Bi-Weekly Journals (7): Seven weeks throughout the semester you will be required to write a 1 page, single spaced journal on a reading, lecture topic or handout of your choice. Your journals should include the following information:
· Major themes (3)
· Two quotations from the reading, lecture or handout and a written reflection
· Relate it to something happening in our social, economic or political world.
[Single spaced, times new roman, 12-point font, see template on the following page]
BI WEEKLY JOURNAL 1
STUDENT’S NAME:
READING/LECTURE TOPIC/HANDOUT:
SECTION ONE: MAJOR THEMES
PROVIDE 3 MAJOR THEMES FROM EACH READING. EACH THEME YOUR CHOOSE SHOULD BE DESCRIBED IN NO LESS THAN 3 SENTENCES.
Example
Reading: AUTHOR/TITLE, Page numbers
Major Themes
1)
2)
3)
SECTION TWO: QUOTES AND REFLECTION
FROM EACH READING PICK TWO QUOTES OR FACTS AND REFLECT ON THEM. (35-100 WORDS)
WRITE ABOUT TWO POTENTIAL CONNECTIONS BETWEEN THE THEMES IN YOUR READING/LECTURE/HANDOUT OF CHOICE AND THE SOCIETY AND POLITICAL LANDSCAPE THAT WE LIVE IN TODAY. (50-100 WORDS)
· Major themes (3)
· Two quotations from the reading, lecture or handout and a written reflection
· Relate it to something happening in our social, economic or political world.
[Single spaced, times new roman, 12-point font, see template on the following page]
BI WEEKLY JOURNAL 1
STUDENT’S NAME:
READING/LECTURE TOPIC/HANDOUT:
SECTION ONE: MAJOR THEMES
PROVIDE 3 MAJOR THEMES FROM EACH READING. EACH THEME YOUR CHOOSE SHOULD BE DESCRIBED IN NO LESS THAN 3 SENTENCES.
Example
Reading: AUTHOR/TITLE, Page numbers
Major Themes
1)
2)
3)
SECTION TWO: QUOTES AND REFLECTION
FROM EACH READING PICK TWO QUOTES OR FACTS AND REFLECT ON THEM. (35-100 WORDS)
- WHY IS THIS IDEA IMPORTANT TO THINK ABOUT?
- WHATS THE VALUE OF THIS READING IN COMPARISON TO OTHERS? WHY? HOW DO THEIR IDEAS COMPARE?
- HOW DO THESE PERSPECTIVES IMPACT YOUR VIEW ON POLITICS?
WRITE ABOUT TWO POTENTIAL CONNECTIONS BETWEEN THE THEMES IN YOUR READING/LECTURE/HANDOUT OF CHOICE AND THE SOCIETY AND POLITICAL LANDSCAPE THAT WE LIVE IN TODAY. (50-100 WORDS)