Also, these papers are not meant to be vehicles for expression of your political views. While they may creep into the discussion, they almost always do, you are to address arguments in a social scientific, rather than polemical, manner. Your papers should be free from grammatical and spelling errors, and should be typed and double spaced. I do not expect you to do outside research, though you may, and feel free to bring in materials you have heard or studied in other classes. This class is a culmination, a capstone, and therefore should incorporate themes with which you have dealt in some detail before.
Papers are due one week after finishing the book in question .
For example, the Voice and Equality paper is due just before Nobel on the 6th of October. Lastly, we will discuss our papers on the date they are due , so be prepared to tell us a bit about your arguments and debate your conclusions with your peers. A Quick Guide Remember, this is not a lecture class. You are to help to guide discussion, which means you will want to compose thoughtful questions on which will illumine the current state of American politics and get your classmates talking. Non-discussion leaders are also encouraged to think up questions and ask questions in class, as well as be prepared to answer those from others.