Before signing up for a research presentation topic, follow the link to familiarize yourself with the Oral Presentation Guidelines.

All students should meet with me to discuss possible angles and report any problems they are having with research assignments by the end of week 4 at the latest!  Failure to do so will cause an "F" to be averaged into the Research Report component of your final course grade.

NOTES: 1) You may not sign up to present a work on which you have already done a paper or research project.  2) No more than two presentations may be scheduled on a given date, and in some cases only one is possible (as indicated below). 3) It is preferable to have as many different works covered as possible, so before signing up as a second presenter on a single work, please consider choosing a topic which is still open. 4) Although Troilus and Cressida falls early in the quarter, it is a fabulous work on which to write -- highly recommended if you have prior experience using the research tools! 5) Unless you already know Malory well, don't choose the Morte Darthure -- it is extremely long, and much of the research you encounter will  not focus on the selections we are reading for class.
 

Topic	Presentation
4/14 (wk. 3): Troilus and Cressida	1) Mindy Truelsen (conf. 4/3/09) 2)
4/16 (wk.3): Hali Meidhad ("A Letter on Virginity"); Seinte Margarete	Only two presentations TOTAL; if two people sign up, each should choose ONE of the two texts. Hali Meidhad ("A Letter on Virginity"): Chelsea Lynn (conf. 4/8/09) Seinte Margarete: Alissa Magorian (conf. 4/14/09)
4/21 (wk. 4): Pearl	1) Amber Hudson (conf. 4/14/09) 2)
4/23 (wk. 4): Sir Gawain and the Green Knight	1) Shannon Sullivan (conf. 4/15/09) 2)

4/28 or 4/30 (wk. 5): Malory's Le Morte D'arthur TRICKY RESEARCH TOPIC; speak to me before signing up!

(ONLY ONE PRESENTATION -- AT MOST!)

5/5 and/or 5/7 (wk.6):  NO MORE THAN  TWO TOTAL this week, on two different texts chosen from General Prologue to the Canterbury Tales; The Knight's Tale; The Miller's Tale:

Only two presentations this week, so please limit sign-ups to TWO of the following three works! General Prologue: Knight's Tale:  Miller's Tale: Michelle Whipple (conf. 4/16/09)

5/12 (wk. 7): The Wife of Bath's Prologue and Tale	Up to two presentations (if two people sign up, they need to choose between the two bulletted topics) The Wife of Bath's Prologue and/or Tale: Shannon Gourley (conf. 4/20/09)   Issues raised by/in the WB's Prologue (only):  Connections between WB's Tale and her Prologue:
5/14 (wk.7):  The Franklin's Tale;  The Nun's Priest's Tale	Only two presentations TOTAL; if two people sign up, each should choose ONE of the two texts. The Franklin's Tale: Melissa Weiss (conf. 4/14/09) The Nun Priest's Tale: Brinn Strange (conf. 4/21/09)

 

5/19 (wk. 8): The Pardoner's Prologue and Tale  (ONLY ONE PRESENTATION!)	(ONLY ONE PRESENTATION):  Graham Culbertson (conf. 4/21/09)
5/21 (wk. 8): MIDTERM EXAM	NO PRESENTATION

5/26 (wk. 9): Ancrene Wisse  (ONLY ONE PRESENTATION!)	(ONLY ONE PRESENTATION!): Elizabeth Chamberlain (conf. 4/20/09)
5/28 (wk. 9): Julian of Norwich, A Book of Showings; Margery Kempe, The Book of Margery Kempe:	Only two presentations TOTAL; if two people sign up, each should choose ONE of the two authors/texts. Julian of Norwich, A Book of Showings: Dylan Bowes (conf. 4/28/09)  Margery Kempe, The Book of Margery Kempe: Natalie McDonald (conf. 4/29/09)

6/2 (wk. 10): The Second Shepherds' Play  (ONLY ONE PRESENTATION!)	(ONLY ONE PRESENTATION)
6/4 (wk. 10): Everyman  (ONLY ONE PRESENTATION!)	(ONLY ONE PRESENTATION)