For each week's reading, three days per week, you will choose one of the assigned readings and write a summary of the work and then a personal reaction to it.  These are fairly informal and should be between one to two pages, double-spaced, in length.  In addition, you will try to draw connections between the readings and your own  experiences. These can be handwritten or typed.  Think of it this way -- you will be writing a summary, then an intellectual response, then your connection, either emotionally or physically, to the piece under consideration.

At the end of the week, you will choose one of the week's entries, revise, and rewrite it.   These typed journal entries (TJEs) will be minimally marked -- a will receive 10 points, a + will receive 12 points and a ++ will receive 14 points. The more energy you put into the journal the higher the score.   In addition, please keep all of your journal entries, both handwritten and typed, together in one small 3 clasp binder, as I may collect them at the end of the quarter.

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