Grading of the paper will be based on the quality of your sources, your utilization of your sources, the content and clarity of the material in your paper covering the topics mentioned above, and the clarity of your presentation. We will discuss some ideas about selecting a group, narrowing down one s search, the kinds of sources you might be able to find, and other aspects of the project later on. Your project will be worth 20 points of your overall grade. You will be asked to come prepared to discuss the assigned material, and I will often ask you to prepare in an informal manner to respond to questions about the material we are covering in class. Class participation will be worth 10 points of your total grade.
All assignments are due on the dates specified.
In an effort to give some weight to these dates, and to ensure fair and equal demands on everyone in the class, I will subtract two points from your assignments for each day that any of these assignments are turned in late. As you can see, the total of all of the class requirements adds up to 100 points. A total of 5 points may be given for doing this project. I often see students only when they are having problems, and certainly that is part of my function, so I don t want to discourage you from doing this. Nevertheless, absences have detrimental effects on classroom discussions and interaction.