1. Prompt
As one of an assigned group listed in Part III below, you will present the answer of one of the authors listed below to one of the questions listed below. It may be helpful for you to speak as if you were the author.
You must confer with your other group members in advance about which author you will be presenting on. No two members of the same group may present on the same author.
Group members will sit at the front of the room, facing the class. Each of you will stand and speak for 3-4 minutes each (presentations fewer than three minutes will be penalized and I will stop you after four minutes). After the group has spoken, the audience will ask questions. Questions may be asked of the entire group together or of one member of the group in particular. Other group members are also free to add remarks.
You must hand in a formal outline in class on the day of the presentation which includes a works cited page in APA format. It is all right if the only work included is the assigned text from the chosen author (e.g., Ernesto Guevara's Text: Guerilla Warfare). Please note that the formal outline should be in standard outline format (I., A., 1., etc.).
II. Author and Question
Author: Ernesto Guevara Text: "Guerilla Warfare" Question: How can the common people militarily defeat the government controlled by the bourgeoisie?
III. Rubric Thesis
5 The thesis clearly answers the prompt, is in the beginning of the presentation, and is the position actually argued for.
4 The thesis clearly answers the prompt, is in the beginning of the presentation, but is not the position argued for.
3 The thesis does not clearly answer the prompt or is not in the beginning of the presentation.
2 The thesis does not clearly answer the prompt and is split between multiple sentences or hard to locate.
1 There is no thesis statement.
Argument
5 The arguments support the thesis, are clear, and are valid.
4 The arguments support the thesis but are either not clear or valid.
3 The arguments either do not support the thesis and are either not clear or not valid.
2 The arguments do not support the thesis, are not valid, and are not clear.
1 There are no arguments, only assertions.
Support
5 Statements on behalf of the author are supported by the assigned text from the author.
4 Some statements on behalf of the author are supported by the assigned text from the author.
3 Few statements on behalf of the author are supported by the assigned text from the author.
2 Almost none of the statements on behalf of the author are supported by the assigned text from the author. 1 No statements on behalf of the author are supported by the assigned text from the author.