Presentation Project
Critical Perspectives on Keats and Faulkner

Objective

To identify an important insight regarding either Keats's poetry or William Faulkner's The Sound and the Fury and explain where it occurs and how it works.

Procedure

1. Choose one specific interpretation of an element in the works of the assigned authors that you have encountered in an assigned critical work.

2. Take notes on this critic's interpretation and consider its consequences for your overall understanding of the text. Refer to specific details in both the critical work and the primary text. Consider also the extent to which you find this interpretation persuasive and which alternative interpretations might exist. You may build this presentation out of ideas that you discussed in your paper. You may use visual aids if you wish.

3. Sign up for a presentation slot on Monday, December 9th, 2013.

Grading Standards

Presentations will receive A-F grades based on the following criteria:

Adherence to topic guidelines.

Clarity of the argument about the critic's interpretation.

Effective use of examples from the text.

Creativity in interpreting lines from the poem or novel.