Reflection on the Democratic Writing Project: Overall, I believe that learning about the Rockfish Gap Report is incredibly important, however group annotation may not be the best way to go about it. Rather than connecting the document to Danielle Allen or other writers and speakers from the engagement series, the annotations seem to be more superficial. An alternative for the project could be group projects or discussions about different aspects of the report. If we want to connect the document to Danielle Allen, we could compare and contrast the Rockfish Gap with the Declaration of Independence.

I find it interesting that Ethics was considered its own class at the inception of the University, as in modern times ethics is typically not incorporated into required curriculum. However, the New Curriculum is able to reflect this original intent for UVA by requiring Ethical Engagement classes.