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20FA_RE300A-WR
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Rāmāyaṇa Retelling
Explorations in Religious Identity (RE 300 WR)
Rāmāyaṇa Retelling
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◄ Peer Review Sheet (Cares)
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Watch: Welcome to RE 300 WR! (Click on "Read more")
RE 300 Syllabus
Sattar's Rāmāyaṇa "Introduction"
Research paper information
Explorations in Religious Identity Flipgrid Group Page
Flipgrid without video
Peer Review Sheet for Bibliographies and Proposals
Peer Review Sheet (Cares)
Resource forum-- post useful resources here
Evaluating Information: the CRAAP test
Evaluating Sources
Library Research Guide: General (EH 102)
Library Research Guide: Religion
OWL Purdue Citation Guide-- Chicago
Chicago Manual of Style Online
Yale Poorvu Center for teaching and Learning (writing worksheets, advice, and tutorials)
Week 1 Intro Question
The British Library's "Quick Guide to the Ramayana"
Anne Lamott's "Shitty First Drafts"
Annotate "Shitty First Drafts" here
Week 1 discussion: The Rāmāyaṇa
Week 1 Quiz
Week 2- Professor Questions
Answer: Week 2 Intro Question via Flipgrid
Watch: Brief Introduction to Hinduism (click on "Read more")
Read: Living Religions ch 3 "Hinduism"
Watch: "Buddha and Ashoka" Crash Course World History #6
Three topics and sources
Week 2 Discussion: Dharma
Week 3- Professor Questions!
Answer: week 3 intro question
Watch: Crash Course Mythology: Ramayana
Watch: Bare-bones Rāmāyaṇa (click "Read more")
Characters in the Rāmāyaṇa (a reference)
Week 3 Discussion
Five Sources Annotated Bibliography and Proposal
Creative Summary (if applicable)
Week 4- Professor Questions!
Answer: Week 4 Intro Question
Eight Sources Annotated Bibliography and Five Pages Due
Creative Summary (if applicable; see description)
Week 4 Discussion
Week 5- Professor Questions!
Week 5 Intro Question
8-15 Pages Due
Week 5 discussion: Let's talk about who benefits from the Rāmāyaṇa
Creative Summary (if you chose to do it this week; see description)
Week 6- Professor Questions!
Week 6 Intro Question
Read Tuesday: Many Rāmāyaṇas, ch 1 and ch 2
Watch Thursday: Sita Sings the Blues
Peer Review 1 Due (Use CARES sheet in "Course Documents")
Peer Review 2 Due (Use CARES sheet in "Course Documents")
Week 6 Discussion
Creative Summary (if you chose to do it this week; see description)
Week 7- Professor Questions!
Week 7 Intro Question
The Sacrifice of Purusha
Many Ramayanas Ch 6
Many Ramayanas ch 9
Week 7 Discussion
Peer Review 1
Peer Review 2
Creative Summary (if you chose to do it this week; see description)
Creative Summary (if you chose to do it this week; see description) (copy)
Week 8 Intro Question
Final Paper Due
Week 9 Intro Question
Tuesday, read "History, Myth, India, and Hinduism"
Tuesday, read "The Rama Temple Incident"
Thursday, read "The Ramayana and Its Muslim Interpreters"
Week 9 Discussion
Creative Summary (if you chose to do it this week; see description)
Week 10 Intro Question
Read: 'Yes to Sita, No to Ram"
Week 10 Discussion 1
Week 10 Discussion 2
Retelling of the Ramayana Due
Creative Summary (if you chose to do it this week; see description)
Week 11 Intro Question
Discussion 1: Voice and Echo
Discussion 2: Smart Sentencing
Discussion 3: Tempting Titles
Discussion 4: Hooks and Sinkers
Creative Summary (if you chose to do it this week; see description)
Week 12 Intro Question
Discussion 1: The Story Net
Discussion 2: Show and Tell
Discussion 3: Jargonitis
Discussion 4: Structural Designs
Creative Summary (if you chose to do it this week; see description)
Week 13 Intro Question
Discussion 1: Points of Reference
Discussion 2: The Big Picture
Discussion 3: The Creative Touch
Creative Summary (if you chose to do it this week; see description) (copy)
RE 300 Course Evaluation
Final Project- upload here
Resource forum-- post useful resources here ►