{"id":371,"date":"2017-01-18T11:24:23","date_gmt":"2017-01-18T16:24:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/commons.trincoll.edu\/amst-queer-america\/?p=371"},"modified":"2017-01-18T11:24:23","modified_gmt":"2017-01-18T16:24:23","slug":"2016-weekly-reading-response-assignments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/commons.trincoll.edu\/amst-queer-america\/2017\/01\/18\/2016-weekly-reading-response-assignments\/","title":{"rendered":"2016 Weekly Reading Response Assignments"},"content":{"rendered":"

Weekly Reading Response<\/strong><\/p>\n

Posts. <\/em>You will write five<\/u> Weekly Reading Responses total. Write three paragraphs summarizing the arguments of any one of the readings for the week in depth. The aim of this assignment is to help you hone your skills putting academic readings into your own words.<\/p>\n

First & second paragraph<\/em>: What is the author\u2019s main arguement? What field is the author in and how does it frame her\/his\/their work in certain ways (note: do a Google search if the article does not say)? What evidence do they use to base their claim? What other key ideas does the author put forth?<\/p>\n

Third paragraph<\/em>: What is the most interesting contribution of this piece to your understanding of queer America? What remains unclear and\/or what is inspiring? What questions are you left with?<\/p>\n

Comments. <\/em>You will comment on three<\/u> of your colleagues\u2019 WRRs over five weeks of the semester, or fifteen<\/u> total comments. These comments only need one be one paragraph in length and answer the following questions:<\/p>\n

What did you learn from this post? What questions are you left with? How does the WRR affect your understandings of queer America?<\/p>\n

Of note. <\/em>You will sign up in advance to make sure that an even number of your cover various readings and various dates. Each reading should be covered by at least one person and we will work that out in advance of each class.<\/p>\n

Queer America WWR Assignment Schedule
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2\/1\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Getting Grounded in LGBTQ Geographies & Queer Theories<\/strong><\/p>\n