David Nguyen’s presentation was well ordered and structured to where the listeners could understand the short story without reading it. He did “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson talking about author background, story background, cultural context, themes, and symbolism to help everyone understand the story better. He maintained eye contact with the audience so that they understood that he was prepared and knew the topic he was presenting. Overall, he received a five for his preparedness and organizations. Sherri Pham did her presentation over “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson and used a power point presentation so the audience could see her points listed out and what order she was going to present in. She began with her thesis, and said “’The …show more content…
His presentation went in the order of summarizing the story, talking about the historical background, and the themes. During the time period, people liked hunting for a sport and that’s why he believes the story was so well received and World War I had just ended. For themes he mentioned man vs. nature, effects of war, and blood as symbolism. He was very prepared and had his ideas well thought out allowing him to keep the audience interested in what he was saying. All in all, he received a four for being able to maintain eye contact and engaging the audience in his presentation by making his story interesting but he was a little scattered when he …show more content…
His first topic was about the historical background and how society likes conformity and finds comfort in old traditions. He then summarized the story to engage the audience in his presentation by detailing what the lottery actually was. He was able to maintain eye contact and it helped support that he felt comfortable in the story he was covering. His thesis was “With this, Jackson successfully uses scenery and symbolism to foreshadow an ironic and an unexpected twisted ending to the story” to help tell the audience what his points were going to be. His first point was Jackson’s use of scenery and how it looks happy making the ending even more shocking. The second point he made was the use of the term “Delacroix” and how it was improperly used to symbolize the fact they aren’t completely Christian. His next item that was symbolic was the black box and how it was a symbol for death. Vin’s presentation was solid and he was able to keep the interest of the audience giving his presentation more impact. All in all, Vin received a five for his presentation because of his preparedness and overall