The instructor will be paying close attention to both the quantity and quality of each student's oral contributions to the seminar. Students will write two short papers of 6-8 pages each in which they analyze the week's readings. The other participants will pick up the paper and read it prior to class. The other participants will ask questions of the student presenter, and will offer constructive criticism of the presenter's paper. The instructor will usually ask the student to revise the paper after the seminar.
Deadlines are important here.
Late papers or late take-home exams mean lower grades. This is essentially a 12-15 page paper that students will write in response to a question submitted by the instructor. Chile , entire. 5 in O'Donnell, Counterpoints . 3 in O'Donnell, Counterpoints .