Each group has the power to excommunicate a member who does not really participate equally with the others. The mentor's final approval for the excommunication is needed. Presentations begin on Tuesday, March 14th, with each group to give a presentation of 15 minutes , not much briefer nor much longer. There will be a time for the class to ask questions or make comments to the presenting group following each presentation. Presentations will also take place on March 16th.
Presentations can be the making of a video tape, a dramatic enactment, role-playing, etc.
The essay is to be an introductory look at the group's topic, explaining the essentials to the class via each posted essay. The presentation is NOT to be simply a rehash of the essay, not a reading of it, but a further step beyond the essay to explain further, or enact the meaning of the topic. In other words, the essay is to serve as an introduction to the presentation and the presentation is to serve as a conclusion to the essay. They are to be two separate, but connected aspects of one project. No class on February 15th, March 2nd and March 9th, so that each group can have times when all members can meet, whether in HH 445 or elsewhere.