ASSIGNMENTS FOR 21H.411

Each student, in conjunction with another student, will be expected to lead the discussion 
for one class session. This will involve preparing and distributing a one page list of
discussion topics or questions at the beginning of class and responsibility for getting
the discussion started. This is not intended as a forum or formal presentation. Each student 
will also be expected to complete one substantial research paper on a topic of their
choosing. These papers may take one of two forms. They can either be based on an original 
reading of primary materials, or they may be a well-developed historiographical essay
which reviews the literature on a particular topic in depth. In either case, these papers
should on the order of 15-20 pages--and absolutely no longer than 25. Preliminary 
bibliographies will be due by March 20, and a five page presentation of the major issues
in the literature is due on April 24th. The final draft of the paper is due by May 15
and this draft can incorporate wholly the text written for the April assignment.
Students may choose to submit a draft of their papers earlier in May and I will be happy to 
comment on them. 

Student grades are based on the following criteria:

60% Final Paper---of which 5% reflects bibliography and 10% reflects first presentation.
25% Participation in weekly discussion, demonstrating mastery of the assigned reading.
15% Leadership in class discussion.