MUSIC AROUND THE WORLD

ETHNO 5
GUIDELINES FOR JOURNAL ENTRIES

Keeping a Journal: Every week, you are required to write a varied number of response
essays in your journals for, depending on the week, post-lecture questions, certain
assigned readings, performances, documentary films, and guest lectures.

Content: For the reading assignments, after a very careful reading, you should include a
summary of the content and your reactions to what is presented in the assignment. These
reactions could be in the form of questions, comparisons with other presented materials,
and other provoked thoughts. For the performance videos and documentary films, you
should include the basic information about the content (names, what, where, background,
etc.) and a general description. Your assessments should be accompanied by your
reasoning with concrete examples when necessary. I always welcome imaginative and
creative writing. Naturally, I expect that the specifics of any given entry will vary from
one person to another.

Composition and Format of your paper: You must type your papers. You should
include the course name and number, your name, and the date in single-spaced with left
justification. The title should be boldface and centered. The main body of the text should
be doubled–spaced in Times New Roman Regular font and size 12 point. Indent the first
line of each paragraph.

Length: The length of your essay usually depends on the length and scope of the
reading material, documentary, post-lecture questions, or guest lectures. However, the
responses should be no less than 150 words per reading.

Due date and time: Journal entries, normally a collection of them, are due every
Monday by noon. You may either submit a single file with all of the entries per week, or
you may submit them as separate assignments.

Grading: If you submit your journal entries late by one day, your grade will be lowered
by one-third of a whole grade; e.g., if your submission is late for one day, A would be A-,
if your submission is late for two days, your grade would be B+, so on and so forth.
Submissions after one week will be accepted, but you will receive an F for your work.
Submissions after ten days will not be accepted. Remember, being on time may be more
beneficial than trying to write the perfect entry and being late.

Friendly reminders:
The Magic of Deadlines: Being on time may be more beneficial than trying to write the
perfect entry and being late.
Remember, although we depend on it, technology fails us. You are responsible for
backing up your work.