Your group’s first job is to understand and evaluate the arguments contained in the readings for your issue. (You can find which group you're in here, and find which articles your group is assigned to on the schedule here.)
Then you should reach a group-wide consensus as to whether each argument is good or bad. During your consensus session, your group’s job is to present your findings regarding the arguments to the rest of the class, and lead a class-wide consensus session on each argument.
When preparing, play the back & forth game. That is, consider as many responses to the argument and your criticisms of it as you can think of. Is the argument misguided? Mistaken? Can you revise the argument to overcome the criticisms you come up with?
NOTE: It doesn’t matter which side you end up on! The goal isn’t to say what’s wrong about the argument. The goal is to figure out whether it’s good or bad.
When you lead the consensus session, follow the following steps:
Consensus Session Format
1. Explain the main point of the reading.
2. Explain the author’s argument in support of this main point.
3. Say whether you think the argument is good or bad.
4. Explain how you came to the conclusion that the argument is good/bad. Discuss the back & forth process you went through to come to your conclusion.
5. Hold a small question and answer round to explain and clarify the argument and your evaluation of it.
6. Run a consensus session (a thumbs up or down vote) with the rest of class.
7. Go back & forth with every dissenter until a consensus is reached (or class ends).
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