Develop your handout: Develop a 1-2 page handout or “study guide” style document. It should define key terms, summarize key concepts, and/or explain noteworthy findings/results. When concepts/findings are complex, explain them in “plain English” (I.e., non-academic language, as though you were explaining this concept to someone not in the class, perhaps over a cold drink on a patio somewhere). You should also take care to note WHY findings are important (e.g., how does this impact CJ procedure in policing and/or the courts? What does this finding mean for CJ fundamental concepts such as due process, presumption of innocence, Miranda rights, etc.?) Make sure to clearly cite the reading/article when referring to them to reduce confusion (you do not need a references page).
Develop your talking points: Develop 3-5 talking points which will be used as the main “prompts” for the week’s class discussion. Try to anticipate what issues, problems, or interesting things your peers might want to discuss about the readings. These talking points should be thoughtful, engaging, and tie back to the course material. Feel free to reference material from other disciplines, famous cases, or from current events, if applicable. You could include links to online (public, non-copyrighted) material such as news articles, videos, memes, etc. If you desire. When written, these talking points should be specific and well-established, and must be open-ended. Submit 3-5 talking points either on a separate page in the same Word document as your Handout, or as a separate Word document, formatted as a numbered list of short paragraphs
Assignments must be submitted as a Word doc, and will be checked for plagiarism. Note: if you want to use language verbatim from a reading/article, that is fine – just use quotation marks and use appropriate in-text citations in APA format. You do not need a references page.