Poster Presentations This Week

When you come to class this week, our classroom will be set up in two sections: computer one will be at the front of the room and computer 2 will be at the back of the room. Each area will have a computer, a projector, and a group of chairs. Please see the schedule below for the layout of our classroom, a schedule of presenters, and poster presentation topics. The only things you need to bring to class this week are your presentation materials for when you are presenting (note cards, your poster proposal, or anything you might use while you share your research) and something to write with for when you are listening. A note to presenters: you will have 5-7 minutes to present your research and 2-3 minutes to answer questions from your peers about your research; you will present your poster twice. Be sure to practice presenting your research. You should fill your 5-7 minutes, but not go over your time. Your ability to stick to/fill your time slot will impact your grade. Please review the grading rubric for the poster presentation which you can find HERE and on the left hand side of the blog. I will provide you each with a paper copy of the brief report handout at the beginning of class, but you should be prepared to ask and be asked the questions listed HERE. Your posters look great! Looking forward to hearing each of you present on your research this coming week. You will have some time at the end of class this week to complete your course evaluations as well. Feel free to bring your own laptop or device (or to use one of the computers in the computer lab that is connected to our classroom) to complete your evaluation.

Tuesday, April 19: Detailed Program Schedule

Session 1
4:00 - 4:20 pm
Computer 1 Summer: "Food's Relationship to Fear, Decision Making, and Temptation in Neil Gaiman's Coraline"
Computer 2 Amanda: "The Multiple Mother Motif in Neil Gaiman's Coraline"

Session 2
4:20 - 4:40 pm
Computer 1 McKenna: "Gender in Judy Blume's Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret"
Computer 2 Michelle: "The Liminal Dichotomy of Harry Potter"

Session 3
4:40 - 5:00 pm
Computer 1 Aly F.: "The Role Religion Plays in Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret"
Computer 2 Vincent: "The Magical Power of Suggestion: Discovering the Function of Sexual Maturation in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland"

Session 4
5:00 - 5:20 pm
Computer 1 Cassi: "Gender and Education in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone"
Computer 2 Jonathan: "Gender and Identity in Neil Garman's Coraline"


Session 5
5:20 - 5:40 pm
Computer 1 Gianna: "Sigmund Freud's 'The Uncanny' in Neil Gaiman's Coraline"
Computer 2 Carla: "Racism, Free Verse, & Haiku in Jacqueline Woodson's Brown Girl Dreaming"

Session 6
5:40 - 6:00 pm Computer 1 Alison M.: "Food, Orality, and the Gothic in Neil Gaiman's Coraline"