Students must complete all assignments in order to pass the class . No extra credit is given. The university requires students to complete a writing assignment in order to pass this class. Students must write one five to six page essay. The paper is due on April 16th.
Late papers lose one letter grade per day.
In all cases, students must turn in their paper within one week of the original deadline and make a good faith effort in order to pass the class. Read The Souls of Black Folk, by W.E.B. Du Bois. Do not submit a paper shorter than five or longer than seven pages those will be graded down. Read analytically and take notes on the important concepts and events that you encounter. Du Bois was a tremendously influential American, trained as a sociologist, who spent his entire life in the struggle for Black equality in the United States.