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
Jake DiSimone
Leland Padgitt
____________________

Republican Senate Candidates
Dom Ledesma
Hazel Ley

Republican Campaign Strategists
Christopher Munive
____________________

Democratic Campaign Strategists
Jake Chandler
Anita Equivel Lopez

Democratic House Candidates
Gregory Sengsy
Ana Cristina Townsend
____________________

Democratic Senate Candidates
Tyler Garner
____________________

Interest Groups (PACs, SuperPACs, 501s, etc.)
Owen Carney

The Press / The Public
Letha Pettys

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 Jake DiSimone Leland Padgitt ____________________		Republican Senate Candidates Dom Ledesma Hazel Ley		Republican Campaign Strategists Christopher Munive ____________________
				Democratic Campaign Strategists Jake Chandler Anita Equivel Lopez
Democratic House Candidates Gregory Sengsy Ana Cristina Townsend ____________________		Democratic Senate Candidates Tyler Garner ____________________		Interest Groups (PACs, SuperPACs, 501s, etc.) Owen Carney
				The Press / The Public Letha Pettys
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