Assignments

This page will have links to all the handouts relating to all course assignments. These will become available when it is time to begin working on a given project.

ASSIGNMENTS

Reading Responses 30% (3% each for top 10)

• There are 12 assignments that qualify as "reading responses." In each case, I'll ask you specific and/or general questions and you will need to craft an essay of at least 500 words that answers the question. You will need to put your English 101 skills to work here, and all essays must contain an introduction, and well-organized body with specific textual evidence to support specific conclusions, and an overall conclusion. I will grade equally on style and content.
• Your top 10 grades will count towards your final grade.
• Notice these are worth, collectively, as much as your final exam!
  • NO LATE READING RESPONSE ASSIGNMENTS WIlL BE ACCEPTED EXCEPT UNDER EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES. You have plenty of warning. You can submit electronically. You can just skip two if you want to. Last semester, someone went from a B to a C because of reading responses. Don't be that guy!
1. Greeks
2. Augustus
3. St. Perpetua
4. Procopius
5. Carolingian Capitularies
6. Economic Life
7. Cluny
8. Feudal Ties
9. Fourth Lateran Council
10. Proof of God
11. Black Death
12. Columbus

Quiz 1, 2, and 3 - 5% each

• Short 30-minute tests involving identifications. Practice, as much as anything else, for the bigger exams.
• If you receive a "C-" or lower on any quiz or test, you will need to produce textbook notes until such time as you receive a grade higher than a "C-" on a quiz or exam. You may also be asked to produce lecture notes. These may be turned in via email, at my office, or in class. This is NOT punishment, but a way for me to work with you on becoming a better student. I want to see you improve. Reading more effectively is the single biggest step you can take to improve!.

Midterm - 20%

• Half of the exam will require a take-home essay, the other part will be done in class. It will include identifications, quotation analysis, short-answer, and/or essay questions.
• STUDY GUIDE
• Take Home Essay

Final Exam 30%

• This will consist of two parts. First, you will have a series of short-answer questions and identifications on the second half of the class. Second, you will be asked to write a take-home essay on cumulative subject matter.