DATE DUE APPROXIMATE WEIGHT OF THE FINAL MARK FOR ASSIGNMENT TERM ONE 1.) Personal statement on your Thursday, Sept. 12, at the Mandatory, but no mark expectations and on the beginning of our first awarded; two marks deducted reasons for your enrollment. discussion sections. from final mark if not submitted 1-page maximum on time. 2.) Brief reading notes on the Each Thursday, beginning 20% weekly assignments, prepared Sept. 19. We will discuss Only four sets of these will be on the details at our first marked; each of the marked sets 4”x6” notecards. (One card per text.) These will be meetings. A summary may therefore carries an approximate collected at the beginning of be found following the weight of 5%. class. calendar below. 3.) One longer, critical essay; In mid-October. The exact 20% 4-page maximum. date TBD. 4.) Participation in the Throughout the term. 20% discussions on Thursday. 5.) Mid-year paper no exam. TBD. The questions will be 40% – distributed in advance. There will be ample time to discuss them in class and/or with the instructor. CALENDAR LECTURES READINGS, DISCUSSION TUESDAY COMPLETED BY THURSDAY TUESDAY 3 Sept. 5 Sept. Imagine UBC no class Religious Holiday – – no class 10 Sept. 12 Sept. Overview of Course: Syllabus & Guidelines Nations Video: “Two of Black America” 1-page paper due
ASSIGNMENT DATE DUE APPROXIMATE WEIGHT OF THE FINAL MARK FOR TERM ONE 1.) Personal statement on your expectations and on the reasons for your enrollment. 1-page maximum Thursday, Sept. 12, at the beginning of our first discussion sections. Mandatory, but no mark awarded; two marks deducted from final mark if not submitted on time. 2.) Brief reading notes on the weekly assignments, prepared on 4”x6” notecards. (One card per text.) These will be collected at the beginning of class. Each Thursday, beginning Sept. 19. We will discuss the details at our first meetings. A summary may be found following the calendar below. 20% Only four sets of these will be marked; each of the marked sets therefore carries an approximate weight of 5%. 3.) One longer, critical essay; 4-page maximum. In mid-October. The exact date TBD. 20% 4.) Participation in the discussions on Thursday. Throughout the term. 20% 5.) Mid-year paper – no exam. TBD. The questions will be distributed in advance. There will be ample time to discuss them in class and/or with the instructor. 40% CALENDAR LECTURES TUESDAY READINGS, COMPLETED BY TUESDAY DISCUSSION THURSDAY 3 Sept. Imagine UBC – no class 5 Sept. Religious Holiday – no class 10 Sept. Overview of Course: Syllabus & Guidelines 12 Sept. Video: “Two Nations of Black America” 1-page paper due