What happens during the thesis presentation?
At the thesis presentation, you will have ten minutes to explain your project to an audience that includes your thesis adviser and readers, comparative literature faculty members and students; you may also invite family and friends. (Ten minutes is time enough to read, at the most, five double-spaced typed pages.) The idea is to communicate some of what you’ve found out, give some useful advice to future thesis-writers, and receive public recognition for the honors work you’ve done. Somewhere in the presentation, give a summary of your purpose and your conclusions. You may want to read a paragraph from your introduction or ending. Handing out a page or two from the texts you studied may also be a good idea. Before the presentation, schedule a practice session for your presentation with your thesis adviser, to be sure you’re observing the time limit and explaining not only what you did in the thesis but why your work is significant. Your presentation will be followed by ten minutes of q
