requirements
The requirements for the course are as follows: (1) Preliminary Papers & Projects (20%); (2) Annotated Bibliography (10%); (3) First Draft (30%); (4) Final Paper (30%); (5) Oral Presentation (10%); and (6) a self-evaluation (one-page, typed, single-spaced) assessing your performance in the course (not graded but required) and a “Letter to the Next Class” (one-page, typed, single-spaced, in sealed envelope). All of these will be discussed in considerable detail in class.
writing intensive guidelines
1. Papers
- Construction of an original historical thesis
- Use of primary sources in support of thesis statement
- The degree to which the work is situated appropriately in the existing literature of secondary sources, produced by historians as well as scholars in other disciplines
- The synthesis of diverse sources and the sophistication of the historical analysis
- How well the work is linked to larger political, social, and cultural issues appropriate to the topicc
- How well knowledge and skills acquired in other disciplinary contexts is integrated
- The organization of the presentation and the quality of the written narrative
2. Oral Presentations
- Demonstrates ability to synthesize several aspects of general education in presentation
- Demonstrates ability to present one’s work in a clear and organized manner
- Ability to handle questions from the audience
- Completed the presentation’s essential elements within the allotted time
- Ability to engage and maintain the audience’s attention