This paper is the most important component of this course and should be considered as the culmination of your history studies at the undergraduate level. I am expecting original, well-argued and polished papers. Students will be given a couple of weeks off in order to research and write their paper. As a result, I will not accept any paper turned in after the last class session. Students who do not turn in their paper on time will be marked down 0 .
Students work on their papers and create a draft form of the paper.
Completed drafts are submitted to the rest of class. By this time, students have received a peer review of their paper and should devote time polishing the draft into a final version. The purpose of the presentations is to encourage critical reading and thinking, to help students gain feedback in order to revise and polish their paper. Students should submit a 2-3 page written review of another student s paper first draft. Critique should also comment on general stylistic aspects.