Overview
Unit #1 Response Guidelines
Weeks 1-3
750 words minimum. Double-spaced text, 12 pt. Times New Roman font, 1-inch margins. Author-Date reference format for sources you cite (for example, Szczurek 2020)
Describe 1-2 turning points in your personal thinking and understanding of the history of international politics and relations politics in Unit 1.
Your turning points can include, but are not limited to, a specific quotation or section of a reading; a small or large group discussion; lectures; including specific comments or questions from others; a visit to student hours; an experience in your personal life, etc.
Include specific examples, including events, thinkers, theories, and concepts from the readings, lectures, videos and discussions in the unit.
Tips
- When in doubt, go for depth over breadth: include fewer texts, authors, or themes than you might initially think you need.
- Balance between your own thoughts and ideas, and the thoughts and ideas in the resources you choose. If you were having a live conversation with these writers and thinkers, is everyone getting a somewhat-equal say? Or is someone dominating the conversation?
Rubric:
A successful Unit Response…
- clearly identifies 1-2 turning points in your personal thinking/understanding of the history of world politics and international relations
- Directly discusses and cites at least two readings from Unit #1, weeks 1-3. Include at least two direct quotes from each reading you cite.
- includes references, specific examples, and direct quotes from other resources in Unit 1, including lectures, class discussions, comments/questions by other students, etc.
- includes 2-4 questions you are still left with in the concluding paragraph
- is edited, with few typos or grammar errors.
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Unit #2 Response Guidelines
Weeks 4-7
1,000 words minimum. Double-spaced text, 12 pt. Times New Roman font, 1-inch margins. Author-Date reference format for sources you cite (for example, Szczurek 2020)
Describe 1-2 turning points in your thinking and understanding of actors and their relationships in world politics in Unit 2. You can think of a turning point as a change in your personal thinking about a specific issue, topic or question. How did you think about something before, and then after?
Your turning points can include, but are not limited to, a specific quotation or section of a reading; a small or large group discussion; lectures; including specific comments or questions from others; a visit to student hours; an experience in your personal life, etc.
Include specific examples, including events, thinkers, theories, and concepts from the readings, lectures, videos and discussions in the unit.
Tips
- When in doubt, go for depth over breadth: include fewer texts, authors, or themes than you might initially think you need.
- Balance between your own thoughts and ideas, and the thoughts and ideas in the resources you choose. If you were having a live conversation with these writers and thinkers, is everyone getting a somewhat-equal say? Or is someone dominating the conversation?
Rubric:
A successful Unit Response…
- clearly identifies 1-2 turning points in your thinking/understanding of actors in world politics, their relationships with each other, how they affect and are affected by world politics
- Directly discusses and cites at least two readings from Unit #2, weeks 4-7. Include at least two direct quotes from each reading you cite.
- includes references, specific examples, and direct quotes from other resources in Unit 2, including readings, lectures, class discussions, comments/questions by other students, etc.
- includes 2-4 questions you are still left with in the concluding paragraph
- is edited, with few typos or grammar errors
- has more than one paragraph
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