The first paper is due in class on November 10. The second is due in class on December 8. You may submit preliminary drafts of your papers, and you will have the opportunity to revise them, indeed, you will be expected to revise them. You will be expected to contribute on a daily basis. I will be looking not for a volume of talk as much as an indication you have read and reflected on the material under discussion.
Quality is much more important than quantity.
There will be an essay final examination in this course, which will be given on Tuesday, December 12, at 8 a.m. You will receive a series of sample questions prior to the examination to serve as a study guide. Please bring a large, empty bluebook to me not later than the December 8, the last regularly scheduled class meeting. Introduction to the ancient world. We will begin to talk about the characteristics of the ancient Near East and the literature and culture of the area. Begin reading Ong, complete, and Stone, complete.