You must develop your analysis well beyond points covered in class. It is generally helpful to keep your topic somewhat narrow rather than very broad. The paper assignment should help you learn how to read, apply and integrate some of the assigned readings with care. Your argument and interpretation must be informed directly or indirectly by all of the reading relevant to your topic that is covered in the course up through the due date of the paper. Careful documentation with specific page references is required.
Some library research is encouraged.
We strongly encourage you to discuss your paper with one or more other students in the course. To be given at the regularly scheduled final exam time, Tuesday, May 11, 1-3 p.m . The final exam in this course will consist of group oral presentations. In April, the class will be divided into four groups, each to present at the time of the final exam for 30 minutes. This assignment will be explained more fully later in the semester.