When formatting our presentation our group approached this first by examining what we knew. Which honestly at first wasn't a lot. So after further questions and discussion we were able to break down our research topic into broader questions that we wanted to investigate. By stepping back a bit on cycle plays in the medieval period, we where able to grasp a little better what we were dealing with in terms of the quality and structure of these cycle plays. While we still have questions regarding historical impacts, the structure of each cycle group individually, the N-Town Plays and how they relate to one another. We as a group, with the research we have done together and individually at this point, were able to roughly break down a presentation structure that would allow our audience to first step back on our topic and then zoom in a little. Which I feel reflects the new approach to our research.
With our presentation structure in mind we began to discuss what to include and how to present our findings with the right amount of material to both inform, and yet not overwhelm our audience with a plethora of hard facts. Our main goal was to keep our audiences engaged and curious. After all, we do not plan to solve anything with this research, we hope to better understand the structure and unravel a bit of the mystery surrounding these cycle plays. What we really hope is that this too is what are peers are able to start doing after we present. Speaking presentations can get dull, it is as simple as that, and almost everyone has had to sit through one of these dull presentations. With a good build of information, a creative flow with visual representation of research, and engaging enthusiasm we plan to keep this presentation to a dull minimum.
What we decided upon was a power point presentation to aid in our vocal presentation. In this we will include images, important points, and fun facts... all for audiences viewing pleasure. Also, costumes?
Our specific outline of things we will discuss is stated bellow.
OUTLINE:
- Engaging, but brief introduction to topic
- "Cycle Plays" -- What are they?!
- Specifically, what is their purpose? How was that purpose decided upon?
- The N-Town Plays
(such as what are they, why are they called that, why are the authors anonymous, why so many revisions, etc.)
- A little compare / contrast of N-Town vs. the other cycle plays
- Conclusion ???
--Lindsey & Group
Group,
ReplyDeleteIt appears as though you all have really thought through how you need to zoom into the topic in order to not overwhelm your classmates. I would encourage you to go back and research the historical context for which the N-Town plays are important. This might be more pertinent to the Goals and Elements of your final presentation than a compare/contrast of the N-Town/other cycle plays.
GRADE: 95%