POLS 3122 Role Playing

Role-Playing

Article presentations and other discussions will use Socratic Dialogues, requiring class members to assume various roles during discussions.
What is a Socratic Dialogue? The Socratic Dialogue format uses role playing, hypothetical case studies, and a roving inquisitor to compel panelists to confront what they would do in situations where the "right" choice is not clear. The question "What would you do?" is different from "What do you think?" in that it drives a participant to reveal how he or she would confront a specific problem. The exercise is designed to identify the perceptions and decision-making processes of all sides and to enable participants to better understand both their own positions and the imperatives driving others' actions. As panelists wrestle with the hypothetical situations, the drama created helps illuminate complex issues in an enlightening way.
(PBS. 1999. Viewer's Guide, Beyond Black and White: Affirmative Action in America [WWWdocument]. URL http://www.pbs.org/pov/tvraceinitiative/beyondblackandwhite/viewer.html#socratic)

These are suggestions for 'characters' to assume when presenting articles and leading discussion in class:

Presidential Election

Congressional Election

Party Specialists/Outside Actors

Republican Presidential Candidates
E. Rosser
T. Crowder
J. Stevens

House Republican Candidates
R. Cawston
A. Enloe
M. McDonald

Republican Campaign Strategists
C. Munive
____________________

Democratic Presidential Candidates
C. Weinman
C. Tinsley

Senate Republican Candidates
N. Hugg
____________________

Democratic Campaign Strategists
B. Rojo
____________________

Independent Presidential Candidate
C. Myers

House Democratic Candidates
M. Del Angel
M. Herrin
____________________

Interest Groups (PACs, SuperPACs, 501s, etc.)
R. Landaverde
T. Barnes

NOTE: Red lines may only
be filled after all other lines on the page are filled.

Senate Democratic Candidates
T. Garner
____________________

The Press / The Public
I. Dockery
Z. Ruiz

Each class member must either select one of these roles or suggest another one subject to approval.

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Article presentations and other discussions will use Socratic Dialogues, requiring class members to assume various roles during discussions. What is a Socratic Dialogue? The Socratic Dialogue format uses role playing, hypothetical case studies, and a roving inquisitor to compel panelists to confront what they would do in situations where the "right" choice is not clear. The question "What would you do?" is different from "What do you think?" in that it drives a participant to reveal how he or she would confront a specific problem. The exercise is designed to identify the perceptions and decision-making processes of all sides and to enable participants to better understand both their own positions and the imperatives driving others' actions. As panelists wrestle with the hypothetical situations, the drama created helps illuminate complex issues in an enlightening way. (PBS. 1999. Viewer's Guide, Beyond Black and White: Affirmative Action in America [WWWdocument]. URL http://www.pbs.org/pov/tvraceinitiative/beyondblackandwhite/viewer.html#socratic)
These are suggestions for 'characters' to assume when presenting articles and leading discussion in class:
Presidential Election		Congressional Election		Party Specialists/Outside Actors
Republican Presidential Candidates E. Rosser T. Crowder J. Stevens		House Republican Candidates R. Cawston A. Enloe M. McDonald		Republican Campaign Strategists C. Munive ____________________
Democratic Presidential Candidates C. Weinman C. Tinsley		Senate Republican Candidates N. Hugg ____________________		Democratic Campaign Strategists B. Rojo ____________________
Independent Presidential Candidate C. Myers		House Democratic Candidates M. Del Angel M. Herrin ____________________		Interest Groups (PACs, SuperPACs, 501s, etc.) R. Landaverde T. Barnes
NOTE: Red lines may only be filled after all other lines on the page are filled.		Senate Democratic Candidates T. Garner ____________________		The Press / The Public I. Dockery Z. Ruiz
Each class member must either select one of these roles or suggest another one subject to approval.

UNG	POLITICAL SCIENCE	PROJECT DIGNITY	DISCLAIMER