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
*T* 1/17 (wk. 3): Troilus and Cressida	1)  2)
W 1/18 (wk.3): Hali Meidhad ("A Letter on Virginity"); Seinte Margarete	Up to two presentations; if two people sign up, each should choose ONE of the two texts. Hali Meidhad ("A Letter on Virginity"): Erika Pedersen (conf. 1/12/12) Seinte Margarete:
M 1/23 (wk. 4): Pearl	1) Emily Olson (conf. 1/19/12) 2)
W 1/25 (wk. 4): Sir Gawain and the Green Knight	1) Bek Maples (conf. 1/19/12) 2)

1/30 or 2/1 (wk. 5): Malory's Le Morte D'arthur TRICKY RESEARCH TOPIC; speak to me before signing up!

(ONLY ONE PRESENTATION -- AT MOST!)

M 2/6 and/or W 2/8 (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; limit sign-ups to TWO of the following three works! General Prologue: Knight's Tale: Missy Stein (conf. 1/24/12) Miller's Tale: Susie Kopecky (conf. 1/24/12)

M 2/13 (wk. 7): The Wife of Bath's Prologue and Tale	Up to two presentations (if two people sign up, each should choose one of listed topics) The Wife of Bath's Prologue and/or Tale: Kim Nguyen (conf. 1/29/12) Issues raised by/in the WB's Prologue (only):  Connections between WB's Tale and her Prologue:
W 2/15 (wk.7):  The Nun's Priest's Tale; The Pardoner's Prologue and Tale	The Nun Priest's Tale: The Pardoner's Prologue and Tale: Leticia Ericson (conf. 1/24/12)
*F* 2/17 (wk 7)  No presentations -- Midterm exam or catch-up day

NO PRESENTATIONS WEEK 8
 

M 2/27 (wk. 9): Ancrene Wisse  (ONLY ONE PRESENTATION!)	Anna Bush (conf. 1/12/12)
W 2/29 (wk. 9): Julian of Norwich, A Book of Showings; Margery Kempe, The Book of Margery Kempe:	Julian of Norwich, A Book of Showings: Mariko Fuji (conf. 1/29/12) Margery Kempe, The Book of Margery Kempe: Matt Jackel (conf. 1/29/12)

M 3/5(wk. 10): The Second Shepherds' Play  (ONLY ONE PRESENTATION!)
W 3/7 (wk. 10): Everyman  (ONLY ONE PRESENTATION!)	Stephanie England (conf. 1/24/12)