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I did something similar in German class. When I had no written report to read from, my teacher insisted I stand at the podium and give my report anyway. My report was on Goethe, and although I had never produced even a first draft, I did study the subject for the report, finding a fascinating analysis by a psychologist on the multi-leveled nature of his writing, as well as some interesting personal history of the man’s childhood and youth which had effects on the stories he wrote and the characters he placed in them. So I went ahead and shared what I had learned. It was the best report in the class.