Cartesian dualism

Guide to Writing a Reading Response Paper

Requirements:

2-3 pages (double spaced)

Essay/conversational form with introduction and conclusion

Demonstrates command of the reading and an effort to engage deeply with the reading

offers insightful commentary

Due: to be uploaded before each class.

Reading Responses are an opportunity to share your thoughts about the day’s readings. This can be accomplished in many ways, including (but not limited to)

You could start with something you liked and found interesting as an important contribution by the author, or you could start with something you disliked and critique it!

OR

You could compare and contrast the articles to each other and the day’s theme

OR

You could expand on a new concept/terminology/theory introduced in the readings.

OR

You could get inspired by one of the prompts I included in the assignment

In each posted assignment I will offer a few questions as prompts to help get you started thinking about a direction for your response, if you need it. These should not be answered individually like separate bullet points, but rather incorporated into the response. In fact, with only ~ 2 pages, if you were to answer each question you wouldn’t have space to answer any one fully.

Always aim for DEPTH over BREADTH (this is an anthropological philosophy)

Try to utilize any new terms from previous class sessions to make connections !