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REL223 World Religions: East and West

Module 7 Journal Reflection 5

Journal Guidelines and
Rubric

Guidelines

The journal is to be
an example of the student’s ability to write and analyze the material he or she
isreading. An attempt should be made to integrate material from the myriad of
books and notes in thiscourse.

Journal entries should
be made for each of the seven major world religions considered. Your
journalshould contain complete sentences and be grammatically correct. While
you are reading, write down whatgoes on in your head in “stream of
consciousness” style in the margins of your book, in a notebook, or ina
computer file. You will be making a record of images, associations, feelings,
thoughts, judgments, etc.

You will probably find
that the record contains:

? Questions that you
ask yourself about the narrative and events as you read (answer theseyourself
when you can).

? Memories from your
own experiences provoked by the reading.

? Guesses about how
the text might proceed and why.

? Reflections on
striking moments and ideas in the book.

? Comparisons between
how you behave and how the author describes actions and behavior.

? Thoughts and
feelings about content.

? Comments on how the
story is being told. For example, write any words and phrases that make

an impression on you,
or motifs/themes which you notice the author using.

? Connections to other
texts, ideas, and courses.

A journal entry
consists of two parts:

1. The first part is a
direct quotation of the part you noted from the text, copied word for word,and
enclosed in quotation marks. Be sure to include the author’s last name and the
page numberof the quotation in parentheses after the quotation. MLA format
requires that you use the lastname, a space, and then the number, e.g., (Ludwig
89).

2. The second part of
the journal entry is a paragraph that explains why you found the passageto be
important or interesting. Sometimes students ask questions about the reading,
or theyexplain it, or relate to it in some way. Whatever you do, do not simply
summarize the contentsof the passage. Instead, go beyond it somehow, analyze
it, offer thoughts about why it seemsimportant to you or to others. In essence,
by writing about the importance of the passage, you willgive it meaning.

It is also helpful to
explain what is going on in the text at the time of the passage (the context).
Somestudents like to write (1) what is happening in the story, (2) what the
passage says, and (3) why thepassage is important or interesting. This
structure is not necessary, but sometimes it helps you organizeyour responses.

The quality of your
thinking and the energy with which you attempt to analyze your reading are the
mostimportant aspects of this assignment!