Reflection Journal 1-5

Each journal entry should be roughly two full double-spaced pages in length and follow proper conventions of grammar. 5 journal entries = about 10 full double spaced pages.

Formatting:

Journal entries must be double spaced using 12 point font and 1-inch margins. Each entry must start on a new page and have a label at the top stating which module it is from (i.e. “Module 1”). Any authors/texts cited or paraphrased can be done directly within the text with the author’s last name and page number (using the pagination when available from documents provided to you on Canvas or in the required books you’ve purchased). The file submitted must either be a Microsoft Word (.doc or .docx) or PDF (.pdf) document.

Requirements:

Your journal entries should focus on presenting an analysis of the texts, not mere assertions of opinion. Each entry should include what you found most significant about the texts from that module or how the texts help you understand or work through concepts related to the study of culture. In doing so, you may reference specific passages (which can be but do not have to be the same that you referenced in your discussion posts), reference what you or other students brought out in the discussion boards, and should give your general take on what to make of the concepts from that module.

It is not acceptable to paraphrase the text or quote it excessively (aim for no more than about 1/3 of your entry to be quoted or paraphrased material). Do not merely summarize the text. The entries you write are meant to demonstrate your understanding and mastery of the material and should therefore focus on providing meaningful analysis of the issues covered throughout this course.

Evaluation of Journals:

Entries that are well written both substantively and technically will receive an A. Well-written entries that include only a summary of the readings or the presentation but that do not include evidence of sustained analysis of the material will receive no better than a B. Entries with a notable absence of structure, several errors in spelling, grammar, and general presentation, and otherwise only present the students general ideas about the topic will receive no better than a C. Entries with serious deficiencies in all areas or that are not submitted will result in either a D or an F.

If AI is used and not fully cited in accordance with the AI Usage section of this syllabus, the assignment will receive a score of 0. If AI is used and properly cited in MLA or Chicago formatting (including the questions used to prompt AI generate text), it will have a maximum allowable score of 65% for the assignment.

The files I attached are from modules 1-5 and each relfection journal should be based on each of the modules.

Week 1: Chion_Michel The Three Listening Modes. pdf, Heller_Sounds and Sinusoids.pdf, Idle_The Auditory Dimension.pdf

Week 2: Thompson Chapter 1.pdf, Thompson Chapter 5 Intro.pdf, Thompson Chapter 5 Conclusion.pdf, Sterne_Sounds Like the Mall of America.pdf

Week 3: Keizer_Sound and Fury.pdf, LaBelle_Home _Ethical Volume of Silence and Noise.pdf

Week 4: Sterne_The Audible Past Chapter 1.pdf

Weeke 5: Feaster_A Compass of Extroidinary Range.pdf, Mills_Media and Prosthesis.pdf