BILINGUAL STUDIES : Oral Presentation: Writers and Writings

Introduction

As we are dealing with fiction and short stories this term, your research will consist of gathering information about some of the most well-known writers in American/British Literature.

Edgar Allan Poe, Mark Twain, Rudyard Kipling, Charles Dickens, Daniel Defoe, Oscar Wilde, Henry James among others

The task

Your group will create a digital presentation about a writer assigned.
Each group will present their projects to the rest of the class at the end of the term.

The process

A. Search for the information below using the resources you will find at the end of the instructions as well as books and other websites. Don’t forget to copy the sources.

1. Introduction

2. Life and historical background

3. Career as a writer

4. Work selected

a. Genre

b. Setting

c. Characters

d. Plot

5. Trivia

6. Conclusion

7. Bibliography and webs

B. Organize the material you have gathered and create a power point presentation with 10 slides minimum including pictures and all the information needed.

Assessment

We will be assessing: team work, research work, content, communicative skills, coherence and fluency. The oral presentation is a 20% of the final mark. Be aware that reading and not respecting deadline will be taken into account negatively.

A. EDGAR ALLAN POE

http://poestories.com/stories.php

http://www.poemuseum.org/index.php

http://www.poets.org/poet.php/prmPID/130

http://www.online-literature.com/poe/

B. MARK TWAIN

http://www.americanliterature.com/author/mark-twain/bio-books-stories

http://www.biography.com/people/mark-twain-9512564

http://www.marktwainhouse.org/

http://www.marktwainmuseum.org/

http://www.cmgww.com/historic/twain/about/index.php

C. RUDYARD KIPLING