Watch this 4-minute video to learn how to complete a PCAR, our reading response assignment which requires you to articulate from the readings the: Purpose, Concepts, an Application/Analysis, and your Reflection. 

Worth 20% of your course grade, PCARs help develop your reading comprehension, source citation, and academic writing. 

Watch this 4.5-minute video to help strengthen your PCAR.

Typical pitfalls: when you don't read the instructions fully, forget to discuss concepts I specifically assigned, and/or don't follow the format.