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Writing an Intellectual Autobiography
Posted by Ms. Bailey , Thursday, May 6, 2010 9:42 AM
Objectives: This assignment allows students to reflect on what they are studying in high school and independently and why, what they hope to achieve in their high school and undergraduate academic careers, and what their intellectual influences are. Writing this assignment will help students understand and begin to develop a paradigm or perspective for their own learning.
Goals: By the end of this assignment, students should be able to (1) articulate a their own intellectual agenda; (2) identify the intellectual tradition with which they identify; (3) begin situating their own intellectual agenda with their chosen program of study.
Directions: Write a paper in which you describe what influenced your decision to come to study your chosen subject, why you are here, who your intellectual precursors were, etc. As you reflect on what to write, be sure that you consider your favorite authors, scholars, teachers, or classes. Also consider what things you want to study, why you want to study them, what you hope to learn about your area of interest. Lastly, consider what contribution you want to make with your own research to our knowledge and understanding of communication. NOTE: This is not an autobiography; it is an intellectual autobiography. I am not interested in formative experiences of your life as much as I am interested in the formative influences for attending school and focusing on your area of interest.
Grading Criteria:
1. Thoughtfulness and insightfulness of writing.
2. Coherence of essay–ability to organize ideas and create an argument.
3. Writing mechanics.
2. Coherence of essay–ability to organize ideas and create an argument.
3. Writing mechanics.
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