We will use this blog to share our weekly twenty-minute writes.
Per the syllabus, for every section meeting, you will prepare one interpretative question and then attempt to answer this question. Your question should demonstrate that you have read thoughtfully and thoroughly; it should also spark discussion about the significance of the course texts. You should expect to write for 20-minutes in an attempt to answer your question.
To earn full credit, these quick writing assignments must be posted here by 4:00 pm each Wednesday. While the blog should provide an opportunity for dialogue (you are encouraged to respond to posts by your peers), you should also try to develop and answer your own questions about the texts.
As browsers are ephemeral things, and as you need to print these short writing assignments for each class, you should do your initial typing in a word processing program, cutting and pasting to this space when you are finished. You will submit a portfolio of all your weekly postings at the end of the semester.
As always, e-mail your instructors if you have any questions or concerns.
UPDATE: you should post your questions and answers in the comment section here.
This week we will turn to the questions that arose near the conclusion of last week's discussion; namely, what do we make of the explanations of human behavior premised on analogies to animal behavior?
