a discussion of the imagery used in this exercise. As you prepare for this assignment, you should look at the relevant chapter on imagery in Sound and Sense. Jane McLaughlin (D); John Fraser (F): Ankur Gupta(G) Hamlet, Act III [Nov. 3] Using a discussion of the imagery of this act describe exactly how Hamlet feels about Queen Gertrude and King Claudius. Be specific. You should not determine that his feelings for these two are identical. As you prepare for this assignment you should look at the relevant chapter on imagery in Sound and Sense. Meg Campbell (D); Sophie Moynan(G) Hamlet, Act IV [Nov. 10] How does Claudius regain control of the action and the characters in this act? Amit Malik (D); JiSu Song (F): Mahmoud Ahrari(G)

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Gullivers Travels, Book 1 [Dec. 6] In this book Swift makes some very pointed observations about politics and those in power. Describe some of these observations. Using the notes at the back of your text and the annotated edition HGS library), trace some of the connections between the fiction and the contemporary events of Swifts time. Nicole Chater(D); Jack MacDonald(G)

Gullivers Travels, Book 2 [Dec. 8] What satiric points is Swift able to make by making Gulliver so much smaller than his hosts? Be specific and discuss the effect in one or two scenes. Micah Lacson (D); Laura Brown-Crowell (F); Adelle Goodfellow (G)

Gullivers Travels, Book 3 [Jan. 10] In this book Swift attacks mans irrational use of his intellect. What points does he make about the human intellect? Discuss specific examples. Giselle Hage (D); Oliver Falvey (F); Tosin Fashoranti (G)

Gullivers Travels, Book 4 [Jan. 12] What is wrong with the yahoos? How does Swift make us so certain that these creatures should not be admired? David Morency (D)

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IB Assessment Criteria: Individual Oral Presentation (HL)

Name: ______________________________Title: ______________________________ Criterion A: Knowledge and understanding of the work(s)
How much knowledge and understanding does the student show of the work(s) used in the presentation?

Criterion B: Presentation
How much attention has been given to making the delivery effective and appropriate to the presentation? To what extent are strategies used to interest the audience (for example, audibility, eye contact, gesture, effective use of supporting material)?

Criterion C: Language
How clear and appropriate is the language? How well is the register and style suited to the choice of presentation? (Register refers, in this context, to the students use of elements such as vocabulary, tone, sentence structure and terminology appropriate to the presentation.) Delivery of the presentation is highly effective, with purposeful strategies used to interest the audience. The language is rarely appropriate, with a very limited attempt to suit register and style to the choice of presentation. The language is sometimes appropriate, with some attempt to suit register and style to the choice of presentation. The language is mostly clear and appropriate, with some attention paid to register and style that is suited to the choice of presentation. The language is clear and appropriate, with register and style consistently suited to the choice of presentation. The language is very clear and entirely appropriate, with register and style consistently effective and suited to the choice of presentation.

The work does not reach a standard described by the descriptors below. There is little knowledge or understanding of the content of the work(s) presented.

The work does not reach a standard described by the descriptors below. Delivery of the presentation is seldom appropriate, with little attempt to interest the audience. Delivery of the presentation is sometimes appropriate, with some attempt to interest the audience. Delivery of the presentation is appropriate, with a clear intention to interest the audience. Delivery of the presentation is effective, with suitable strategies used to interest the audience. Delivery of the presentation is highly effective, with purposeful strategies used to interest the audience.

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There is some knowledge and superficial understanding of the content of the work(s) presented. There is adequate knowledge and understanding of the content and some of the implications of the work(s) presented. There is very good knowledge and understanding of the content and most of the implications of the work(s) presented. There is excellent knowledge and understanding of the content and the implications of the work(s) presented.

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78

910

Total Points:

/30