POLS 3123: 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 Candidates

Party & Campaign Specialists

Outside Actors

Republican Presidential Candidates
Darby Sullivan
Dominick Ledesma
_______________

Republican Campaign Strategists
Sofia Peralta
_______________
_______________

Outside Groups (PACs, SuperPACs, etc.)
Callie Armour
_______________
_______________

Democratic Presidential Candidates
Miguel Del Angel
_______________
_______________

Democratic Campaign Strategists
Jessica Geiger
_______________
_______________

The Press
Marilyn Perez-Marin
Millie Huerta
_______________

Independent Presidential Candidates
Tyler Garner
_______________

State Party Leaders
Tyler Nerbonne
Joseph Vieira
_______________

The Public
Gracie Sanford
_______________

NOTE: No red lines on the entire page may be filled until EVERY other spot on the page is filled.
This is to insure that we have a wide distribution of roles (not all bunched up in a few roles).

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

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

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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 Candidates		Party & Campaign Specialists		Outside Actors
Republican Presidential Candidates Darby Sullivan Dominick Ledesma _______________		Republican Campaign Strategists Sofia Peralta _______________ _______________		Outside Groups (PACs, SuperPACs, etc.) Callie Armour _______________ _______________
Democratic Presidential Candidates Miguel Del Angel _______________ _______________		Democratic Campaign Strategists Jessica Geiger _______________ _______________		The Press Marilyn Perez-Marin Millie Huerta _______________
Independent Presidential Candidates Tyler Garner _______________		State Party Leaders Tyler Nerbonne Joseph Vieira _______________		The Public Gracie Sanford _______________
NOTE: No red lines on the entire page may be filled until EVERY other spot on the page is filled. This is to insure that we have a wide distribution of roles (not all bunched up in a few roles).
Each class member must either select one of these roles or suggest another one subject to approval.
		Red lines may only be filled after all other lines on the page.
UNG	POLITICAL SCIENCE	PROJECT DIGNITY	DISCLAIMER