20% Reflections:
Think about your readings and apply your own opinion to the ideas in the readings.
You will have readings for each session, starting with the second session. The readings will be made available online and you will find links to them on the seminar blog.
Read the linked file and write a more-or-less single-page, double-spaced reflection of what you have read. There is no set format to what you write; it should just reflect your thoughts on the topic.
Post your reflection on the class blog at any time before noon on the day before the following session (so the presenter may have the opportunity to read them prior to the session). Then plan to engage in a free-ranging discussion of the topic during the session.
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Condition
Post the note on the class blog by noon of the day prior to the session for which the reflection is relevant.
This is an informal blog posting, but you should aim for it to be the equivalent of a grammatical, coherent, more or less one to two page paper. Feel free to add images, links, and any other thing you feel you want to share to the posting.
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Standard
For these tasks, the following grading standard will be applied. You may infer from the grade you receive that I felt the product could be described in the terms in this table.
| Grade | Description |
|---|---|
| H | An excellent performance that showed real insight into the issue under consideration and a willingness to explore the concept beyond the bounds of the reading |
| P | A totally acceptable performance that reflected that one had read and thought about the topics in the weekly readings |
| L | A marginal performance that indicated that one had read the assigned readings, but not thought much about it |
| F | Lack of a reflection |
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