Early in the term, I create teams that are as diverse as possible based on gender, interests, analytic style.

Table of Contents of the TCP Web pages

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TCP 00 - Overview (go to instructions page)

TCP 01 - Film selection (go to instructions page)

All members of a team, working as individuals and blind to one another's activities, select two possible films (one from each country) and report to me. The team then meets to narrow those possibilities down to the three films (one from each country) that everyone will use for analysis. The team reports the results to me, then says good-bye to each other for awhile.

TCP 02 - IA (Individual Analysis) Presentation (go to instructions page)

Working entirely in the blind, each team member submits film summaries to me. Upon receipt of sufficiently good summaries, I send that member the form for IA. She or he then begins work on the IA form, entirely in the blind to the other team members. She or he researches the three films (director, audience, reviews), develops some observations and perhaps conclusions, then shares those ideas with the class via a presentation. Ideas shared should be designed to help the class as a working unit advance thinking on the course goal and themes.

TCP 03 - IA (Individual Analysis) Submission (go to instructions page)

Each member then writes up his or her analysis, and submits to me.

TCP 04 - TA (Team Analysis) and Its Submission (go to instructions page)

The team meets to discuss the results of each team member's IA, and writes a report, the TA, to the class identifying convergences, divergences and emergences within the team that are relevant to the course themes and goals (audience is the full class).

TCP 05 - SAATA (Summary Analysis of All Team Analyses) (go to instructions page)

Each student analyzes the TAs, entirely in the blind to his or her team (in other words, this is just individual student activity not really team-related in any way whatsoever) in order to offer convergences and divergences relevant to the course goals, and perhaps also offering new emergences.

TCP 06 - Classwide discussion ALL WORK AND REPORTS LEAD TO THIS FINAL SESSION, YOU ARE RESEARCHING AND ANALYZING TO REPORT TO THE CLASS, NOT ME

Class has an open discussion to identify possible observations and conclusions that seem to be widely held, and matters that are in contention.