One of the goals of the liberal arts curriculum is to make connections across disciplines. We have been exploring most of our readings in isolation but in class discussions students have made connections to readings they have done in other classes or on their own. For this essay, choose one of the short stories we have read and use an outside source that is not about the work itself to help analyze some specific issue within the story. Readings from philosophy, theology, psychology, sociology, and women’s studies are probably valuable, but feel free to use a reading from any discipline to achieve insight and understanding. 

The writer will be analyzing “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?” by Joyce Carol Oates with the outside source of Chapter 3 from the book Religion and Culture from my Introduction to Religious Studies Course (Theology.) 

Criteria for Evaluation: 
•    Specific, complex, interesting argument, analysis, synthesis, and/or reflection 
•    Rigorous, detailed development of your major ideas through precise elaboration and… 
•    Detailed analysis, illustration, and support, all smoothly integrated. •    Some quoting that supports and illustrates your main ideas. (Use MLA in-text citations.) 
•    Clear, effective organization 
•    Clear, grammatical, and engaging writing

use the Theology source as a way to help gain understanding of "Where re You Going, Where Have You Been?". Use the Theology reading as a sort of supplement to "Where re You Going, Where Have You Been?" to help with analyses.

The professor said: By "specific issue within the story," I am trying to signal that the Theology reading doesn't have to help illuminate the entire story but can address some more focused or specific aspect of the story.