read The Adaptive Value of Religious Ritual–Richard Sosis

connect to the

• Symbols and Communication
• Ritual and Religion, Social Order and Worldview
• Gender and Sexuality in World Cultures

The format for each reading response will remain consistent. You will use these questions to structure your reading response:

1. Identify which reading you want to write about. You cannot choose a chapter from our course textbook, Perspectives.
2. Summarize the reading: what is it about, who is the author, where was it published.
3. Evaluate the claims made by the author in the article. What claims are made in the piece? How does the author support these claims?
4. How does this piece connect to our class? Please identify at least one concept and explain how the article you’ve chosen to write about connects to the concept.
5. Reflect on the piece. Here are some questions you can choose from to facilitate your reflection:
   1. What did you learn from this piece?
   2. What made you choose this piece to write about?
   3. What did you or did you not like about the piece?
   4. What could the author have done differently, or what questions would you have liked for them to resolve?

Each reading response must follow the same general structure

1. Summary
2. Evaluation of claims
3. Connection to class
4. Reflection