Explain in a sentence or two why the assigned reading is a “classic” based on the Ryken material in the HOI-2 Reader.

HUM1120 History of Ideas II
READING REPORT ASSIGNMENT INSTRUCTIONS & GRADING RUBRIC
2. Reading Report Instrs rev’d, Rubric.docx Page 1 of 2 rev. 9-Feb-22
General Overview
A Reading Report in History of Ideas is a written analysis to show you have read, thought about, and interacted with the text. The content of a RR is designed to let you demonstrate this.
• Be sure your name, the RR#, the text, and %-completed are stated but if less than 90% you did not finish enough to do a RR . Finish then submit late.1
• Upload each RR as a Word doc in Campus Net by the deadline. 2
• Name each file for our records, with your last name + RR## like this: Smith RR09.
Content
Every RR should cover the assigned text(s) with the following headings in the order shown:
a. Explain in a sentence or two why the assigned reading is a “classic” based on the Ryken material in the HOI-2 Reader. Also, if readings like Iliad or Odyssey have more than one RR, then “Importance” may be replaced by an extra Theme, Connection,
and/or Question.
List some key ideas, arguments, or a thesis in the assigned section.
Use the “Great Ideas” on p. 41 of the HOI-2 Reader. Do not summarize content here, and realize that there are many you may find . The point is for you to find that great works are great because they address many things on several levels