Grupos de Discusin, SPAN 3312

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The preparation for the Discussion group will follow these steps:
Annotated bibliography (Bibliografa anotada, individual, 5 tems, overlap of 2 resources) (8%): On
the due date, individually each member will provide an annotated bibliography. This bibliography
will be a panoramic view of the different issues concerning the group's topic. A total of (at least)
four (4) items must be presented: 1-2 academic journal articles; 1 book chapter; 1 different
reliable resource (newspaper or magazine articles, websites, social media, film, documentary...).
Please, NO WIKIPEDIA. Students must follow the 7th Edition MLA standards on its citation.
Coates library provides an electronic resource on how to prepare MLA citations:
http://lib.trinity.edu/lib2/cite.php . After each citation, you will briefly (5-6 sentences) summarize
the article and will demonstrate the relevance of the article regarding the topic. For more
information on how to prepare an annotated bibliography, visit this website:
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/614/01/. On the due date on the calendar, you will
share your document with the professor as an attachment on an email. The bibliography will be
evaluated individually.
Class presentation (12%): On the dates stated in the calendar, each discussion group will present
their class. Considering each members research, each group must organize an informative class
regarding the topic. Potential questions you may address on this presentation are: How each
approach (academia, media, news, websites, organizations) portray this community? What are the
challenges and accomplishments this community have had in a particular country or in Latin America
in general? What is the status of this community? What is the future of this community? What
relevance does this community has in understanding the different Latin American societies and
cultures? Please, try to not repeat what weve discussed in class about this topic. The objective
of the presentation is to enhance and to offer original views (not discussed in the course) to the
class.
Each group has the power to organize the class as they think it will be better (by addressing a main
topic social issue, political representation, or other-, a country, and/or similarities between
different groups inside the community). Keep in mind that every member must address an issue
and have an important role on the presentation (visibility). If the presentation is unbalance (a
student speaking more than others) it will affect your grade.
Representatives of the group MUST make an appointment with the professor in order to
discuss the presentation/class organization at least 10 days before (potential dates for each
Discussion group meeting with the professor are on the calendar). This meeting will count as
2% of your group discussion presentation. You may use power point, prezi, or any other
presentation format.

When organizing the class, keep in mind. 1. Your audience (be clear, precise and creative); 2. You
must interact with your classmates in different ways (lecture, questions, games, and/or contests) in
order to keep the information flowing; 3. Consider this presentation as the conclusion of the topic
and engage/enhance on other discussions regarding the topic that were not addressed in the class;
4. Prepare a handout that will help your classmates to keep track of your presentation. Most of all,
BE CREATIVE. Look on previous webpages designed by other classes and look for those issues that
were left unclear, need more research or were not addressed at all. You may be able to find the links
to these web-pages on T-learn.
An ideal presentation may have this planning: 1. Information (10-15 minutes); 2. Comprehensive
questions (either embedded on the information presentation or at the end, 5-8 minutes)); 3. Class
activity and/or discussion (15-20 minutes); 4. Final questions from peers (5 minutes). DONT
FORGET, this is an ORAL presentation. You may have cue cards to help you follow your thoughts,
but you CANNOT READ everything. Reading only will not engage your peers with the discussion
and will not help your grade.
At the end of each Discussion group class, the professor will ask some students to evaluate it
using the grading criteria on the syllabus. The professor will take into account their input
when grading the presentation. These classes will be considered for the questions for the
second exam. This presentation will be evaluated as a group.
Discussion Group Webpage (share with all Trinity)(7%): From your presentation, discussion and
comments from the professor and peers, the group will reorganize the information addressed and
will present it on a website format. You may use the same topic division you did for the
presentation or take a different approach. A new aspect not presented or not fully addressed on
your class MUST be included. The objective of this webpage is to provide to the public
introductory information regarding the diverse communities in Latin America and a condense
framework on each community that connects social media, news, and other organizations on a
central resource. While preparing, bear in mind this webpage will be share with the Trinity
community. This means, the information provided must be clear, coherent with the Discussion
group class, have an attractive format and be a collaborative process. Specific instructions on how
to create a webpage on Google sites will be provided on T-learn. If you know how to create a
website in other formats, you can also use it. I suggest these webpages to gather some ideas on
construction and balance: Comunidades indgenas (using Weebly):
http://comunidadesindigenas.weebly.com/; Latino LGBT (using Google sites):
https://sites.google.com/a/trinity.edu/latinolgbt/; US Latinos (using Wix):
http://mreynold73.wix.com/uslatinos. Do not repeat or copy any information of these
webpages. The webpage will be evaluated as a group.
Webpage draft (2%): On the date stated on calendar, each group will share a draft of their website
with the professor. The objective is for me to comment on your webpage on how to improve it and
if you've had any technical problems. This will help the students to solve any problems and correct
before the final product is turned in. This webpage draft will be evaluated as a group.

Trabajo escrito (9%): As a final report on the Group Discussion, each member will write a final
reflection on the process of organizing the class, the webpage creation and their own research. This
final report will be 5-6 pages long, double space, 11-12 Calibri or Times New Roman and will
contain: a. A brief summary on the process of organizing the class presentation; b. a brief
description of your collaboration with your group members; c. A brief reaction of your performance
after the Group Discussion; d. A reflection on the creation of the website; e. how your research
impacted the performance of your group; f. How the community you presented defend/makes
relevant the diversity discussion in Latin America?; g. How this research and creative process had
changed your ideas of lo latinoamericano?. Use 2-3 bibliographical references and add the
bibliography at the end of your paper (follow MLA citation standards). Due date is on the
calendar and should be turned in by email. OJO: If there is any problem in your group, please,
discuss it with the professor before turning in your trabajo escrito. This work will be
evaluated individually.