Kiosk Presentations

(also known as “Presenterless” Presentations)

•    The purpose is to communicate the essence of a novel, short story, or poem by revealing the impression that it left on you. People will know by looking at your presentation what kind of reading experience they could expect if they read that same piece.

•    Most of the message of your presentation is contained in the passages from the literary piece and the images you use. (Each presentation has a minimum number of both passages and images, and that number could change with each assignment.)

•    Your presentation should include the following:

·        exact passages—words or phrases or sentences—from the piece that communicate its essence/theme/meaning (minimum for any assignment: 4)

·        images which enhance and expand the meaning of the selected passages (minimum for any assignment: 4)

·        the author’s name and the title of the literary piece

·        any “instructions” the audience needs as they look at your presentation; for example, if you want the audience to read one specific passage before reading another, you’ll have to provide direction (i.e., arrows or numbers)

•    And here are a few other things you need to keep in mind:

·        The ONLY words that can be used on the visual presentation are the direct quotations from the literary piece.

·        The “images” can take any form: drawings, pictures from print sources, shapes cut from colored paper, etc. Use whatever you have available!

·        No matter whether you are doing an individual or group kiosk presentation, do NOT talk to other individuals or groups about your passages and images. Let them look at your presentation and figure out what you are communicating without talking about it. Discussion will come after everyone has had a chance to look at all the visual presentations.