Source Analyses --> Audience
At the end of units 2 & 4, when you are NOT writing an Observation Report, you must submit an analysis of one assigned readings from the half of the course you have just completed; additional readings are also available to earn extra credit. As for observation reports, you write for a peer who is unfamiliar with the topic, since several student Source Analyses will be assigned as readings for the final TRA and final application exercise.
A word of CAUTION: shorter sources are often more difficult to analyze.
Intended Audience
Think of your audience for these observation report as a discerning peer who is keenly interested in food-related practices (religious and secular) and the related experiences of the sacred, but who has not studied such practices in an academic context. This person is curious about
(A) what the people associated with the source your read actually did, thought about and felt;
(B) the way what they did inspired their thoughts & feelings, which in turn heightened their engagement in what they did; and
(C) how the practice & reflection associated with that source compares to the practice & reflection of sources representing other traditions.
The Source Analysis Worksheet (SAW) guides you in generating a list of questions to answer when analyzing an assigned source with these issues in mind. You will then use the material generated by your responses on this worksheet to create a more cohesive, 3 page essay or analytical illustration intended for the above reader. This audience is not theoretical: half a dozen student observation reports will be assigned as readings for application exercises in Units 2 & 4 and for the final TRA.