This journal does not need to be formal. It is to be conversationally, if that makes sense.
Now that you’ve read about how the legal system defines and approaches sexual assault, what are your thoughts? What reactions did you have when reading the materials?
(2) Taslitz focuses on the power of stories in rape trials. What do you think? What past American books, movies, tv shows, or other examples popped into your head when you were reading?
JOURNAL GRADING RUBRIC
5 points Wrote the required 3-5 pages (headings do NOT count towards total page length), using a standard 12 point font, standard margins, and standard double spacing
5 points Wrote directly about the topic if multiple questions are raised, each was given the appropriate attention
10 points Referenced class materials and concepts and incorporated them into the entry while avoiding mere restatement of facts from the readings and lectures
10 points Entry is thoughtful; demonstrates the student is attempting to engage with the materials to think more critically about the world around them, particularly as it relates to the topic at hand. Student applies the materials to their lives outside the classroom.