Existentialism Group Project

Existentialism Group Project

English 12 CP

Research:

Meet Thursday 2/23 and Friday 2/24 in c4

**All projects are due on Monday 2/27 – regardless of whether you are scheduled to present that day. Your sharable Prezi link must be posted in the discussion forum on the class Ning page.

Your assignment is to work in groups in order to research and present information to the class that relates to your reading of Albert Camus’ The Stranger. While you are able to choose your group, please choose wisely. Your group is responsible for presenting their topic the assigned day, no matter what. If you are not here that day, it is your responsibility to somehow supply your group with your portion of the presentation. The topics and presentation dates are as follows:

Albert CamusMonday 2/27

Soren KierkegaardMonday 2/27

Friedrich NietzscheMonday 2/27

Jean-Paul SartreTuesday 2/28

Simone de BeauvoirTuesday 2/28

Martin HeideggerTuesday 2/28

Each presentation must be no shorter than 8 minutes and no longer than 10 minutes. It must contain lecture/notes[1], visuals of some kind, and discussion.

Your visual presentation must either be done VIA prezi.

Discussion could be a question to ponder or a quote that makes you think.

Each group must hand in a copy of the notes that will be given and the major discussion questions before presenting the topic.

THESE SHOULD BE EMAILED TO MS. DAKEN

BY 26 February AT MIDNIGHT latest.

While you are watching the presentations, every member of the audience will be responsible for creating a question relating to the information presented. A minimum of two audience members will be randomly chosen to ask their questions of the group presenting at the conclusion of each presentation.

Existentialism Research Project

Presentation Rubric

Group Members’ Names

Performance Element / Excellent / Satisfactory / Unsatisfactory
Teamwork & Contribution / (20)
Group works well together; consistent communication; maintained a positive attitude about the task; group was focused on the task; time was effectively utilized. / (15)
Group usually worked well and maintained communication; often positive of the work being done; needed some reminders to remain on task; work was not prioritized well. / (10)
Group did not communicate and had a difficult time working as a group; kept a negative attitude about task; constant reminders to focus were needed and/or ignored; group did not use time effectively.
Visual Aid/Handout / (20)
Group has completed all requirements for project; visual aid and handout explain the project in further detail; no mechanical/grammar mistakes. / (15)
Most requirements for project were met; visual aid or handout missing; very little supplemental material provided; a few mechanical/grammar mistakes. / (10)
Requirements for project not met; visual aid and handout incomplete or missing; no supplemental material provided; many mechanical/grammar mistakes.
Lecture/Notes / (20)
Lecture/Notes provides accurate knowledge of topics; lecture/notes are organized, detailed, and clear. / (15)
Provides knowledge, with no or very few mistakes; lecture/notes are mostly organized and need some clarification. / (10)
Provides very little knowledge of topic or contains many mistakes; lecture/notes are disorganized and lack detail.
Discussion / (20)
Class is fully engaged in lesson; all students are paying attention and participating; no side conversations; group facilitates discussion well and is able to lead the class. / (15)
Class is mostly engaged in lesson; most students are paying attention and participating; few side conversations; group is able to facilitate more than half of the discussion. / (10)
Class is not engaged in lesson; lack of attention and participation; many side conversations; group is not in control of the discussion.
Time Requirement / (20)
Presentation meets required time; no time needed for initial organization; no time left at end of presentation. / (15)
Presentation over/under 1 or 2 minutes; little time needed for initial organization; presentation fills most of time. / (10)
Presentation does not fill allotted time; a great deal of time is needed for initial organization.

[1] Your notes should NOT be a printout of your whole presentation. It might be best to have an outline with some important facts/definitions as well as space to write notes.