Panel discussion (week 9) and assessed seminar discussion (week 12)
Criteria
In week 9, we will have an informal, unassessed ‘panel show’ style seminar. You will be assigned a group, who will then prepare a primary source to discuss in the workshop. This will take the form of a panel show or ‘bench of experts’, with the other students as the ‘studio audience’. Students will be expected to engage critically with the sources, and audience members should prepare questions.
You need:
1. a chair: someone to direct people when to speak, and to organise questions from the crowd
2. an introducer: someone who can introduce the context of your topic broadly
3. 2 or 3 'experts' on the primary sources - pick out what you think the audience should know about the sources
4. a concluder: someone to conclude the discussion by summarising what has been discussed and larger conclusions
In week 12, you will be assessed in seminar discussion. This is worth 25% of your overall mark. You will be assigned a group, who will prepare the set reading and primary sources. The discussions will be filmed, for viewing by the tutor and external examiner only.
Discussion topic:
Choose two primary sources we have studied in the workshops. Discuss how they help historians understand
The marking criteria are:
Content (75%)
Language (15%)
Inclusivity skills (10%)
You need:
1. a chair: someone to direct people when to speak, and to organise questions from the crowd
2. an introducer: someone who can introduce the context of your topic broadly
3. 2 or 3 'experts' on the primary sources - pick out what you think the audience should know about the sources
4. a concluder: someone to conclude the discussion by summarising what has been discussed and larger conclusions
In week 12, you will be assessed in seminar discussion. This is worth 25% of your overall mark. You will be assigned a group, who will prepare the set reading and primary sources. The discussions will be filmed, for viewing by the tutor and external examiner only.
Discussion topic:
Choose two primary sources we have studied in the workshops. Discuss how they help historians understand
- the causes of
and/or - the development of
popular protest in Britain, 1760-1848.
The marking criteria are:
Content (75%)
- Knowledge of the texts is clearly demonstrated.
- Critical perspectives are relevantly and helpfully integrated into the discussion of the texts.
Language (15%)
- Responding and critiquing
- Formulating relevant questions
- Asking for clarity
Inclusivity skills (10%)
- Eliciting , encouraging, acknowledging
- Checking understanding of the group
Alternative assessment
NB. If you do not want to take part in the assessed discussion, you may submit a written report instead. This MUST be agreed with me in advance by week 9 of the semester. It is due by 4pm, Friday week 12, 19 December.
The written report is 1250 words, and consists of two parts:
1. 750 word discussion of TWO primary sources relating to the topic (material culture of politics in the 18th and 19th centuries).
2. 500 word report on the seminar discussion, highlighting the main questions asked about material culture and the main arguments or conclusions.
NB. If you do not want to take part in the assessed discussion, you may submit a written report instead. This MUST be agreed with me in advance by week 9 of the semester. It is due by 4pm, Friday week 12, 19 December.
The written report is 1250 words, and consists of two parts:
1. 750 word discussion of TWO primary sources relating to the topic (material culture of politics in the 18th and 19th centuries).
2. 500 word report on the seminar discussion, highlighting the main questions asked about material culture and the main arguments or conclusions.
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