I’m reassessing what I thought I knew about India/South Asia

Topic for the Reflection – choose one of the following:

1. I’m reassessing what I thought I knew about India/South Asia

OR

2. Worldviews can clash or collide [doesn’t have to be on South Asia]

Length: Anywhere between 500  – 1000 words.

Due date:

1. Tuesday 1^st December ;  to be uploaded to Dropbox on Lea, as a Word[1] document.
2. If you intend to submit an (optional) draft beforehand for feedback, the last date to do so is Thursday 19^th November.  Your draft must be in Word[2] format. The draft is to be submitted as an attachment to MIO.
3. If you did submit a draft, YOU MUST upload the corrected draft that you got back from the instructor, with your final submission on 1^st December.

Objective of the Reflection:

1. your reflection should demonstrate an understanding of the concept — ‘world view’, (since the objective of the course is to be able to define and understand a `world view)’, To refresh your memory about ‘worldview’, see course outline, pp. 2, 8-9.  AND the Audio lecture for class # 2, slides # 19 – # 29.
2.  In the Reflection, demonstrate your understanding of world view (with respect to social/political/ cultural practices/traditions/an idea/issue/incident/personality, etc.).

The Reflection is:

• personalized comment
• somewhere in-between an essay and a journal
  • (use paragraphs but you don’t need to have an introduction, body and conclusion).
  • it should have a level of formality. Though you can use ‘I’, something that is accepted in formal writing nowadays.
• designed to encourage you to explore your thoughts coherently and logically and to permit the instructor to evaluate the impact of the course content on you.

Do’s and Don’t’s:

• Don’t just NARRATE or DESCRIBE
• Do try to understand an issue, phenomenon, etc.
• Do provide some analysis
• Do try to present your views, thoughts and opinions
• Do express yourself clearly and develop your ideas logically and coherently.

Citation/referencing:  If you consult any source (hardcopy, electronic, online, etc.) please remember to cite and reference. Otherwise you run the risk of being accused of plagiarism.

Formatting, etc.:

• As you write, keep saving so you don’t lose it all
• There’s no particular style requirement (e.g. MLA, Chicago, etc., your choice; just be consistent)
• You must submit your Reflection in Word[3]
• Cover page not required. But make sure you:
  1. Write your name
  2. Write: 345-102, “Beyond Bollywood”
  3. Write: “Fall 2020”
  4. Write: ‘Reflection ’
  5. insert page numbers
  6. double space; space between paragraphs should be twice or one and half times that between sentences
  7. indent the start of a new paragraph — indent 5 spaces

[1] For students who don’t have a PC and Word you may have a Word compatible feature available in your software. Or you can use the Word web app. Read more at: https://libanswers.mjc.edu/faq/139948    Or you may be able to work on a google doc and then cut and paste into a document on your computer.

[2] See footnote above.

[3] For students who don’t have a PC and Word you may have a Word compatible feature available in your software. Or you can use the Word web app. Read more at: https://libanswers.mjc.edu/faq/139948    Or you may be able to work on a google doc and then cut and paste into a document on your computer.