Agenda+-+Day+Eight

//** Introductory Comments **//


 * // Assignment from March 5 - students should: // **


 * Visit the wiki page On Killing
 * Read/review the sections of Lt. Col. Dave Grossman's book listed on the wiki page.
 * Read the Interview with Dave Grossman that is also linked on the wiki page.
 * Note that the next written assignment is an Analytic Essay due March 26. I recommend that the topic of this essay should be the subject of your research project.

//**Activity One: Discussion of Topics**// (45 min) Break: (10 min.) media type="youtube" key="PX4Flhw0HSA" width="560" height="315"
 * For the Analytic Essay due next week (3/26)
 * For the Research Project
 * Note: Although it would be convenient if these topics were identical or closely related, this will not be an absolute requirement.
 * Considerations
 * The comparative advantages and disadvantages of highly general vs Highly specific topics. The paradox is that one can cover very limited topics in depth but can cover general (and often important) topics more superficially.
 * the more general the topic the more information there will be - this is good news and bad news
 * Good - it will be easy to find research and reflection on the topic
 * Bad - there may be so much information available so as to be overwhelming.
 * The more specific the topic the less information there will be - this is good news and bad news
 * Good - the information you find is likely to be of obvious and immediate relevance.
 * Bad - Information may be difficult to find.
 * Most research trajectories move from general to specific as research proceeds.
 * Whatever level of analysis you choose, you will need to be consistent though your paper.
 * In making choices you should let your interest be your guide.
 * As you do research, budget your time and avoid procrastination.
 * Remember that this is a limited assignment - you should write 5-8 pages of double-spaced text plus a page or two of footnotes and bibliography. The more information you assemble, the more decisions you will need to make as to what to include and what to exclude in your paper. (the professional fashion is for brevity but you should not sacrifice the coverage that you "promise" your reader in your introductory paragraph(s).

//**Activity Two: On Killing:**//
 * Groups will meet and discuss On Killing and Dave Grossman. Each group will choose two topics for discussion in the larger group. (15 min). Each group should be prepared to introduce their topic, connect it to class themes/earlier discussions, and note its importance.
 * The larger group will meet and discuss the topics that the groups have chosen and will introduce (50 Min)


 * // For March 26, students should: // **
 * == Complete the Analytic Essay requirement ==
 * ** Read Section Five in //__On Killing__// "//Killing and Atrocities//" (pp 196-227) **
 * == Begin reading Chapter one in Hillman's //__A Terrible Love of War__// (pp1-42) ==