Author-Date reference format for sources you cite (for example, Szczurek 2020)
This Response’s question is:
Is the “nation” more a force for inclusion or for exclusion?
In starting to answer this question, you will choose 2-3 texts and videos from Unit 2 to guide your thinking.
You do not need to try to cover or mention all the themes and ideas discussed during Unit 2. Which topics or themes interested you most from the Unit? Every resource included in this Unit touches on this question of inclusion and exclusion. The goal is not to definitively answer the question by the end of the response, but to explore the answers you think make the most sense in answering the question, and why they make sense to you.
Tips
Imagine you are at a party, where the thinkers we read and discussed are in attendance; everyone is hanging out and talking. Choose 2-3 people we read or heard from and ask them the research question above – how would they respond?
Choose the texts and thinkers based on your personal curiosity – who do you want to talk to more? Think about more?
When in doubt, go for depth, over breadth: include fewer texts, authors, or themes than you might initially think.
Balance between your own thoughts and ideas, and the thoughts and ideas of your chosen authors and texts. If you were having a live conversation with these writers and thinkers, is everyone getting a somewhat-equal say? Are you dominating the conversation?
Use your notes from your own original reading, our live class discussions, and the Unit 2 introductory lecture on communities
Rubric:
A successful Unit Response…
directly discusses and cites 2-3 texts and videos from Unit #2, weeks 7-10. Include at least two direct quotations from each of these 2-3 texts and videos. More direct quotes are likely necessary to fully answer the question.
has an introductory paragraph that previews who the paper will discuss and your initial answer(s) to the question
cites from the texts and videos as needed to back-up claims (for example, “By oppressing stateless refugees, European nation-states in the 1930s laid the foundations for totalitarian governments. (Arendt 1952)”)
has a concluding paragraph that includes 2-4 questions you are still left with about this topic.
bases answers and ideas on examples located in the texts and videos.
incorporates feedback you received on your Unit 1 Response.
is clearly edited, with few typos or grammatical errors.
Specific quotes from the sources given below
