Group Presentations

Choose one of the following. The presentation will be worth one response paper. The week your group presents, you do not have to turn in a response paper.

• Imagine you are turning one of the short stories into a film and are pitching it to producers who are considering funding the project. Make your vision for the project and your enthusiasm clear. Discuss setting, vital scenes, plot structure, and character. You can also discuss music, actors, and location. Act out one scene..

• Create a video or a short play of one pivotal scene from one of the assigned short stories. Show or perform this scene (try to incorporate setting) and discuss its importance to the story as a whole.

• Create your own response and interpretation to one of the short stories through any means you’d like, but submit the proposal in writing for approval at least one week prior to your assigned date to give your presentation.

The presentation should be 10 –15 minutes, should incorporate craft terminology, shed meaning on the text, and engage the class. Creativity is encouraged.