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TCP 02 — IA (Individual Analysis) Presentation
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
*Click on the "go to instructions page" link to go to that page. If there is no link, the page has not yet been released.
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.
TCP — IA (Individual Analysis) Progress Report
Workflow
- Once teams have selected their films, they separate and begin to work in the blind.
- Each team member writes then submits to me her or his three film summaries.
- Upon receipt of sufficiently good film summaries, I send to her or him the IA form.
- She or he then begins to complete the form, understanding that the next deadline is sufficient completion of the form for the presentation (where "sufficient" means about 90% complete). (The second deadline will be revision of the IA based on the presentations of others.)
- She or he submits downloads the powerpoint slide to be submitted to me for the presentation, completes it, and submits it by the deadline.
- She or he checks the presentation schedule before presentation day, writing down her or his specific presentation time, and the name of the person before and after his or her own presentation.
- She or he attends class, presents at her or his presentation time, and asks questions / takes notes on other presentations for possible inclusion in her or his own final IA.
Goal
The point of this exercise is to increase the sophistication of the thinking of the class as a whole, as the largest working unit for the workshop approach of this course. The point is to share ideas so others can rethink and improve their own ideas.
Grading Rubrics
Before presentation day (PPT submission, PPT content):
- On time submission of the required PPT.
- A PPT slide that is based on excellent progress on one's own IA. Progress should be at the point where if I unexpectedly asked for submission on the spot the assignment could be considered finished and score well. Thus, "excellent progress" means 90% or better in terms of total completion. The only thing that happens between presentation day and IA submission day is a) the student's possible working into her or his report ideas or such heard on presentation day (or gained through later email exchanges) and b) rethinking on conclusions based on questions that were asked to her or him on presentation day.
- PPT slide content that is very clear since students will need to read it and formulate questions about it in about 60 seconds.
- PPT slide content indicates analysis that is credible and hopefully interesting and that advances the thinking on the goal and themes of the course.
On presentation day:
- When not presenting—attendance, attentive listening, useful questions.
- When presenting—short, brief answers to allow for several questions, not just one or two questions.
Late penalties
I will build the PPT for the class in the 3.5 hours before class starts. I need your powerpoint, in correct form, available at that time. The submission for the powerpoint is in the early morning hours. However, I suggest you submit early or get up very early in the morning and watch for an email from me because I will ask for a re-submission if the file is corrupt or so incorrect in terms of the instruction that I don't want to be the one to make the changes. If you miss the deadline, you will be able to submit for an automatic "C-minus" up until the IA itself is due. After that the score is zero (since this step leads up to the IA).
Specific instructions
*Note: The writing and submission of film summaries is an intermediate step on the way to the work on the IA which is required to be almost entirely complete by the time you need to submit the PPT slide for your presentation on your IA. So, count backwards from the deadline for the PPT slide submission, giving yourself several days to do the IA work (it has multiple questions, research requirements, and asks for an essay, the core essay for this class), and a one day turn around period between the time you submit your film summaries to me and I send the IA form to you.
INDIVIDUAL WORK — Writing the film summaries
Once teams have selected their films, the team temporarily breaks up and each member begins to work in the blind. Each team member writes extended film summaries for the three films the team has selected. Obviously the films should be viewed in full before writing the summaries. The summaries must be entirely one's own work, clearly based on viewing of the films not summaries about them (so that means foregrounding sound / image / mood / tone etc.), and follow the instructions for extended film summaries given on the Key Concepts & Terms page.
SUBMISSION TO ME — Submitting the film summaries
Each team member submits to me her or his three film summaries early enough to meet the IA presentation slide submission deadline. (See the bold red font note above.)
Place them directly into an email (no attachments) and use the standard subject line plus the keyword FILMSUM.
When I approve your summaries, I will send the IA form to you. After submission, watch for an email from me; I might request that you redo portions of the summaries before I send you the form.
I strongly suggest that you send high quality film summaries, to save you time in case I unexpectedly ask you to rewrite any of them. Film summaries are not graded but a certain level of competence is required for you to advance to the next step.
