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 *  Your grade in this class is divided into thirds: participation, group presentation, and final presentation. Also required is an ungraded self-assessment, completed at the end of the term.

Group Projects
In groups, decide on a topic you'd like to pursue that's relevant to the Humanities. Let your own interests be your guide. Your group will be responsible for filling one class period, or about three hours, and the presentation will include the following:

Reading Assignment
The week before you present, make a reading assignment for the class.

Lecture/Media
Your group will talk about what the group members researched, what they discovered—all of the interesting stuff you found out that other people are going to be fascinated to hear.

You will have some media to share. This media can take the form of a movie, an internet site, a piece of music, a book or essay, a field trip, or a combination of elements. However, don’t rely too much on media--it can get boring pretty quick.

Discussion
Part of your presentation will involve leading a class discussion. Your group should generate a few questions to ask the class, to elicit their ideas. These questions could be about issues, or about personal experiences (“has anyone ever had ____ happen?”).

The group will be responsible for facilitating the discussion. Keep it moving forward, while also letting it explore. Bring in the reading you asked the class to do.

Assignment
You will give the class an assignment. The assignment can be creative or analytical in nature. It can involve research or opinion. Keep in mind that this is a GE class. Some people here are learning how to cook, others how to record music, and others how to build chairs. Make the assignment broad enough that it will be relevant to anyone. The assignment should result in some kind of presentation a student will be able to deliver. They must find out something, or make something, or do something.

Pre-Presentation Documents
I will want 2 documents from you one week before you present.
 * 1) Your lesson plan, which should be detailed and include everything you intend to talk about, including any and all media you intend to examine.
 * 2) The assignment sheet for the assignment you plan to give the class.

Final Project
You will choose one of the assignments presented by one of the other groups to complete for your final presentation. If you were not present to hear one of the groups' presentations, you are barred from completing their assignment. Final Projects will be presented to the class during the final two weeks of the quarter.

Participation

 * Attendance, including field trips
 * Participation, including discussion and in-class assignments

Self Assessment
This is due, posted at your user page, on the final week of the quarter.