our presentation should focus on the following: brief biography, including any evidence from his/her life that affects how he/she writes, publications and adaptations, reviews/critiques of his/her works, writing method/style, influences, recurring theme(s), and the author’s significance to the horror genre.
You will also read one piece (short story, poem, or book) by your author and include it as a part of your presentation. Which piece is up to you as long as it is fiction and within the horror genre. You will also discuss your piece on one of the discussion boards included in unit 5.
Your presentation should include media, such as photographs, images, and videos.
All information, including media, MUST be cited with an in-text citation on the slide it is presented on as well as on a Works Cited as the last slide of the presentation. Citations should be in MLA 8.
Presentation Requirements:
Author’s picture
Biography
Influences
Themes
Works (most important and well-known if there are many)
Adaptations (most important and well-known if there are many)
Critiques/reviews
Ways the author’s life influenced his/her writing
Author’s significance within the horror genre
The piece you read by the author (poem, short story, or book)
Other uses of media (video, images, etc.)
Use of in-text citations for researched information or quotes from the author’s writing on each slide they are presented
Works Cited for all researched information (last slide(s) of show)
Creativity—make it interesting! Engage us!
Research Requirements:
Three sources minimum (more is fine, but fewer is not…I would definitely suggest more images to make it creative and engaging!) Any direct or indirect quotations within the paper must be accompanied by an MLA style in-text citation as a part of the slide show
One credible website
One image (author’s photograph)
The piece by the author you chose to read for the assignment
An MLA 8 Works Cited must be presented with all three (or more sources) on it