Peer Review Portfolio
John Comer

CONTENTS

  1. Background
  2. Course Goals
  3. Instructional Practices: Methods, Materials and Assignments
  4. Assessment
  5. Lessons From a Course Portfolio
  6. Appendices
    1. Appendix A: Course Syllabus
    2. Appendix B: Student Questionnaire
    3. Appendix C: Focus Group
    4. Appendix D: Bias in news
    5. Appendix E: Public Opinion
    6. Appendix F: Format of Paper
  7. Student Work
    1. Sample Paper
    2. Poll Paper
    3. Focus Group Paper
    4. Bias in Media Paper

    Focus Group

    1. Each of you are undecided or at least an independent not very sure of your decision regarding who you will vote for in the presidential election coming up in November. Ask each participant for a response.

    2. Let me begin by asking what you think are the most important qualities and characteristics a president should have?

    3 . What are the qualities and characteristics that you think are most undesirable in a president?

    4. Which would you say is most important quality or characteristic? Which quality or characteristic is the most undesirable for a president to have?

    6. What is your reaction to the idea of Al Gore as the President of the United States?

    7. What about George Bush? What is your reaction to the idea of Bush as the President of the United States?

    8. If Al Gore could do one thing that would make you vote for him, what would it be?

    9. What about Governor Bush? If he could do one thing that would make you vote for him, what would it be.

    10. If Gore were in this room right now, what would you say to him?

    11. What about George Bush?

    12. Now thinking back over all that we have shared, is there anything else that you wish to add related to our discussion?