We will also read selectively from the primary source materials contained in our document book. There will be a few assignments of supplementary materials xeroxed or assigned from the World Wide Web. We will have an exam about once a month and no mid-term exam. Exams take up the whole period and will be drawn from lectures, the texts and main points from class discussions and readings. The format consists mainly of essay and identification items, with a few multiple choice questions.
All exams contain bonus items.
No exam grade will be dropped but everyone's highest exam will count three times. You will always have a choice from at least two essays. Essays will be evaluated on the basis of clarity, and evidence of your understanding of evidence and the significance and meaning of events, rather than simple retention of facts. Essay questions will also focus on issues or themes from outside readings and class discussions. Detailed study sheets that contain your essay questions are provided prior to each exam.