PRESENTATIONS FOR E316 SHAKESPEARE’S MAJOR PLAYS
CSU FULLERTON, FALL 2014
EMAIL | SYLLABUS | POLICIES | QUESTIONS | PRESENTATIONS | JOURNALS | PAPER | EXAM
Instructions: Most sessions will feature one or more student presentations that will give you a chance to hear different perspectives on the course readings, and I will also post the written versions students send me to a special blog so those interested can review them. Your presentations will also help me determine the direction my own comments, encouraging me to respond to your ideas rather than lecture continuously. See the syllabus for the presentation requirement’s value as a percentage of the course grade.
The questions for all assigned plays may be found at my website LIMBS OF ALARBUS.
1. On the first day of class, look over the authors or texts on our syllabus and then, next to your name on the roll sheet I will pass around, suggest several authors or texts that you might like to present on. I’ll try to give you the choices you have made, to the extent that the schedule permits. Depending on class size, each student will give two or three presentations. Be aware that if you choose only very popular authors or texts (Jane Austen, Hamlet, etc.), I may need to schedule you for something different.
2. Within a few days, check the schedule on this page to see when and on which authors and questions you are slated to present. I will complete the schedule by choosing specific question/s to be addressed from among the full sets. You can access all author questions using the links below or by visiting my LIMBS OF ALARBUS website.
3. Insightful responses are better than “answers”. I encourage you in advance to develop your remarks so that they go beyond the question at its simplest. The office hour (or email consultation for second and subsequent presentations, if any) and “advance final draft” requirement is 30% of your grade for the presentation.
4. It’s easy to do well if you prepare in advance and make a good effort, and your colleagues will be supportive. Completing the in-class component is 70% of the grade for each presentation.
5. Please check the schedule below on this page to verify the current status of your in-class presentation and blog entry. Within a few days after you’ve completed both, next to your name should appear the notation (Presentation completed). If you see other notations as indicated below in “How I Evaluate Presentations,” please contact me by email.
HOW I EVALUATE PRESENTATIONS
I will judge presentations on the following grounds: did the student 1) meet with me or email me a timely advance final draft so that I can offer advice and determine the course of my own comments? and 2) seem to have put genuine effort into preparing rather than treating the presentation as a barren “answer” to a stale question. Students who do those two things will receive an “A” for the presentations requirement. I am not going to grade presentations so much on in-class factors as on how well students prepare and (again, if necessary) follow up. I will indicate whether students have completed the requirements: (Presentation completed), (Presented in Class but no written version), (Missed Presentation), (Rescheduled Presentation).
MISSED PRESENTATIONS / RESCHEDULING PRESENTATIONS
If you find that you will be unable to make it to class for one of your scheduled presentations, please let me know in advance if possible. So long as you have provided me with a timely advance draft of your remarks (I usually print them out and bring them to class), I will read the presentation for you and give you partial credit for the “in-class” portion of the presentation grade. If you haven’t provided me with a final advance draft, I will not read it in class. In such cases, rescheduling on a new author or text may be possible at my discretion and if the schedule allows.
PRESENTATIONS / SESSION SCHEDULE
Below is a list containing three things for each session: the authors/texts we will discuss, an indication regarding the study question or range of question choices for each presenter, the presenters’ names, and (after the presentation has been given or missed) the status of the presentation. The author/text hyperlinks below will take you to the relevant study questions pages — they are the same pages from which you choose questions for your journal sets.
WEEK 1
Tu. 08/26. Course Introduction and Brief Introduction to Shakespeare.
Th. 08/28. A Midsummer Night’s Dream (1595-96; Acts 1-2, Comedies 377-92).
WEEK 2
Tu. 09/02. A Midsummer Night’s Dream (1595-96; Acts 3-5, Comedies 392-424).
STUDENT NAME. Any Question on Act 5. (Presentation Completed.)
Th. 09/04. The Merchant of Venice (1596-97; Act 1, Comedies 435-45).
WEEK 3
Tu. 09/09. The Merchant of Venice (1596-97; Acts 2-3, Comedies 445-73).
Th. 09/11. The Merchant of Venice (1596-97; Acts 4-5, Comedies 473-89).
STUDENT NAME. Any Question on Act 4. (Presentation Completed.)
STUDENT NAME. Any Question on Act 5. (Presentation Completed.)
WEEK 4
Tu. 09/16. As You Like It (1599; Acts 1-2 Comedies 631-54).
STUDENT NAME. Any Question on Act 1. (Presentation Completed.)
Th. 09/18. As You Like It (1599; Act 3 Comedies 655-69).
STUDENT NAME. Any Question on Act 3. (Presentation Completed.)
WEEK 5
Tu. 09/23. As You Like It (1599; Acts 4-5 Comedies 670-87).
STUDENT NAME. Any Question on Act 5. (Presentation Completed.)
Th. 09/25. Measure for Measure (1604; Acts 1-2, Comedies 850-74).
STUDENT NAME. Any Question on Act 1. (Presentation Completed.)
JOURNAL SET 1 DUE BY EMAIL MONDAY 09/29. (Reminder: this set includes A Midsummer Night’s Dream, through and including As You Like It. Respond with a full paragraph to 6 questions on each play spanning at least three acts. I will verify receipt by email within a few days.)
