Symbolic Systems 203

Cognitive Science Perspectives on Conflict, Violence, Peace and Justice

Spring Quarter, 2014-2015

Todd Davies

Guidelines for Presenting/Leading Discussions

Here are some pointers for effectively presenting your chosen reading and leading a discussion over your allotted time (25 minutes per presentation). 

1. By Tuesday, May 26: Send to the email list a pdf file of a 20 pages or less excerpt of your reading for everyone one week before your presentation. This can be generated through scanning if you do not have access to a digital copy of the entire book. Scanning services are available at Lathrop Library.

2. For your presentation: 

• Prepare a handout summarizing the main points, and including any quotes, diagrams, or other material that you might want to refer to, since the rest of us will not have the book or full readings in front of us. The handout should be a visual aid for your presentation. Bring eleven copies of the handout to class.

• Spend about 5-10 minutes summarizing the book or reading set you chose, including those parts that were not read by the whole class.

• Say a bit about how your chosen excerpt (read by the whole class) fits into and compares with the rest of what you have read (1-2 minutes). Pose a short set of questions for the class to discuss (2 minutes, or on the handout), making reference to student blog comments posted related to the reading you assigned.

• Spend the remainder of your allotted time leading and participating in a discussion of the ideas you have presented, the questions you have posed, and the excerpt that you shared with everyone.