Earthy Warfare, Spiritual Combat
Spring 2014
Class Discussion Instructions & Schedule
Instructions: Examine the schedule of topics below, and select three (3) dates you would like to lead
class discussion, indicating the order of preference. Email Dr. Hutchinson (danielhutchinson@bac.edu)
with your choices, and he will make selections based on your selected preferences.
Note – If your discussion choice falls on the same day as an assigned essay, you may opt to delay
submitting the essay for an additional two days.
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Text/Topic
Recommended For Selected Majors
1/21/14 – Imperialism, Orwell, and Kipling
(English, History)
1/23/14 – Boxers
(History)
1/28/14 – Saints
(Theology, History)
1/30/14 – Poetry of World War I
(English)
2/04/14 – Sgt. York
(History, Theology, Political Philosophy)
2/13/14 – Nazi Propaganda
(History, Sports Management, Political Philosophy, Education)
2/18/14 – Defying Hitler
(Sports Management, Education, History, Psychology)
2/20/14 – Defying Hitler
(Sports Management, Education, History, Psychology)
2/25/14 – Sermons of Archbishop Clemens von Galen
(Theology)
2/27/14 – Priestblock 25487
(History, Theology)
3/04/14 – A Man For Others
(History, Theology)
3/18/14 – No Ordinary Men
(History, Theology, Psychology)
3/27/14 – Man’s Search for Meaning
(Psychology, Theology, History)
4/08/14 – Soviet Propaganda
(History, Education, Theology, Political Philosophy)
4/15/14 - In Lubianka’s Shadow
(History, Theology, Political Philosophy)
4/22/14 – One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich
(History, English, Psychology)
4/29/14 – Forever Flowing
(History, English, Psychology, Political Philosophy)
5/01/14 – Forever Flowing
(History, English, Psychology, Political Philosophy)
Instructions for Leading Class Discussion
10% of course grade
For your selected day of class discussion, you will assist Dr. Hutchinson in providing background and
analysis for the selected text(s) under discussion. While Dr. Hutchinson will meet with you beforehand
for individual consultations, ultimately you will in charge of choosing the major points of discussion for
the class. You will lead the class through the major ideas, themes, and notable scenes from the selected
text. Your grade for this assignment will be determined by the following:
1. Class Management - how effectively do you facilitate engagement from your classmates? You
should have some ideas prepared on how to get your peers involved in the selected text. Will
you craft discussion questions and calling on classmates? Will you present handouts with
important quotes or scenes from the text? Will you share visual evidence via a Powerpoint?
Regardless of the method, your overall effectiveness in facilitating classroom discussion will be a
major component of your grade for this assignment.
2. Outside Research – All students are expected to have completed the assigned reading, but you
should bring a special degree of expertise for your selected text. All class discussions should
reflect a degree of outside research concerning the text’s themes and historical background. The
best outside research will reflect information related to your major. For example, Theology
majors could discuss “Just War” theory, Psychology majors might explore whether individuals in
the text exhibit symptoms of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, or English majors perhaps
elaborate on the impact of World War I on the poetry and literature of the 20th century. Your
ability to connect the selected text to outside research will form another component of your
grade.
3. Discussion Duration – The discussion should last somewhere between 30-40 minutes. You will
need to prepare enough material to engage sufficient discussion for the class period.