WEEK 6
Tu. 09/30. Measure for Measure (1604; Acts 3-5, Comedies 874-910).
STUDENT NAME. Any Question on Act 3. (Presentation Completed.)
Th. 10/02. Titus Andronicus (1593-94; Act 1, Tragedies 124-35).
STUDENT NAME. Any Question on Act 1. (Presentation Completed.)
WEEK 7
Tu. 10/07. Titus Andronicus (1593-94; Acts 2-3, Tragedies 135-55).
STUDENT NAME. Any Question on Act 2. (Presentation Completed.)
Th. 10/09. Titus Andronicus (1593-94; Acts 4-5, Tragedies 155-79).
STUDENT NAME. Any Question on Act 5. (Presentation Completed.)
WEEK 8
Tu. 10/14. Hamlet(1600-01; Act 1, Tragedies 336-56).
STUDENT NAME. Any Question on Act 1. (Presentation Completed.)
Th. 10/16. Hamlet(1600-01; Acts 2-3, Tragedies 356-92).
STUDENT NAME. Any Question on Act 3. (Presentation Completed.)
WEEK 9
Tu. 10/21. Hamlet (1600-01; Acts 4-5, Tragedies 393-424).
STUDENT NAME. Any Question on Act 4. (Presentation Completed.)
STUDENT NAME. Any Question on Act 5. (Presentation Completed.)
Th. 10/23. King Lear (1605; Act 1, Tragedies Intro 571-81, conflated text 739-59).
STUDENT NAME. Any Question on Act 1. (Presentation Completed.)
JOURNAL SET 2 DUE BY EMAIL FRIDAY 10/31. (Reminder: this set includes Measure for Measure through and including Hamlet. Respond with a full paragraph to 6 questions on each play spanning at least three acts.)
WEEK 10
Tu. 10/28. King Lear (1605; Acts 2-3, Tragedies Intro 571-81, conflated text 759-87).
STUDENT NAME. Any Question on Act 2. (Presentation Completed.)
Th. 10/30. King Lear (1605; Acts 4-5, Tragedies Intro 571-81, conflated text 787-813).
STUDENT NAME. Any Question on Act 4. (Presentation Completed.)
STUDENT NAME. Any Question on Act 5. (Presentation Completed.)
WEEK 11
Tu. 11/04. Coriolanus (1607-08; Acts 1-3, Tragedies 978-1027).
STUDENT NAME. Any Question on Act 1. (Presentation Completed.)
STUDENT NAME. Any Question on Act 2. (Presentation Completed.)
Th. 11/06. Coriolanus (1607-08; Acts 4-5, Tragedies 1027-56).
STUDENT NAME. Any Question on Act 4. (Presentation Completed.)
MICHAEL HARDEN. Any Question on Act 5. (Presentation Completed.)
WEEK 12
Tu. 11/11. Veterans’ Day Holiday, No Classes.
Th. 11/13. The Winter’s Tale (1610-11; Acts 1-2, Romances and Poems 202-26).
STUDENT NAME. Any Question on Act 1. (Presentation Completed.)
STUDENT NAME. Any Question on Act 2. (Presentation Completed.)
WEEK 13
Tu. 11/18. The Winter’s Tale (1610-11; Acts 3-4, Romances and Poems 226-59).
STUDENT NAME. Any Question on Act 3. (Presentation Completed.)
STUDENT NAME. Any Question on Act 4. (Presentation Completed.)
Th. 11/20. The Winter’s Tale (1610-11; Act 5, Romances and Poems 259-71).
STUDENT NAME. Any Question on Act 5. (Presentation Completed.)
JOURNAL SET 3 DUE BY EMAIL TUESDAY 11/25. (Reminder: this set includes King Lear through and including The Winter’s Tale. Respond with a full paragraph to 6 questions on each play spanning at least three acts.)
WEEK 14
Th. 11/28. Fall Recess. No Classes.
Tu. 11/25. Fall Recess. No Classes.
WEEK 15
Tu. 12/02. The Tempest (1611; Acts 1-2, Romances and Poems 374-401).
STUDENT NAME. Any Question on Act 1. (Presentation Completed.)
STUDENT NAME. Any Question on Act 2. (Presentation Completed.)
Th. 12/04. The Tempest (1611; Acts 3-5, Romances and Poems 401-425).
STUDENT NAME. Any Question on Act 4. (Presentation Completed.)
STUDENT NAME. Any Question on Act 5. (Presentation Completed.)
WEEK 16
Tu. 12/09. Henry VIII (1612-13; Acts 1-2, Histories 857-91).
STUDENT NAME. Any Question on Act 1. (Presentation Completed.)
Th. 12/11. Henry VIII (1612-13; Acts 3-5, Histories 891-929).
STUDENT NAME. Any Question on Act 3. (Presentation Completed.)
JOURNAL SET 4 DUE BY PAPER DUE DATE. (Reminder: this set includes The Tempest through and including Henry VIII. Respond with a full paragraph to 6 questions on each play spanning at least three acts.)
FINALS WEEK
Final Exam Date Tuesday, December 16 from 12:00-1:50 p.m. Due by email by Monday, December 22: Term Paper. (I must turn in grades by Friday, January 2, 2015.) Please pay attention to your school email even after final exams! Otherwise, you may miss important notifications about course materials not received, etc.