Reading Response
Format MLA
Volume of 2 pages (550 words)
Assignment type : Essay
Description
• The goal is to analyze these documents as primary sources, i.e., what do they tell us about people, places, cultures, events, at or near the time they were created. I am not interested in who might have uncovered, translated, compiled them at a later point in history. Therefore the “author/creator” means the person who originally created the document (sometimes it will be anonymous or unknown). Same goes for intentions, audience, etc.
• Similarly, I am interested in your analysis and interpretation of the sources, not simply a description/summary—I have already read the sources.
• Be sure to read these critically and look for signs of bias.
• Pay attention to dates.
• Try quoting a passage that you find particularly interesting or significant, and analyze it in detail.
• Pose a question that the reading raised for you or you would like to have answered, then suggest a few explanations. You do not need to provide a definitive answer to the question you raise.
• One page is the minimum requirement—try writing more!
• Provide basic, in-text parenthetical citations for any information not gleaned from the heading or source itself, i.e., (Wikipedia.com, “Christopher Columbus”).
• In general, the titles of essays, poems, and unpublished or shorter works go in quotation marks; titles of books and longer works go in italics.
• Generally speaking, you should use the past tense when referring to specific events that took place in the past. But use the present tense when referring directly to the source; think of it as a “living document.”
Ex: “Abigail Adams was the wife of John Adams, a member of the Continental Congress who later became the second president. At the time she wrote this letter in March 1776, the colonies were only months away from declaring independence. In the letter, she makes a forceful argument for women’s rights, and requests that her husband “remember the Ladies” when making laws for the new nation.”
Instructions for the Response Papers
These are short, informal writing assignments that are meant to gauge your response to the weekly readings as well as sharpen your analysis of primary sources (documents or artifacts created at or near the time of the historical event in question).
All short responses will be printed out and handed in at the beginning of class on Monday of the week they are due (beginning in Week 3). That means you will be responding to the readings assigned for each chapter for that week, as they appear on the syllabus. No late writing responses will be accepted—no exceptions!
• Choose ONE primary source from any of the previous weeks’ readings, including the reading for the week the response is due. (Please note: you are still required to complete ALL of the assigned readings, not just the one you choose to write about).
• Then write approximately one page (double-spaced) on the primary source document you have chosen, making sure to address the following questions:
. 1) Who created the document? Who was this person, and what is his or her significance? (If unknown, make an educated guess about who might have created the document)
. 2) When and where was the document created? What was taking place in that continent, country, or region, or more broadly in world history around that time that the document might be referring to? If no date is provided, make an educated guess about the approximate date of creation.
. 3) What was the purpose of the document? Was it meant to be persuasive, explanatory, illustrative, or something else? If persuasive, what is the author/creator trying to convince the reader of, and how is s/he making this point? If illustrative or explanatory, what is the author/creator describing or explaining? What kind of language does s/he use—is it formal? casual? educated/uneducated? angry? neutral?
. 4) Who was its intended audience—what kind of people would have been likely to see, read, or be responsive to this material?
• In your response, you should strive to put the document in the context of the time (see question 2). What does the document reveal about the people that lived then, about their attitudes or beliefs, about the economic, political, or social forces shaping their world? You can do this throughout the assignment, or write a sentence or two at the bottom in which you try to spell out the context.
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