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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 cooking assignments. |
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4-5 page literary analysis of a story, poem, or section of a novel |
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6-8-page interdisciplinary, research paper in which you connect a piece of literature to another form of culture (painting, music, periodical, etc.) |
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A ten-minute presentation in which you present a painting from the Victorian Period to the class giving your initial reactions/interpretation of the poem and then offer the “experts” interpretations based on library research |
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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:
- Encyclopedia Britannica
- Oxford Reference Online (particularly the The Oxford Companion to British History)
The course resources page will also be a good place to get information.