For those that have, it's the most gratifying part of the work I do. Students are truly walking around like English pop stars, empowered that they have produced something for which they can claim ownership. In the first three weeks of the term I have three comprehensive reading packets which are very carefully selected. Inevitably there's a page or two with excerpts from other writers and artists. The packets provide a lot of opportunities to kick against questions, subvert, celebrate.
Students have to turn in annotated packets after group discussions.
I have exhorted them to silence. The first three packets tend to be provocative hooks. Then there's also very specific material to that week's project. There are ways for people to identify how people talk about work, how they think about work. I talk about establishing a contract with the class, with their colleagues and with their creative practice.