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Participation (25%) |
The grade includes three discussion grades you’ll
receive over the course of the term, brief
mini-presentations you’ll make on historical/cultural topics,
occasional quizzes, group work, and other miscellaneous assignments. |
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Short Essay (15%) |
4-5 page literary analysis of a story, poem, or novel |
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Final Paper (25%) |
6-8-page research paper |
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Presentation (10%) |
Presentation on a key cultural or historical event from the 1890s. |
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Final Exam (25%) |
A comprehensive exam with short answer,
identification, and essay sections. |
Mini-presentations:
Mini-presentations are basically 2-3-minute overviews you give the class on a
historical subject from the class timeline. You don't need to do
comprehensive research, but just give us an overview of what a particular
subject, topic, or even is about and use a credible resource to gather
information (not just a general, unedited web page). Great resources our
library has that will help you will be:
The course
resources page will also be a good place
to get information.
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