Course Requirements
•attendance and active participation in discussions
•mid-term exam, in class on Friday, October 28; click to download the midterm exam study guide
•final exam, on Tuesday, December 6 from 10:15-12:15; click to download the final exam study guide
•an analysis of one weekly reading (2-3 pp.), due on the day the reading is to be discussed in class (click the link to download instructions)
•one book review (6-8 pp.) from a list of books to be distributed, due during week 10.
click to download instructions for the book review
Lists of eligible books (more will be added as we move through the term):
books on the German Empire
books on the Weimar Republic
books on Nazi Germany
Weights:
midterm exam 25%
final exam 40%
weekly reading analysis 10%
book review 25%
total = 100%
attendance and active particiption can raise your grade by a notch (e.g. B+ becomes an A-)