Each of these exams will be composed of short identification questions and essays. Both exams will require you to do a substantial amount of writing in class. Particularly helpful in preparing for these exams is diagramming your answers to short identifications and essay questions. There are several useful resources for this task. In my on campus lectures I use the CD ROM On Common Ground in class which will be available to you at the Media Services in Bird Library.
Groups can also visit different religious communities in their own area.
You may already have an idea of what religious group you would like to visit. In addition to the class presentation each student will be responsible for writing a short paper that will be posted to our class website. This will give other students a chance to learn through each student's experience. You are encouraged to think about your presentation as early as possible in the semester so that it doesn't become an afterthought at the end of the course. The viewpoints you present in your writing must be clearly conceived and well argued.