Library Exercise Kemble

Library Exercise
Fanny Kemble Text

The goal of this assignment is to become more familiar with the inferences used by Kemble that refer to the politics, social, and intellectual milieu of her timeframe in order to promote a more thorough understanding of her influences and the historic timeframe of the text.

Assignment: Research, write and present a report on your topic to the class. Once you have researched your topic develop an opinion (thesis) that you can share with the class in your report. This will make your report more interesting to you and to the class. I expect you to write and present this in a professional manner.
Due: When you present your research either October 22, 23 or 24.
Topic: Topics will be selected in class on October 4, 2007.
Amount and types of materials needed: You will need to find and research your topic in a book, an article (scholarly), an encyclopedia article, and the internet. Your report should be around 3-4 pages in length, use MLA for the documentation. You need to cite, summarize and quote where necessary. Use in-text notation (MLA) for the body of the report and create a works cited page for your sources. You must use all your sources.
Library Assignment Meeting: On Monday, October 8, 2007 you should come to Hewes Memorial Library with an internet site you have printed off that begins to look at the topic you were given in class. Our librarian, Laura Jensen, will talk to us about utilizing the library.

Mechanics for writing your report:
1.                 Your report should be typed (10 or 12 pt) and double-spaced.
2.                  The length of the report should be approximately 500-750 words (2-3 pages) 3.                  The report should be clearly proofread and free from grammatical, spelling, and typing errors.
4.                  When supporting your points with evidence from other texts, you should cite the sources appropriately.

a. Quotation marks belong around the words of others. Introduce quotations, summary or paraphrasing from your source the first time you use it.
b. Page numbers should follow direct quotations as well as paraphrased or summarized material.
c. The heading on your first page should look like this (rt. or left is appropriate):

Name
Introduction to Liberal Arts - P [13]
Meeker
Assignment Name
Date

Title of Essay

Oral Presentation: (from the Monmouth College Oral presentation Rating and Feedback Form - CATA department)
I will be looking for the following:
The speaker uses effective introduction and concluding material.
The speaker provides adequate background and context for the material presented
...presents an identifiable THESIS
...previews his/her main points
...purpose is apparent by the end of the presentation.
...provides a summary and appropriate closing
The speaker effectively structures content to aid understanding.
..."highlights" the main points through transitions and internal summaries
...provides appropriate support material to illuminate or prove key assertions
The major pints of the presentation are ordered in an identifiable and effective way.
The speaker provides appropriate content for the assignment
...uses (& verbally documents) sources appropriate to the assignment and audience
...speaker demonstrates mastery of the conceptual material presented.
...speaker is able to handle expected questions on the presentation
The speaker shows adaptation to the audience and assignment
...explicitly relates content to the needs or interest of the audience
...provides information that is new or useful to the audience
...uses language that is appropriate for the audience and situation
...meets the purposes of the assignment
The speaker has a conversational presentation style.
...does not READ directly from notes
...makes reasonable amounts of eye contact with the audience
...seems reasonably comfortable and confident in his/her material