[nabs-l] Literature Project Presentation Assignment

[Kaiti Shelton]

Hi Helga,

Start by doing research if you haven't already.  It sounds like you're
pretty on the ball and thinking ahead about that though.  I think that
if you need more research to make things fall into place that might
help.  If you have enough information and it's organizable then it
should pretty much speak for itself.

If your question was more about what angle you should take, some of
the best presentations of this kind are the ones which tell stories.
You could use the woman you're using as a case study of sorts and
touch on the specifics of Puritanism just by talking about her life.
For instance, you could start your presentation by explaining what
principles make up the puritan religion and how this effected
lifestyles and beliefs at the time.  Mary, of course, was no
exception, and this is her story.  Then you could tell the rest of the
historical facts in the context of narrating her life, sort of
combining the two.  It's great for literature classes.

Hope this helps.

On 4/8/13, Helga <helga.schreiber at hotmail.com> wrote:
> Hi my name is Helga, and I would like to ask you some questions regarding my
> American Literature project. For my American Literature class my Professor
> told us that we need to do a presentation that needs to discuss/illustrate
> one aspect of American Literature & culture that we have discussed this
> term. I’m actually thinking in talking about on how the Puritan Era started,
> and also narrate the about the life of Mrs. Mary Rowlandson, who was a
> Puritan woman of that Era. Do you have any suggestions on how could I start
> to talk about these topics, and how to create a interesting Power Point
> presentation in order for me to present in front of my class? I’m not really
> so sure how to create a Power Point. I actually only know some basics of it.
> . By the way, my presentation is due Monday, April 29. Thanks so much.
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Kaiti