- I need to practice and semi-memorize what I am going to say word for word. I really want my presentation to be smooth and I need to make sure what I say will make sense. I know that when I don't know for sure what I'm going to say I tend to repeat myself (a lot!) so I want to prevent that from happening.
- I don't think the overhead is an option for me. I think that writing down on the board would take too long, and passing out paper copies of the poems would be too hard to follow along if I jump around within the poems or between them. I think a powerpoint is my best option, just so I can have the different sections up on the screen for everyone to see what I'm talking about while I am doing my analysis.
- I am not sure if I want to include Poem XX because that was what Amelia's presentation focused on. I haven't really analyzed it as much as the others so I will either just drop it altogether, or only use small bits from it. However, I am not sure if just using little bits and pieces of it will come off as a weak analysis or that I was crunched for time.
So, to continue with my journal, I have decided that going in detail on two poems and then adding in just a few lines from the third would seem kind of unprofessional. I will make do with just the two, plus I don't have to finish analyzing the third poem so I will be able to make what I have already perfect.
I finally decided that I will be using a powerpoint (which means I will have to bring in my laptop) so I can have the poems up on the board while I talk about them. I think I will do what Amelia did and first read them aloud, then I will go stanza by stanza (or at least in order from beginning to end, and I will skip over things I do not need - that's allowed, right?) Anyway, so I will read the first poem and analyze it, then read the second and analyze it. Then I will have some sort of conclusion, stating my thesis, which I still need to come up with. I have the idea in my head, I just need to get it down on paper and perfect it.
For my outline, I am going to write it in complete sentences, and then practice probably ten times (between now and second period tomorrow) reading through it aloud. After that I should be comfortable enough to be able to recite it almost word for word. I might also make notecards some words that will help me along if I completely lose my train of thought, which is both possible and probably.
Then I need to write down my Final Analysis, which is kind of confusing to me and I'm not sure exactly how to do it. I'm going to have to read those directions really closely. I looked at Matt's today during first period and it was really long so I'm not exactly looking forward to it. It doesn't help that I also have a reading assignment and journal to do tonight...
As nervous as I am, I am also a little bit excited because I think I have a pretty original and creative topic. I'm also glad that after tomorrow, I will have three tests and two projects out of the way. :)
P.S. - I just made the best spaghetti ever.
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