Clearly identify your research topic and the objectives of your research at the beginning of your essay. Be sure to identify gender, class, race, sexual orientation, etc. Your research must include an historical component, in order to situate contemporary phenomenon within a process of contestation and change. The essay is due on December 6, at the beginning of the lecture. Be sure to number the pages and clearly identify your seminar group, your name, and your student identification number.
Stylistic considerations are important.
Numerous lapses of organization, logic, syntax, grammar, and idiom will figure significantly in the grading process, so take time to carefully review your assignment. Below is a list of writing manuals that should be consulted. Students are expected to acquaint themselves with the rules of plagiarism that govern exercises of this kind. Not knowing what constitutes plagiarism in no excuse. Students are encouraged to discuss their assignments in the seminars and should consult with their seminar leaders on their chosen topic.