Dear America Assignment (Cultural Geography)

Step 1. Read the chapters or listen to the audio files for the section assigned to you.

Step 2. Select “golden lines” from the chapters assigned to you. (5 points)
1. Golden lines are one to three sentences that are powerful quotes from the reading. These lines are especially insightful or thought-provoking.
2. Select one to three sentences from the book that you think make good “golden lines”.
3. Copy and paste golden lines. Indicate the chapter title and the page number that the lines appear in the book.

Step 3. Make a connection from the reading to something we have already covered in this cultural geography course. (10 points)
In two to three sentences, describe the cultural geography topic and how it relates to what you read in the chapters.

Step 4. Answer the following questions in two to three sentences each. (10 points)
1. What do you think the author’s goals are in writing and publishing this book?
2. Do you think the author achieved his goals?
3. Would you recommend that I keep this assignment in a future semester? Why or why not? How might the assignment be improved?