This page lists the individual in-class and homework assignments, followed by the script written and presented by the students at the end of the term.

Writing Assignments

The writing assignments for this class include two short papers (self-assessments) and a longer analytic paper with revisions and resubmission.

Short Papers (Self-assessments)

Written self-assessments are required at the beginning and end of the semester, based on analysis of one's skills and learning in relationship to the course objectives listed on the syllabus.

For the preliminary self-assessment, think about your skills, confidence, and background in relation to the five "super-objectives" for the class, and also in relation to our group goal for our subject. Then write out those thoughts, and also your own (prioritized) goals for the class. This should be about 3 pages long.

Analytic Paper

Guidelines for the Analytic Paper (PDF)

Writing Workshops

Two writing workshop sessions employ a combination of in-class and outside exercises.

Writing Workshop 1 (PDF)

Images for Workshop 1

Writing Workshop 2 (PDF)

Oral Presentations

Students give two oral presentations during the term.

Presentation 1 is on the topic being researched in advance of writing the analytic essay. (PDF)

Presentation 2 is as part of a team working on a timeline (see below). Topics included social and cultural events; political and religious upheavals of the mid-17th century; gender roles and women as artists; and Restoration scientists and mathematicians.

Timeline

Out of the 2nd oral presentation, the students' topics were grouped into five temporal and thematic neighborhoods. These groups each produced a timeline.

Description of Timeline Assignment (PDF)

Timeline Creator - a tool to create an interactive timeline for teaching or presentation purposes, from the Center for Educational Resources at Johns Hopkins University.

Student Play

This script is presented courtesy of the student authors (see title page) and used with permission.

"World Turned Upside Down," by the students of 21L.016 and 21M.616. (PDF)