Absences can adversely affect your grade. These should be at least one page in length, single spaced, but you may write more if you wish. The paper should record your reaction to the week s assigned reading, a sort of journal of your thoughts. Each paper should also raise two or more questions or issues for the class to deliberate. The purpose of the papers is for the professor and the assistant to get a sense of how you are thinking critically about the readings and to help you prepare for your participation in the class discussions.
Weekly papers are due each week in class.
A 7-10 page book review. Take approximately half of your review to summarize the argument of the book and the evidence on which it is based. In the second half of your review, you should critically assess and analyze the contents of the book and discuss their significance. Book reviews are due in class on November 21. 5. This will consist of essay answers to general questions relating to the required readings, professor s lectures, and course discussions through Meeting 7.