App315 journal readings | English homework help

Readings Response Journals Grading Criteria: Reading journ
als should be at least 350 
words in length (approximately one half page, single-spaced) and 
should accomplish the 
following: 
–
Clear, concise, well-
or
ganized engagement with that lecture
’
s readings/viewings; 
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Demonstrate analytical capabilities and creative thinking; 
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Include a brief overview of the material and a personal critical assessment
or 
opinion 
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Demonstrate completion of that Lecture
’
s 
readings/viewings, usually by citing 
sp
ecific examples taken from those materials in your response; 
–
Provide critical reflection on that Lecture
’
s readings/viewings based on your own 
personal thoughts and ideas. 
–
Mere summaries of the readings or lengthy anecdotal tangents will NOT be 
accepted 
How you organize your response is open, but be sure that you reference 
all
of the 
readings/viewings somewhere in your response (references can be by title or
author; no 
formal citations are needed).  How you demonstrate critical reflection i
s open.  Here are 
some questions you might consider: How do the readings/ viewings connect to i
ssues 
discussed in that particular Lecture?  What did you find most inter
esting about the 
readings/viewings and why?  Do you agree with the ideas presented?  What
issues did 
the authors overlook?  How do these issues or ideas relate to your own life or t
o things 
you are leaning about in other classes?  Did this reading change your
perspective on 
something? 

Storey, John. 2009. “Chapter 1: What is Popular Culture?” P. 1-15 in Cultural Theory and Popular Culture: An Introduction. 5th Edition. New York: Pearson. 
Lawson, Stephanie. “Chapter 11: The Culture of Politics, p.231-252. Routledge (1998).