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    The document provides guidelines for an oral report assignment in a Latin American studies class. Students must complete their oral report in groups of two on either April 4th or April 11th. They must choose a topic related to a contemporary issue in Latin America by March 14th. The report should be approximately 20 minutes with 10 additional minutes for questions. It must include an outline and bibliography distributed to the class. The report should have two sections, one summarizing the topic's history and one discussing its current status and future prospects. Topics can be chosen from the list provided or proposed by the students. The report will be graded based mainly on content and the clarity of presentation.

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    21H.

    802
    Spring 2005

    ORAL REPORT GUIDELINES


    Oral reports are due in class on April 4th and April 11th. You and a classmate
    must choose a topic by March 14th, the last class meeting before Spring Break. Feel free
    to propose topics to me before then; I can help you narrow your interest to a manageable
    size. If you do not have a topic and a co-presenter by then, I will place you in teams and
    assign topics before you leave for Spring Break. At our class meeting on March 28, we
    will assign report times for the next two class sessions. I have listed potential topics at
    the bottom of these guidelines, but you are also free to pursue your own interests. The
    topic should be an issue of contemporary relevance in one or more Latin American
    countries, and it should have a readily traceable history that goes back at least to the start
    of the 1990s. Following are guidelines for the report:
    1) You must consult at least four sources for your report, and at least two of the sources
    must be print materials. (i.e., your research should be conducted both online and in the
    library.)
    2) The report should be approximately 20 minutes long, leaving us 10 minutes for
    questions after each report.
    3) Each group should prepare an outline of the presentation, with a bibliography at the
    end. Distribute a copy to each class member and to me before the presentation. You may
    also wish to prepare a powerpoint presentation or a web site to go with your presentation.
    I will post your outline, and any other digital materials you prepare, on the stellar web
    site after the presentations for the entire class to consult.
    4) When you deliver the report, speak loudly and clearly. You may consult your outline,
    but do not read a text you have prepared ahead of time. All presenters should speak at
    some point during the presentation, but it is up to you to divide the material between you
    for presentation.
    5) The report should be divided into two sections: a summary of the issue's history, and a
    statement about the current status and future prospects for your topic. (For example, if
    you choose to report on the Fox presidency in Mexico, you will want to explain the last
    two elections before that of 2000 that brought the PAN to power, then evaluate Fox's first
    year in office, and his prospects for the remainder of his presidency. I will provide some
    initial bibliography and research guidance. Skidmore and Smith will provide updates, but
    you may also wish to consult two important sites for Latin American research: the Latin
    American Network Information Center at the University of Texas (LANIC) and Internet
    Resources for Latin America. You may also search the sites of newspapers such as the
    New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, and major Latin American newspapers (if you

    read Spanish or Portuguese). The MIT Libraries website also has links to useful
    resources.
    Grading: The grade for the oral report will be based primarily on its content, with some
    attention paid to the style of the delivery. (i.e., did the presenters speak clearly, was the
    outline helpful, etc.) I will grade the group presentation jointly, rather than individually,
    meaning that the members of each group will receive the same grade based on the overall
    quality of the report, rather than differing grades based on individual efforts.
    Possible Topics:

    Liberation Theology in Latin America since 1970


    Protestant Evangelism in Latin America since 1970
    African Syncretist Religious movements (Santeria, Candomble, Umbanda, etc.)
    Any of the countries of Central America in the 1980s and 1990s
    Venezuelan Politics in the era of Hugo Chavez
    Challenges to the Story of Rigoberta Mench
    The Politics of Soccer in Latin America
    Carnival and Tourism in Brazil
    The Woes of Haiti
    The Shining Path Guerilla Movement in Peru
    The pepinadores of Mexico City
    Drug production and trafficking in a single Latin American country
    Maquiladoras and the Global Economy
    Ecology and State Policy in any Latin American Country
    Mexican politics since 1968

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