1) Core Reading Assignment For each class meeting, students will select a reading(s) for which they will be primarily responsible in the weeks seminar meeting. Students will sign-up at the beginning of the term to present in class on one of the required readings for a particular week, and to write a critical comment on the selected reading. For the writing assignment, you will be expected to: ? summarize the core content of the required reading for which you are responsible; ? outline the central issues, policy and/or problems it raises; ? critically comment/reflect on the reading (you may choose particular issue(s) or concern(s) raised in the reading to focus your comments); ? prepare two or three central questions which arise from the reading, which will be used to direct class discussion; and ? the complete write-up based on the above elements should be
