Debrief Reports – Arts in New York City

Group Meetings & Debrief Reports (2 @ 5% = 10%):

At the beginning of the semester, students will be assigned to a small group of 3 students with whom they will engage throughout the semester outside of class. On weeks where a debrief is scheduled, students will meet for roughly 30 minutes outside of class to engage in critical dialogue about the class readings, performances, screenings, and events. In these meetings, students should discuss the readings or other assigned materials in preparation for class and the Debrief Presentations (see below), exchanging ideas and questions. You should meet face-to-face either in person or online (not over text or group chat).

During the first assigned group meeting, students should schedule/sign up for a Debrief Report Presentation (see below) for each week throughout the semester that these debriefs are scheduled. Each student will present twice during the semester. Weekly presenters should take detailed notes during their assigned meeting to then summarize and share in a short 3-minute Debrief Report Presentation at the beginning of the next class. I will reach out to your group to ask for your schedule in advance.

I suggest setting up a group chat or email chain to make the scheduling process easier or choosing a regular weekly time to meet. These groupings offer every student the opportunity to do some close analysis of the readings and other materials in an informal atmosphere before class. It will also give students a chance to practice their public speaking skills and advance their understanding of core concepts. While I do not attend these weekly meetings, I will be checking in throughout the semester to see how things are going and providing anonymous surveys to make sure all group members are consistently participating.

On weeks where presentations are scheduled (see schedule below), one member from each group will be responsible to provide a short report at the beginning of the next class about your discussions in an informal debrief presentation. What were your informal findings in the group discussion about the readings/screenings/performances/etc for that week? Presenters should take notes during the previous group meeting and organize these notes as a summary of your responses, keeping in mind the time limit of 3 minutes. These presentations should be brief and reflect upon what your group found most interesting or challenging about the materials and/or performances for that week.

IDC 1001H Debrief Groups (Fall 2024)

Group 1

Finley [email protected]

Bosco [email protected]

Lesley [email protected]

Group 2

Jayden P [email protected]

Lorenzo [email protected]

Chelsea [email protected]

Group 3

Kevin [email protected]

Selvin [email protected]