Reading Journal Assignment Template:
Topic:[Chapter 2: “Political Philosophies”; If you are doing a journal on a reading that is not from thetextbook, then make sure to indicate which reading you are covering.]
Briefly Summarize the Topic:[About two paragraphs. This should be at least half a page. What is thechapter/reading all about? Remember that you only want to summarize what you have read here in yourown words (citing where appropriate!)]
List at least THREE important elements about the topic:[No right or wrong answers here. Youdecide what you believe the most important elements to be. Use full sentences.]
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News Article: [Locate a news article, less than two weeks old, which covers some aspect of the topic. The“source” must be a national or international news media outlet – emphasis on news media. Be careful!Make sure that your source is (reputable) news media not just an Internet site. An article from Reuters isan acceptable source, an article from The Onion (while amusing) is not.
Provide the full citation for your news article: Author name (if given), “Article Title,” Publication, Date,Page Number or web address.
Summarize the article in about one paragraph. Add another paragraph explaining how the information inthe article augments, explains, or disagrees with the assigned reading’s information.]
