tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37589721331585843.post8317498590674070361..comments2024-03-26T11:33:59.219-06:00Comments on Religion in American History: Deg's Dispatches, Part IXPaul Harveyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13881964303772343114noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37589721331585843.post-32606907349770617732008-05-06T16:04:00.000-06:002008-05-06T16:04:00.000-06:00So, perhaps, I should proofread my comments before...So, perhaps, I should proofread my comments before posting. It is supposed to "argue" instead of "argument."Kelly J. Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14328894784072518452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37589721331585843.post-55521714485292165632008-05-06T16:03:00.000-06:002008-05-06T16:03:00.000-06:00Darren,I do a similar assignment by providing all ...Darren,<BR/><BR/>I do a similar assignment by providing all kinds of wacky documents, email forwards, O'Reilly transcripts, and stuff from the pluralism project, and then, I make them argument the opposite of what they believe personally. So, those who believe in the conservative portrayal of the American nation have to argue the liberal position, etc. They, then, have to debate each other. It works well because they become so passionate about their evidence and how to tell the story of a religious America. <BR/><BR/>Your assignment sounds fantastic, too. My students in various classes have had exposure to _Jesus Camp_, so I try to problematize the film for them (I also like to use it as an example for my Religion and Gender class--where are all the fathers?) <BR/><BR/>I will be excited to see how you reorganize the class for next time.Kelly J. Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14328894784072518452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37589721331585843.post-2130058572401715532008-05-02T19:39:00.000-06:002008-05-02T19:39:00.000-06:00Great assignment ideas. I may have to ripoff some...Great assignment ideas. I may have to ripoff some of these for my course next year. I like the idea of having students make a case for a liberal or conservative take on recent American history. This would also work for a course I teach on the 1960s.Randallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16755286304057000048noreply@blogger.com