Over the course of the semester you are required to turn in 3 reading responses: one during the month of February, one for the month of March, and one for the month of April. These are worth 15% of your grade, 5 points each.
Reading responses should be completed for the day that a reading is due, and are your thoughts/critique of the reading material. The reading response should be about 250-350 words in length; absolutely do not write more than a page. Keep them concise! They should include the following:
1) The main argument of the reading. What is the author trying to convey to the reader?
2) Connection to other readings (at least one) from class and our discussions about feminism/art. Questions to consider: Why is this reading important to the class? How does it connect to other readings and discussions?
3) Your own response/thoughts about the reading. Questions to consider: How does the reading make you feel? What do you think of the author’s style? What did you learn from the reading? How is this connected to your own experiences or life? What is your favorite part of the reading? Why? What do you agree about with the author? What do you disagree with? (You do not need to answer all of these questions–pick one or two! Remember these should not be long responses!).
You do not need to included a bibliography with your reading response. I know which texts you are working from. However, you must include the author’s name and the title of the text somewhere in your reading response. Furthermore, if you include a direct quote, make sure to include page numbers. You will lose points if you do not do this.
Example 1: Michael Kaufman and Michael Kimmel in “The Guy’s Guide to Feminism” discuss the ways that feminism should be important to men as well as women. They write that “We may not be responsible for perpetuating an injustice or a crime, but as good, caring, responsible human beings, we have a responsibility to challenge those guys who continue to act in sexist ways.” (62) I think…
Example 2: A quote I found particularly relevant from The Guy’s Guide to Feminism was, “We may not be responsible for perpetuating an injustice or a crime, but as good, caring, responsible human beings, we have a responsibility to challenge those guys who continue to act in sexist ways.” (Kaufman & Kimmel, 62).
Women, Art and Culture Spring 2013 (1001) 