Both exams will be essay tests. The Mid-Term Exam will be taken in class. The Final Exam will be comprehensive, and will be done as a take-home exam. It should be typed, and you will be limited in the number of pages you can turn in. It is meant to be a critical analysis of the work, indicating what the author is trying to do, and assessing how well he or she accomplishes the task.
Good writing makes for a good argument.
The World Wide Web exercise will entail you going into the Web, exploring materials pertaining to the 1960s, and then writing about what you have found. The syllabus and other materials will be posted on this site. The actual interview should last about 10 minutes. You will be required to turn in the questions you plan in advance to ask, the tape itself, and a typed transcript. Further details will be provided in class and will be posted on the Web.