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WGST219 Reading Groups are an opportunity to engage in "deep reading," that is, “reading to make meaning and construct a strong argument” (Roberts and Roberts, 2008:125, as cited in Parrott & Cherry, 2011).
WGST219 Reading Groups are an opportunity to engage in "deep reading," that is, “reading to make meaning and construct a strong argument” (Roberts and Roberts, 2008:125, as cited in Parrott & Cherry, 2011).
Below you will find descriptions of the different preparation tasks and guidelines for each role. These include descriptions of what you should prepare before class. Please post your preparation materials to your Reading Group google group the day before class (by midnight).
Below you will find descriptions of the different preparation tasks and guidelines for each role. These include descriptions of what you should prepare before class. Please post your preparation materials to your Reading Group google group the day before class (by midnight).
Reading Group Roles and Reading Preparation Guidelines
Reading Group Roles and Reading Preparation Guidelines
Discussion Leader
Discussion Leader
Your job is to facilitate the group discussion. You should develop discussion questions for your reading group to help everyone understand the main points of the assigned reading. Don’t worry about the small details. Your task is to help people talk over the big ideas in the reading and to share reactions to the text. Be prepared with your own brief answers to your questions.
Post to Reading Group google group: A handout with at least two discussion questions for each reading.
Passage Master (There may be more than one Passage Master in a Group)
Passage Master (There may be more than one Passage Master in a Group)
Your job is to select a few special passages that are important in the reading assignments. These may give key information, back up the information given, or summarize the author’s key points. They might also be passages that are controversial or contradictory with other passages or other information learned in class.
Post to Reading Group google group: A handout with at least one important passage per reading, including a summary of the passage in everyday terminology (in other words, how you would explain the passage to your roommate), and an explanation of why you think the passage is important.
Creative Connector
Creative Connector
Your job is to help everyone make connections from today’s readings to other important ideas, both to ideas from this class and to other cultural, social, political, and economic ideas. You may make connections to other reading assignments, lectures, TV shows, movies, or other experiences.
Post to Reading Group google group: A handout with at least two connections, including a summary of the connections and discussion questions to help others make the connections themselves.
Devil’s Advocate
Devil’s Advocate
Your job is to challenge the ideas in the article by developing a list of critical, thoughtful questions and arguments that might be raised by critics of the authors or by those with different points of view.
Post to Reading Group google group: A handout with at least one challenging question or argument for each reading, including a brief explanation of why you are making this critique.
Reporter
Reporter
The reporter is the only role that will be prepared during and after class. You have two tasks. First, during the discussion, take notes on the discussion and summarize its main points. You do not have to try to furiously write down what everyone says. Rather, you will act as a meta-discussion observer, looking for main threads and any areas of confusion or disagreement.
Second, after the discussion write a brief summary of the group discussion. Address such questions as: What did you discuss? What did you agree/disagree on? What readings or ideas did the class find most interesting or controversial?
Post to Reading Group google group before the next class meeting: Post your summary of the group discussion. You do not need to post your notes.
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