Written Assignments

For this course you’ll write short weekly responses to the material discussed in class, as well as a critical thinking essay due at the end of the semester.

The weekly responses will be handed in in class, postewd on the website, or submitted by email, depenmding on the week. The Critical Thinking Essay must be submitted via BlackBoard. Before submitting, make sure your Critical Thinking Essay meets the Requirements for All Papers.

Open the individual pages linked below for the details, requirements, and guidance.

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Weekly Responses Assigned Thursdays; due the following Monday
Critical Thinking EssayTopic Monday, November 6
Rough Draft Monday, November 27
Final Draft Monday, December 11

Resources and Information

See the Research and Citation Center for more.

 Writing a Position Paper (a.k.a. the “Elephant Pamphlet”)  Footnotes  Bibliographies  Citing Ancient Sources  Kinds of Sources
 Research Options  Policies: Plagiarism  Pre-formatted MS Word template  More resources