Description of Assignments:
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Explanation of Quiz Formats:
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Description of Quizzes:
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Explanation for Notizen: Download PDF
Explanation for Kurzberichte: Download PDF
Signup sheet for Kurzberichte:
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Description / Signup Sheet for Debatten:
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Reading assignments are due on the day indicated on the syllabus.
Unless otherwise noted, the pages cited are from Geschichtsbuch 4:
Die Menschen und ihre Geschichte in Darstellungen und Dokumenten.
(Berlin: Cornelsen, 1996; ISBN 3-464-64204-6). Other readings listed on
the syllabus will be from the packet of materials available online with
a password.
Film assignments (Triumph des Willens, Berlin, Symphonie
einer Großstadt, Die verlorene Ehre der Katharina Blum, Goodbye
Lenin) noted on the syllabus are required course work and are to be
viewed before class on the date due and are available in the UGL
Audiovisual Lab under the call numbers listed on the syllabus and in the
Mezes LIATS Lab, MEZ Room 2.104A.
Written assignments for this class ask students for four summary
analyses of assigned readings. You will find the description and grading
criteria for these assignments by downloading the Explanation for
Notizen file (above);
essays are due on the dates specified on the syllabus. They should not
exceed one page in length and should be typed, double-spaced and proof read.
Written narratives must also be submitted in conjunction with individual
oral presentations. You will find the description and grading criteria for
this assignment by downloading the Explanation for Kurzbericht
file.
Quizzes for this class are available on Blackboard. They consist of
multiple choice and true / false questions and are timed. You will find the
description and grading criteria for quizzes by downloading the
Description of Quizzes and the Explanation of Quiz Formats
files.
Oral reports (Kurzberichte) will be given by individual students
throughout the semester. They will be based on readings, films, and music
available from the instructor. You will find the description and grading
criteria for this assignment by downloading the Explanation for
Kurzbericht file.
Debates (Debatten) are based on taking individual positions described
in designated reading assignments and individual students will sign up to
participate in one debate during the semester. You will find the description
and grading criteria for this assignment by downloading the Description /
Signup Sheet for Debatten file.
Examinations will be given for the three historical epochs covered in
the course (WWI and the Weimar Republic, Nazi Germany, Post-war Germanies and
their unification). The first will be taken in class and two on Blackboard.
They will consist of short answer and essay questions of material covered in
class and on quizzes.