You should reflect on what you have learned, rather than summarize. Although you may quote material from lectures and readings, this is best used to support your main arguments, not as a replacement for them.
Include discussion of all lectures and readings, not just some. You don’t have to write the same amount on everything, but you do have to show familiarity with all material presented.
Approaches in write-ups can include:
* Compare and contrast ideas from the perspective of your preexisting views
* Discuss in detail how lectures and readings surprised and challenged your previous lines of thinking and assumptions
* Thing critically and analytically about material presented in lectures and readings, and discuss their strengths and weaknesses
Well-written, clear, and compelling essays will receive higher grades than essays that have less effort put into them.
