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MIND MAPPING AND RESPONSE ESSAYS Mind maps that you create before Tuesday of each week will be the basis for essays that are due Tuesdays of weeks 3, 7, and 9. Basic information regarding mind mapping will be discussed in class, but additional information can be found by googling “mind map” or consulting The Mind Map Book (Tony Buzan).  You might find these links helpful: Tony Buzan's webpage: http://www.mind-map.com/EN/index.html Examples from fall program (Sarah Williams's "Reading Jouissance as Ananda") that used mind maps: http://academic.evergreen.edu/curricular/ananda/main.html a) The center concept or image of each week’s mind map must be a question that you find compelling in connection with that week’s reading.  Other recommended components, which could be mapped to provide depth, hierarchy and complexity to your question, include: Intuitive answers Bibliographic resources: minimum of two books and one scholarly article Pop culture resources Historical context Personal life history context Somatic-energetic foundation (e.g., as experienced in yoga practice) Image(s) Our expectation is that the meaning and requirements of all of these components will evolve through our engagement with this work. b) The response essay invites you to reflect on the previous weeks’ mind maps in order to craft an essay that increases the awareness of 1) your self as the writer, and 2) your audience as the reader. The mind maps were premised on the fact that the question at the center of the map enhanced your awareness.  The task of this paper is to increase the awareness of your reader through an exploration of your question. Your target  audience should be a more or less anonymous reader, including your peers in this class, your teacher, your friends, your parents, and onward from there.  You should write these reflections with an eye toward possible scholarly readers.  That is, these reflections may form, eventually, part of a self-evaluation that will be read by scholarly, academic professionals, or others who will make decisions about future schooling, careers, etc.  You should imagine increasing their awareness through the craft of your writing. You must test the effectiveness of your essay before submitting it (1) by having colleagues in the program read and respond to the essay in writing and (2) by having someone from the Writing Center (or a more qualified person) read it and provide written feedback.  You must submit the drafts with TWO reader’s suggestions for revisions and feedback along with their signatures or names when you turn in your final version to the faculty.

 

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