Discussion Post 7 (and last!)

Tell us a bit about what you’re getting out of the presentations. (I’ve posted several reminders that these would be the subject of end-of-the-semester assignments and reminded you to take notes. I will be posting some of the info from the PowerPoints etc., tomorrow night) You should cover at least two in your answer (by tomorrow, you will have seen all of them). Which major ideas (about the theories and their application to literary texts) did you take away? Which methods of presentation worked well for you, in terms of elucidating/distilling the theory? Which terms stand out to you as most important for/within the criticism? Your take-home portion of the final involves the texts chosen for the presentation as well as the ideas and concepts, so if you haven’t read them (as you should have), you really need to do so soon. I’m giving you until Friday, the 25^th to submit this portion of the final as well as your research paper, and beginning with this discussion should really get you in the mode of thinking analytically about the presentation material and drafting ideas.