Please note the due dates on your Assignments Sheet, to be handed out later. No late papers will be accepted. Further guidelines on the papers and paper topics will be handed out later and posted on the Assignments page of the Rise of Modern Europe II website. Participation History courses depend on active student participation to develop analysis, criticism, and debate of important ideas and issues. Your participation is therefore assessed on the basis of your written and oral communication with the instructor and with fellow students.
Student shows full comprehension of the readings and makes perceptive comments every class meeting.
B Student is attending class every time, volunteering regularly, and joining the discussion if called upon. Student shows some comprehension of the readings and makes perceptive comments most class meetings. C Student is attending class most of the time and joins the discussion occasionally, but rarely volunteers. Student does not always show comprehension of the readings, but does make some comments. D Student is attending class some of the time, but refuses to join the discussion.