Individuals do their own research for their role unless they are part of a team.
Pairs do their own research for their role unless they are part of a team.
Teams combine individual research to prepare positions for their team. A simulated news special. They will be interviewing members of the Tibetan groups, the Chinese and US government officials, representatives of human rights organizations and Chinese scholars. Each student will be assigned to one of these groups in preparation for this news special. Students need to be able to evaluate and analyze Internet sources, as much of the information will have significant biases.