” Just One of the Boys” and “Reading National Geographic”

“Just One of the Boys” and “Reading National Geographic”
Reading Response Guidelines
A reading response should address the following questions: 1. What is each author’s main argument and what evidence do they provide to support this argument? 2. How do the assigned materials complement each other in addressing the week’s main topic (listed on the syllabus)? 3. What are your own reflections on the topic, and how do the ideas presented in the readings relate to your own life and personal experiences?
The minimum length requirement for a reading response is 1 page in MS Word, double spaced. Try to write a concise and meaningful response of about this length. This 1-page-long analysis should be informative and thorough.
In this course, I can’t grade a response that is too short: there just isn’t enough information for me, as I can’t see how much of the text you have read and how well you understood the contents – not to mention the quality of analytic work in short responses.
Every response should be well structured. Don’t just offer a chaos of your thoughts. Make a plan and think carefully, what ideas will come first and how the response will logically unfold and end with a conclusion. It’s beneficial for your essay if you can maintain a good writing style throughout the entire text.
Skipping the details of the reading, go directly to the main point. Make your own analytic observations and conclusions based on the evidence the authors provided, the authors’ ideas, and your own personal experiences.
Make sure to understand what each author’s main argument is. If you read inattentively, you might misinterpret the actual message. Make sure to understand who the viewpoint belongs to: the author or their subjects.

American Anthropological Association (AAA) style citation guide (based on the Chicago Manual of Style)