EXAM
FORMAT
Midterms--8 ID's, 1 essay
Final--8 ID's, 1 essay
ID's will be selected from the terms put on
the board at the beginning of each lecture. You will be asked,
not only to identify the terms, but also to explain their historical
significance. I am impressed when students can include plenty of
detailed information, but I am even more impressed when students can
show how the ID terms relate to important themes discussed in this
class.
Essay questions will deal with major themes
discussed in the lectures. Most often, the exam question will be
a generalization I have made in class with the additional word,
"comment."
A student who studies hard and does the
required reading should have plenty to say in response to each of these
questions. You will be given 50 minutes for each midterm and two
hours for the final exam. Most students will need the full time
to do a good job.
What is a good job? I tell students over
and over again that a good essay consists of a series of good
generalizations based on the exam question and backed up with specific
support from the lectures and the readings. I am particularly
impressed when students include in their essays references to primary
source material.