The following tells you what you need to do for the day you sign up for presenting discussion questions,\u00a0 what you must have in the post you write summarizing this.<\/p>\n
See the instructions for how to post on this site<\/a>, including how to post just privately to Christina and the TAs, or how to post with a pseudonym.<\/p>\n You can print a copy of these instructions from the files below (both are the same, just in different formats), or just read the instructions that follow.<\/p>\n Discussion Summaries Instructions (Word version)<\/a><\/p>\n Discussion Summaries Instructions (PDF)<\/a><\/p>\n As noted on the syllabus, each student must sign up to bring discussion questions to talk about in a small group this term to a small group of about 3-5, during a discussion class meeting.<\/p>\n You are going to share something that you find interesting or puzzling in the texts assigned for the week, and you are also going to be in charge of leading discussion in your small group through raising a few discussion questions. Instead of the professor or T.A. being the one to raise many of the issues, it can really enrich discussions to have students bring up what they find important as well. This assignment is a way for all of us to benefit from ideas and approaches from the other participants in the class that might otherwise go unsaid (because they take time to think through, and thus may only really come up if someone has a chance to work on them beforehand to prepare for a presentation).<\/p>\n (1) Give least two discussion questions for the group to talk about<\/p>\n (2) Explain how these questions relate to one or more of the author\u2019s main argument(s) in the text(s) assigned for that week<\/p>\n Think of questions for discussion that can\u2019t simply be answered by reference to facts, that others would have to go do research to answer; rather, pick something that they can discuss and come up with some ideas on (even if not resolve), given that they\u2019ve read the texts and attended class.<\/p>\n You could raise questions and connect them to the text(s) in any number of ways; the following are examples you might choose from (or come up with your own idea).<\/p>\n (a).\u00a0 Pick a passage in the text that you think is important, and yet that poses some problem, raises a question, or is otherwise helpful to look at more closely.<\/em>\u00a0 You might pick a passage to discuss because it is unclear, or because it seems to be in tension with another claim made in the text. Or, you could point to a particular passage in a text because it is especially rich with significance for the themes raised in the text, or because it is open to several interpretations that might give different ideas of what the text is saying. After giving your view of the passage and its importance, raise questions about it for the group to discuss.<\/p>\n (b).\u00a0 Discuss something that puzzles you about the text <\/em>that you have tried to work through but are still struggling with (not necessarily a particular passage, but perhaps an idea or an assumption or a method).\u00a0 It\u2019s okay if you haven\u2019t solved the problem; it can be interesting to raise the problem and see what others think. This should be something that is somehow important to focus on, given the themes of the text and\/or lecture, not just something that\u2019s puzzling but fairly insignificant. As noted below, the puzzle\/problem should not just be something that could be answered through an investigation of facts.\u00a0 Say what the puzzle is & how you\u2019ve tried to solve it, then raise a couple of questions about it for the group to talk about.<\/p>\n (c). Take a complex or abstract concept from the text for the week and come up with an example or an illustration of some kind that could help us understand the concept better<\/em>. It should be something that is likely to be puzzling to many people, not something relatively simple. You could relate the concept to something in modern history or culture, even references to movies or books so long as you also explain the gist of the movie or book so that those who haven\u2019t seen\/read it can understand.\u00a0 Then raise questions for the group to discuss that relate to your illustration.<\/p>\n (d).\u00a0 Make one or more connections between some aspect of a text to previous things we\u2019ve read\/talked about in the course<\/em>. Point out links that we may not have thought about and that haven\u2019t yet been discussed.\u00a0 Include a discussion of why these links are important, how considering them may help us look at one or both of the texts in a new way. Then raise questions related to what you\u2019ve said for the rest of the group to discuss.<\/p>\n Oral<\/em>: Your presentation to the small group should be between 2 and 5 minutes (no more than five, so there is adequate time for discussion of your questions in your small group). Be sure to remind people in the group of the author\u2019s main point(s) in the texts so they understand where your questions are coming from. Reading particular passages from the texts may help.<\/p>\n Written:<\/em> In addition to speaking to your group, you\u2019ll need to post a summary to the class website. See this page for videos to help you learn how to make these posts on the site and how to make them anonymous or private just to the instructor\/TA\u2019s if you wish: https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/phil102\/assignments\/how-to-post-on-this-site\/<\/a><\/p>\n This post should have:<\/p>\n (1) at least two discussion questions you brought to the group to talk about<\/p>\n (2) an explanation how these questions relate to one or more of the author\u2019s main argument(s) in the text(s) assigned for that week<\/p>\n (3) a brief summary of what your group discussed in trying to answer one or both of your questions<\/p>\n Your post should have enough detail to explain what you said, because the discussion leader can\u2019t hear all of the presentations in each group when they\u2019re going on simultaneously.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Your post must also have the following categories and tags<\/strong>. See this page for how to add categories and tags: https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/phil102\/assignments\/how-to-post-on-this-site\/<\/a><\/p>\n This summary must be posted on the class blog no later than 5pm on the Monday after you do your presentation. <\/strong><\/span><\/span>It\u2019s probably best if you post it shortly after the class meeting in which you do your discussion, before you forget!<\/p>\n Only the written portion on the class site will be marked, on a scale of 1-4, with 4 being full marks (there can be partial marks, so you could get, e.g., 3.5). 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\nInstructions for Discussion Summaries<\/h1>\n
WRITTEN PART DUE: by 5pm the Monday after you do the oral part in discussion class<\/strong><\/h2>\n
What this assignment is for<\/h2>\n
What you must say in class on the day you\u2019ve signed up for<\/h2>\n
Written and oral portions to the assignment<\/h2>\n
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CHECKLIST BEFORE YOU DO YOUR PRESENTATION\/SUBMIT YOUR POST<\/h2>\n
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