- 1. Class attendance-
- Student is to be present, to be on time, and to actively participate in class discussion.
- See EBC attendance policy.
- 2. Textbook Reading-
- Students will read the course textbook in its entirety.
- As part of the midterm and final exams, students will report the approximate percentage of the assigned readings completed. This percentage will have bearing on the mark of the exam.
- In addition, a significant portion of the midterm and final exams will be taken from the textbook material.
- See the course schedule for the readings assigned for each week.
- Hyperlink to Class Schedule
- See the Textbook study guide and practice quizzes on the web site.
- Hyperlink to Textbook study guide
- 3. Weekly Quizzes-
- Every Monday will be a short quiz on the reading assigned for that week.
- 4. Primary Source Reading and Reading Report-
- In conjunction with the textbook reading, each student will read a minimum of 100 pages of collateral reading from primary source documents (that is documents written at the time of the events described).
- There are a number of primary resources on reserve in the library from which to choose.
- See the class syllabus for a list of recommended articles and sections.
- Each student will report on the reading done.
- The reading report should contain the following information [if your reading comes from more than one source, you must report the following for each source]:
- 1) bibliographic information including page count
- 2) a 4-6 sentence summary of the reading and
- 3) Your personal reaction to the reading and how your life was impacted by the contents.
- Due Friday June 1.
- 5. Extra Credit Primary source reading-
- Student may earn up to 10% extra credit for primary source reading in excess of 150 pages.
- The student will report using the same format as the Required Reading Report.
- The Extra Credit reading report shall be a separate document labeled as extra credit.
- Due Friday June 8.
- 6. Term Project-
- Students will choose an event, movement, controversy, or person from the course topics or textbook.
- The student will research the topic in depth and creatively present their findings.
- The findings may be given in written form, but the student is encouraged to be creative in the presentation. This may include audio-visual, artistic etc. communication that is appropriate to the subject matter.
- The project will be marked on the demonstrated understanding of the historical event(s) and must include enough research and detail to demonstrate college level understanding.
- The project should include the following:
- 1) what happened,
- 2) the underlying reasons why it happened in relation to its context,
- 3) the results and subsequent impact and
- 4) the principles that can be learned and applied to the students’ life and ministry.
- Due Friday June 8.
- Hyperlink to Term Project Grading sheet
- 7. Midterm Exam-
- A 45 minute exam covering all of the material covered up to that point and all of the textbook reading assigned up to that point.
- Friday May. 4.
- Hyperlink to Midterm Study Guide
- 8. Final Exam-
- A 100 minute exam covering all of the material covered after the midterm and all of the textbook reading assigned after the midterm.
- Monday June 11 at 8am.
- Hyperlink to Final Exam Study Guide