Yesterday was my conference presentation, and of course, my PowerPoint presentation didn't send properly, so I had to work without it. I still had my script, luckily, but I definitely would have liked to have the PowerPoint. I think that the presentation went well over all - it wasn't the best presentation in the class, but it definitely wasn't the worst.
I was a bit nervous giving the presentation, which is strange because public speaking doesn't usually scare me. I think the main problem was that I'm used to standing up and talking to 7th graders when I'm teaching, not giving a presentation to my peers. I was nervous, but I don't think it was too noticeable. At least, I hope it wasnt.
Overall, I enjoyed the process of giving a presentation. It felt good to share the information I had been working with for so long.
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I enjoyed your presentation. Like I have said all along, I have no real insight into Twilight, so it was really nice to hear the evolution of this project alongside a discussion of the book. I think this is a really interesting phenomenon that you are discussing, and I'd love to see where you take it in the future.
ReplyDeleteAre you going to continue to follow the preteens and teens of today as they mature and see how Twilight/ mass media overload of abstinence literature affects them? It would be a heavy time commitment, but a really interesting project in the long run.
I would be interested in seeing the correlations between sex education in literature today verses past generations. This can't be the first time a novel has had a huge affect in presenting a specific sexual ideal to an impressionable, developing audience. Very interesting stuff.