Final Take-Home Fall 2009 -
Due
end of final exam period for class 12 noon, Monday Dec. 14th in my box in the
Philosophy Office - Morrill Hall
4th floor
Requirements:
1. Your essay should be word-processed, double-spaced, one-inch to one and one-half inch margins. It should be spell-checked. Pages Numbered. Font no smaller than 12 point.
2. You should have a cover page (title, date, Phil/RelS 302, and your name).
3. Number each paragraph. Bold your thesis. After the end of the essay, attach an OUTLINE of the essay with the thesis clearly stated and at minimum a line for each paragraph.
4.The essay should be approximately three to five pages long (not including the title page or Works Consulted page).
5. You must include a Works Consulted/Cited Page. Any sources you consult must be included in your Works Consulted/Cited and cited in-text or in footnotes/endnotes. CAREFUL AND CORRECT CITATION IS REQUIRED. WHEN IN DOUBT, CITE. Remember that simply paraphrasing or changing every third word is not OK. Quote and cite or radically summarize and cite. Use quotation marks when quoting or indent if quote is five lines or longer. Guessing at where your information comes from is not OK. Use page numbers in your in-text citations, footnotes or endnotes. Book or journal titles are italicized or underlined. You may consult Citation for Biblical Studies for information related to citing biblical studies sources.
6. I will grade the essay for both form and content. Click here for the Grading Rubric.
One Prompt - 50 Points
Describe in detail the one or two most important and/or useful and/or surprising thing(s)–methods, concepts, content, skills, tools, etc.--you have learned in our study of Biblical Judaism this semester. Explain why these were important and/or useful and/or surprising. Give examples to illustrate your description and explanation.