Assignments

Links to all assignment handouts will be placed here.

• 3 short papers 15% each
  • These papers will examine course themes as they apply to specific readings. More details will be provided to you when they are due.
  • Paper #1
  • Paper #2
  • Paper #3
• One final project
  • You will need to present on your final project - 5%
  • The paper itself will consist of an essay of about 1200 words that engages course themses from Takaki, your own life, and at least one historical period. - 15%
• Reading Journal - 10%
  • Every assignment marked with an R in the syllabus requires you to produce a reading journal. I will collect them, mark them as complete, and turn them back to you promptly. Keep them together in a single folder and I will collect them as a whole at the end of class.
    • If you miss class for an excused absence, you will need to email me a reading journal BEFORE class starts. You will also need to turn in a paper copy to me when you come to your next class. There will be no exceptions. Late work will not otherwise be accepted.
    • If you miss class with an unexcused absence, you get a ZERO on all work due that day.
  • I will give you guidance on how to write reading journals on the first day of class. Each entry will be about 250 words in length.
  • Journal Guide
• Informal assignments 5%
  • 5% of your grade comes from all assignments given an entry above. This will include various short essays and presentations. Note that some of these assignments may also count for participation.