Be sure to answer all parts of the following prompt for full credit, beginning with the main idea.
Main Idea:
Kierkegaard thinks there are two main ways we create change in our lives in order to avoid boredom: crop rotation versus field rotation.
Using his text and my notes, define each of these and give a brief example to illustrate how they work.
Be sure to use quotations from either the text or the notes to support your discussion.
Questions/ Applications:
(a) Identify an area of your life that you want to change, and describe it (it could be your job, relationship, current geographical location, – anything fairly important in your life).
(b) Then, explain how you would change it using field rotation. (c) Why doesn’t this change work?
(d) Finally, explain how you would change it using crop rotation. Why is it that crop rotation works when field rotation does not? Using a quote from Kierkegaard, explain: what does crop rotation give you that field rotation lacks?
- Address all parts of the prompt.
- Be between 400-900 words (less than 300 words will earn zero points).
- Include quotations from either the primary text or course notes and contain both in-text citations and a Works Cited page. A full list of citations in MLA is available in the Reflections folder titled “Full List of Citations.” Citations need to be in a standard citation format.
- Does not include content from outside sources is not permitted.
- Be your own original work.
- FOLLOW THIS RUBRIC:
Explanation of Main Idea
Exceeds Expectations
Explains main idea by using appropriate quotations (from primary text, not the professor’s notes); discusses main idea with accurate use of technical terms. - Response to Question(s)
- Exceeds Expectations
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Answers all parts of prompt with use of technical terms, appropriate quotations, and brief examples where appropriate.
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Application/ Connection
Exceeds Expectations
Student applies/ connects main idea to everyday lives/ career goals. Student demonstrates mastery of concepts beyond the scope of texts/ notes.
Grammar & Syntax
Exceeds Expectations
Grammatical/ syntactical errors do not prohibit reader’s comprehension
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List of citations:
Kierkegaard, Soren. “Crop Rotation.” A Kierkegaard Anthology, edited by Robert Bretall, Princeton University Press, 1946.
Leckey, Brittany. “Notes: Introduction to Kierkegaard.” Introduction to Philosophy, South Texas College, Fall 2022.
Leckey, Brittany. “Notes: Crop Rotation.” Introduction to Philosophy, South Texas College, Fall 2022.