POLS 4110: 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 Members

Senate Members

Outside Actors

Majority (Republican) Leadership
Stephen Braver
Callie Armour

Majority (Democratic) Leadership
Zoe Ruiz
Miguel Del Angel

White House Advisors
Dominick Ledesma
_______________
President: Carl Cavalli

Minority (Democratic) Leadership
Tyler Garner
Brigid Dawson

Minority (Republican ) Leadership
Jessica Geiger
Millie Huerta

Interest Groups
Kevin Bayles
Matt Meidlein
_______________

Committee Chairs (R)/Other Members (R/D)
John Hyatt
Simon Smith
_______________

Committee Chairs (D)/Other Members (R/D)
Alex Goday
Mahavan Masum
_______________

The Press / The Public
Dakota Floyd
Maley McDonald

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:
House Members		Senate Members		Outside Actors
Majority (Republican) Leadership Stephen Braver Callie Armour		Majority (Democratic) Leadership Zoe Ruiz Miguel Del Angel		White House Advisors Dominick Ledesma _______________ President: Carl Cavalli
Minority (Democratic) Leadership Tyler Garner Brigid Dawson		Minority (Republican ) Leadership Jessica Geiger Millie Huerta		Interest Groups Kevin Bayles Matt Meidlein _______________
Committee Chairs (R)/Other Members (R/D) John Hyatt Simon Smith _______________		Committee Chairs (D)/Other Members (R/D) Alex Goday Mahavan Masum _______________		The Press / The Public Dakota Floyd Maley McDonald
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