Leading a class meeting

As stated in the syllabus, in groups of 2-3, you will lead a class discussion on the readings. You should assume that everyone has read what is required.

The general structure will be as follows:

1. Present a reminder of the concepts in the reading.
2. Everyone forms groups of 2-4 and discusses questions like the following:
   1. What stood out to you from the readings?
   2. What did you learn that you could apply to your own research interests?
   3. If the you didn’t learn anything you could apply, what paper would you find interesting that would use what is from the readings?
   4. What questions do you have about today’s topic?
   5. <Other questions that you decide on>
3. The groups report back the main discussion points and questions they had while you take notes.
4. You reorganize the questions into a sequence that we will then go through together.

Your Responsibilities

1. By the Sunday night before the class you are responsible for:
   1. Create a page for the topic in the class’s gitlab repository’s wiki.
      1. Go to the repository and click on wiki.
      2. Click on “View all pages”
      3. Click on “New Page”
      4. Add the title
      5. Uncheck “Generate page path from title” and add “class/” to the front
   2. In the page write the following:
      1. The main 4-6 concepts from the reading.
      2. Create 1-3 rounds of questions using a mix of the standard questions from above and questions of your own design to discuss based on the reading.
   3. Email Prof. Stephens-Martinez that you are ready for feedback, along with your backup comments/questions in case there are not enough discussion/questions generated during class.
2. Before the class, react to any feedback Prof. Stephens-Martinez provides. You will receive it by the end of Monday.
3. During class
   1. Project the wiki page on the projector.
   2. Take notes on the wiki page.
   3. Run the discussion, ensuring everyone is engaged and getting to participate.

Deliverables

1. A page in the class’s repository’s wiki with a summary of the reading’s concepts, discussion questions, and the class’s discussion.
2. An email to Prof. Stephens-Martinez with backup plans.

Grading

• Exemplary – Your group submitted all deliverables on time and clearly showed sufficient work and planning.
• Satisfactory – The email was sent after Monday 9am. But otherwise everything was done and showed sufficient work and planning.
• Not yet – The page was created but was not completed by the time class started.
• Unassessable – The page was not created before the start of class.