Discussion Board Goal:
–to give examples about the experiences of Muslim Americans
Discussion purpose:
–to express your thoughts and feelings about what you’re “witnessing”
–to participate in “collective witnessing” where we share our thoughts and feelings but also as a group recognize the power dynamics present and start to see the historical trajectory of the treatment of the “other”
–to participate in community building (which aids in retention, engagement/interest)
Step-by-step prompt directions– PLEASE read all of the directions before completing the assignment.
read the pieces on Muslim Americans
Choose 3 things in the text from pages 15-30 that resonate with you. By resonate I mean what surprises you, what stands out to you, what affects you in some way, what did you learn that you didn’t know before, and/or what did you already know that was enhanced by something you read here. Be very specific about the 3 things and share the quotations that resonates with you and tells us why each of them resonates. Please post this by Monday, April 15 at 1159pm.
ALL respond to 2 different people’s posts. Respond to as whether you agree or disagree with something resonating with someone else (i.e. “this resonates with me too because” or “this doesn’t resonate with me because”) or you can talk about how a quotation that someone pointed out resonates with you in a different way. ALL responses are due Tuesday, April 16th.
Submission
–Initial posts to the discussion board are due by Monday, April 15th at 11:59pm on Canvas here.
–ALL post 2 responses to posts are due Tuesday, April 16th at 11:59pm.
Grading Expectations
Please see rubric for complete/incomplete grading instructions. A complete submission will:
-follow all directions
-choose specific quotations and cite them (i.e. Takaki, 2012, p.____) with p. ___ being page number so for example (Takaki, 2012, p. 14). If it doesn’t have a page number just put author and year.
-explain how each quotation resonates/why you are drawn to it
-This includes 2 posts to two different people responding to what resonates with the post
