These categories do not exhaust the possibilities. You may also criticize or examine a specific aspect of the book that you think is important. Responses must be clear, relevant, and analytical. Papers handed in after a reading has been discussed in class will be penalized by 10 percent. Papers more than a week past due will receive no credit.
Extra credit is available.
Letter grade equivalencies are based on a maximum possible total of 300 pts. For graduate students, an additional objective of History 441 is to become familiar with the most important historical literature in the field of Latin American and Caribbean history, as well as some of the principal interpretive disputes. To this end, if you are taking History 441 for graduate credit, in place of the three quizzes you will prepare a historiographical essay, in which your purpose will be to analyze and compare a significant body of secondary work on the topic of your choice. It is highly recommended that you meet regularly with me to discuss your project in person. Graduate students must arrange their first meeting with me on or before Tues., June 6, 2000.