reflection2
Module 2 topic reflections will build upon Module 1 topic reflections and upon each other to deepen personal reflections by integrating additional research. Students will first write an empirical/experiential reflection, next locate and summarize a related additional scholarly source, and finally synthesize their empirical and scholarly sources and their Module 1 and Module 2 empirical topics to further critically reflect on their intersectional sporting experiences.
Module 2 topic reflection 2, Researching our (racial, ethnic and/or religious) sporting lives
Article selection
For Module 2 topic reflection 2, students will be expected to locate a peer-reviewed resource (see the research tutorials posted below and attached sample article bibliographyPreview the document) to continue to critically reflect on their own lived experience with race, ethnicity and/or religion (see Module 2 topic reflection 1).
Students may want to consider the following questions when selecting an article:
What is the racial, ethnic, and/or religious sporting experience(s) you will be focusing on (see Module 2 topic reflection 2) and its connection to related concepts and consequences?
How would this article support a critical reflection on your selected experience?
e.g. The article is about ______ (see the article abstract). This supports my experience of ______ (see above) through the author’s focus on ______ (key concepts or research findings that are similar, or in some way relatable, to what you’ll be writing about).
Assignment Criteria
Module 2 topic reflection 2 (10 points) will be evaluated on the following criteria. Each of the criteria will be graded as complete, incomplete, or absent.
Summary (8 points)
Summarize your selected scholarly article (approx. 250 words; paragraph format; in the following order)
Content (approx. 100 words; 4 points)
what is the article about? (e.g. what topic, sport, person/people are the authors researching)
what are the major findings? (of their research)
Critique (approx. 150 words; 4 points)
how did the author(s) come to their conclusions? (e.g. what questions did they ask? what ‘methods’ did they use to answer their questions?)
what do your agree and disagree with about the article? (e.g. what are your critiques of the research? what points of the research really resonated with you? how will the article be useful to reflect on your own sporting experience(s)?)
Support (2 points)
Support your summary by paraphrasing (Author, Year) or directly citing (Author, Year, p. #) your selected scholarly source.
Students should use correct APA in-text citation when paraphrasing or directly quoting from sources.
