POLS 3124: 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:

House Candidates

Senate Candidates

Campaign Specialists/Outside Actors

Republican House Candidates
Bryte Moore
Ryan Shiflett
Abraham Mendez

Republican Senate Candidates
Ally Long
Ashlyn Mathews
Cody McAbee

Republican Campaign Strategists
Shayan Rezaei
John Serrao

Democratic Campaign Strategists
Nicole Chuong
____________________

Democratic House Candidates
Fatima Castrejon
Emely Linarte
Annabel Hill

Democratic Senate Candidates
Lucille Salgado
Avery Alexander
____________________

Interest Groups (PACs, SuperPACs, 501s, etc.)
Vincent Tiberia
Jacob Barnhill

The Press / The Public
Beth Vanderhoff
Karson Key

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.

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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:
House Candidates		Senate Candidates		Campaign Specialists/Outside Actors
Republican House Candidates Bryte Moore Ryan Shiflett Abraham Mendez		Republican Senate Candidates Ally Long Ashlyn Mathews Cody McAbee		Republican Campaign Strategists Shayan Rezaei John Serrao
				Democratic Campaign Strategists Nicole Chuong ____________________
Democratic House Candidates Fatima Castrejon Emely Linarte Annabel Hill		Democratic Senate Candidates Lucille Salgado Avery Alexander ____________________		Interest Groups (PACs, SuperPACs, 501s, etc.) Vincent Tiberia Jacob Barnhill
				The Press / The Public Beth Vanderhoff Karson Key
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.
UNG	POLITICAL SCIENCE	PROJECT DIGNITY	DISCLAIMER