Present a relevant biography about the author include a brief summary of the piece of literature you chose analyze the piece of literature and discuss theme discuss the piece’s connection to the culture and history of the time it was written in, where relevant connect the piece of literature by relevance of theme and/or style to another piece read in the class.

Assignment Question

British Literature Group Presentation

For this assignment, you will work in groups of 2-5 to present biographical information and literary information about an author and a piece of literature from British Literature II that we will NOT be discussing in this class.

Instructions: Present a relevant biography about the author include a brief summary of the piece of literature you chose analyze the piece of literature and discuss theme discuss the piece’s connection to the culture and history of the time it was written in, where relevant connect the piece of literature by relevance of theme and/or style to another piece read in the class. (Don’t overthink this. There’s no wrong answer. Just make sure your ideas/connections are clear.) include visual aids.

Your presentation should be visually rich. Bullet points, short paragraphs, lists, images, cartoons, etc. are preferable to a text-heavy presentation. Try to avoid long paragraphs of info. This is not a paper. Remember that you will be presenting it. include a Works Cited page in MLA format. All members of your group must have an equal role in creating and presenting the project. Your presentation should be a minimum of 10 minutes in length and no more than 20 minutes. The reading is Thomas De Quincey “Confessions of an English Opium Eater”