Reading Journal

For the past seven weeks select select a reading from each week and combine them into a reading journal.

Reading Journal assignment should meet the following requirements:

· It should be at least 1,200 words in length.

· It should be completed in MLA format (although a works-cited page is not necessary for this assignment unless you cite a source not on our syllabus).

· It should be double spaced, use Times New Roman, 12-point font, have one-inch margins, and include appropriate parenthetical citations.

Note that this assignment does not have a rubric, but your submission will be graded on the following criteria:

· Inclusion of at least one reading per week.

· Evidence of reflection and personal connection.

· Length (your completed assignment must be at least 1,200 words, as outlined in the above requirements list).

· Adherence to best practices of college-level writing and grammar (as outlined in the above requirements list).

· How does this text confirm, challenge, or expand my prior understanding or experience?

· How do I evaluate the work's artistic effectiveness and why? (Note: Be as specific as you can.)

Week 1: Basij-Raskikh, Shabana. Dare to Educate Afghan Girls. TED, Dec. 2012, www.ted.com/talks/shabana_basij_rasikh_dare_to_educate_afghan_girls. (9:29) OR “A Vindication of the Rights of Woman “ by Mary Wollstonecraft

Week 2: “Helen” by H.D. (Hilda Doolittle)

Wk 3: “How It Feels to Be Colored Me" by Zora Neale Hurston (www.casa-arts.org)

Wk 4: Edna St. Vincent Millay: [I, being born a woman and distressed] www.poetryfoundation.org

WK 5: Maxine W. Kumin: "How It Is" www.poetryfoundation.org

Wk 6: Adrienne Rich "Diving into the Wreck” www.poetryfoundation.org