The presentation should give the substance of the paper - the questions examined, the approach used, the results obtained, and the conclusions reached. Only discuss details of methods and results as they are necessary to either criticize or laud the paper. Your presentation should refresh the classes' memory, since they will have read the paper, and set the stage to direct the discussion to what you see as the exciting aspects of the paper or its flaws. Try to reserve your critical comments to the end of your presentation so that they may serve to direct the subsequent discussion. Do not be afraid to admit that there are parts of a paper that you find confusing or difficult to understand.
Some papers are difficult to understand even after concerted effort has been made to do so.
Perhaps our group discussion and examination of such papers will make them understandable. Remember using 20 heads is better than only one when trying to sort out difficult concepts. The paper must outline and motivate a question and design research to answer that question. The term paper should be prepared in the format used by NSF either as a regular NSF research grant, for doctoral dissertation proposals, dissertation improvement awards, or postdoctoral fellowships. Select your term paper topic and have it approved by me.