I’m working on a anthropology writing question and need an explanation and answer to help me learn.
Journal Assignment (3 Parts):
A journal assignment is neither a diary nor a polished written paper. Journal writing focuses on
connecting class activity with thoughts, emotions, and events in your everyday life. You do not need to
answer all the questions or answer the questions directly. Instead, use the questions as prompts to get
you thinking and writing a response about a topic related to race and racism. Approach the exercise with
the intention of being challenged.
Present your ideas in a coherent and thought-provoking manner. Each journal entry should be
approximately 300-500 words (one page single-spaced or two pages double-spaced). After you finish
writing, go back to correct spelling, grammar, and other mechanical issues so that a reader can easily
understand what you are trying to convey. However, you do not need to structure your journal writing
like a formal paper (e.g. introduction, thesis, argument, conclusion).
Journal entries will be collected several times during the quarter. For assignment entry 1 you should
respond to prompt 1, for assignment entry 2 you should respond to prompt 2, and for assignment entry
3 you should respond to prompt 3. Try to make concrete connections between journal entries. Link
personal reactions to the class material, but do not just summarize readings and lectures. You can
submit assignments 1 and 2 at any time before the due date, but you should wait to submit assignment
3 until close to the due date as it asks you to reflect on what you learned during the quarter.
The same set of instructions are being posted for all three journal entries. Turn in the entry for each
journal on its respective Canvas assignment link. Do not submit all the entries on the same link. Do not
do all three of the parts in one sitting.
Entry 3 Prompts: Recommendations about Racism
How have your knowledge, beliefs, or attitudes about race and racism changed over the quarter, if at
all? Looking back on your previous responses, can you describe an instance in which your thinking about
race or racism changed? What do you wish you would have learned or experienced that you did not?
What would you tell an UCSD administrator about the utility of the DEI requirement and how best to
promote DEI goals on campus?
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