Note: Most students like to work late at night. I start early in the day and do not work even late evening. So if you complete something after 6PM it is quite possible you will not receive the form until the next day and if you contact me after 9:30 PM I can guarantee that you will not hear from me until the next day. (Remember, you are not the only one submitting, and the film summaries are fairly long and complicated for me to review.) So, when visualizing a timeline to complete the IA on time, calculate that gap into the mix
INDIVIDUAL WORK — Working on the IA form and completing the PPT slide for the IA presentation
You receive the IA form from me. The IA presentation PPT slide is on bSpace. Download it from there.
The instructions for the IA form are sent together with the form itself. While you have a presentation to give, that is based on the IA itself. Just do excellent work on the IA and fashion a PPT that results from that work. To approach this as "enough for the PPT now, finish up the IA later" is exactly the wrong approach and will not be considered useful to the class and thus will score very low (C-minus to F range).
Specific instructions for each of the five areas to be completed on the PPT slide:
*Read the grading rubric towards the top of this page.
It is important that you keep the font sizes. This allows students to read easily and prevents you from writing too much. We only have six minutes, not much time to think intelligently about your work. Keep it limited to the very best few points (one to four points).
You must be almost completely finished with your IA by the time you submit your presentation. You are presenting completed work, not what you hope to do or what you are in the middle of doing.
1. Note that the "comments box" for the slide asks for your full bibliography for your IA. I will look at this very carefully.
2. yourname — replace this with your classname so that students can write it down and email you later if they want to do so
3. film list — list the team's three films using the standard English title (country, year) format
4. topic(s) — this is based on the IA form, the section titled MY TOPIC(S). It should match the form and the course Web page from which the topic was drawn. Do not explain it further; this will clutter the slide.
5. primary observations / conclusions — 1-4 of your best observations, stated very clearly. Do the math: if 16 students actually presented 4 ideas each that is 64 ideas rolling past in 2 hours, with no break to assimilate the information. The presentation day begins to fall apart and little is retained. Keep it short and to the point, clear enough that someone might be able to say on the next day from memory alone: "so-and-so suggested that ..." You have basically written your MY TOPIC(S) essay. Look it over and select from it that very best of its ideas.
SUBMISSION TO ME — Submitting the PPT presentation
After completing the PPT slide, attach it to an email, and send it to me on time.
The slide is on bSpace, titled EA105Su13 IA Presentation LASTNAME classname. Change a portion of this title so that it has your last name and your classname (the first name you use in this class).
Use the standard subject line and use the keyword: IAPPT
PRESENTATION — What to do before presentation day and on presentation day
Overview
Timing: The basic format will be 16 individual presentations, at 6 minutes each (I think) with an additional 30 second to transition to the next individual. We start at 10:15 promptly. The session will be run by one long PPT that will keep us on time and will finish at noon.
Format: We have four teams of four students. At any one point there will be 13 students in the room: three full teams plus one member of a fourth team. The other members of that team will be in the hallway. When that individual is finished, she or he will go into the hallway and ask the next person to come in, and the person who just finished will stay with her or his teammates in the hall. This way team members do not have access to each other's work.
Content: This is simple. Your presentation slide will be projected and anyone during the next six minutes can ask you just about anything. Probably the first minute or two will be just students silently reading your presentation slide.
Before presentation day
Check the presentation schedule (not yet available). Write down your specific presentation time. Write down the name ahead of you and the name after you. The schedule will not be available in class.
On presentation day
Arrive on time for the full class session (not just your presentation time). We will begin promptly.
Your "presentation" means going to the front of the room at the correct time and answering our questions. That's all.
Ask questions to other students but in a way that does not inform your teammates of your primary positions. (So not "I think X [a conclusion]. What do you think?" Rather, "What is your thinking about the general topic ....") .
Think of ways that what you are hearing might be worked into your own IA. Take notes—you will need to cite the person's name if you want to use the idea and/or get credit for citing others.
You might consider emailing questions to students after class (but no emails to your own teammates!), copying me.
Also, watch your own email as well, in case someone is asking you a question. If you answer a question, copy me on that, too.