Poster Presentation

Due Dates: Dry run on 25 April 2023. Outside guests visit on 27 April 2023.

Minimum Requirements:

One poster with a clearly identified literary element as its focus.

At least five pages with headings:

• A definition of the literary element or critical approach.
• At least two examples of it from literary works of your choosing.
• An explanation of how it might be helpful beyond the realm of literary analysis.
• Potential problems or challenges associated with a focus on this element.
• A list of references for info on the poster and areas for future study.

Attention to effective graphic elements and, optionally, other media to help you make your argument.

Objective:

Showcase an element of literature and argue for its usefulness as a tool in interpreting a text and teaching it to students.

Groups: If you wish, you may complete this task individually or in a larger group. Divide the task up as appropriate. Each student in the group should produce at least one display page for the poster. Sign-ups will open up on Tuesday, 28 February 2023.

Procedure:

1. Choose one an element of or approach to literature as defined by M. A. R. Habib in Literary Criticism. Identify an example of this element or approach as it appears in a work of literature on our syllabus (including in Habib's book).

2. On your own, or in collaboration with your group members, design a visually engaging poster presentation that covers the above subtopics.

3. Pay some attention to the visual organization of information. Perhaps bullet-points will be a good option. Include at least one image or other graphical element in this poster presentation.

4. Have the poster ready for the dry run in class on Tuesday, 25 April 2023, and then, with perhaps a few modifications, for our guests on Thursday, 27 April 2023. During a poster session, presenters stand in front of their poster and respond to question from people walking by.

Grading standards:

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

Adherence to topic guidelines.

Clarity of the argument about the literary element and creative ways to apply it to our lives beyond the literature class.

Effective use of examples.