Jigsaw Readings (see instructions):
Project instructions:
Read assigned chapter from textbook, and respond to assigned section.
Write a ONE FULL page typewritten summary of key topics (you choose topics)
Do not quote; paraphrase the material in your own words.
Material should have 1-inch margins and be single spaced, with an additional space between key topics.
Use in-text citations to reference the specific section that is summarized.
Proper formatting is very important. Please follow example carefully (see below).
Example:
Jigsaw, Ch. 1, pp. 9-16
Topic: U.S. Crimes:
In trying to counter statements by Samuel Huntington, Jones swings to the other extreme in reminding the reader of US crimes against the world. Torture of prisoners at
Abu Grab is a prominent example. The author's point is to remind us that there is a bloody side to the American master narrative, its noble story? (9-10).
Topic: U.S. Nobility:
The author points out that while the U.S. seeks to sell ourselves as a noble people, we are often characterized as an aggressive society. The author does not say we are one or the other, but warns that authors like Huntington simplify U.S. identity (12).
Topic: Who Else are We:
Jones seeks to go beyond a simple picture of the U.S., and asks the reader to remember the complexity of our society. She calls for a picture of the U.S. as an intensely polyglot society. She champions multiculturalism, and argues that it is a not a bad word. Instead, U.S. society is a living organism, and as biology has shown the strongest living creatures are those that pull from a wide range of genes. Saying that the U.S. is not pure is good. Poly-religions, integrated and even miscegenated American identity, is superior to deluded images of purity (15).