1,000 word minimum Select a passage in one of our readings and then explain its significance in your own words and using your own examples You should attempt to articulate an author’s reasoning and/or...

1,000 word minimum

Select a passage in one of our readings and then explain its significance in your own words and using your own examples

You should attempt to articulate an author’s reasoning and/or the viewpoints of the characters he depicts

Your task is to reconstruct someone else’s reasoning (Plato/Socrates) as clearly and charitably as possible in your own words (whether or not you find it plausible or convincing)

Midterm papers are expected to be written with care and not contain spelling mistakes, grammatical mistakes, incomplete sentences, and unclear prose

Work that is slap-dash and sloppy, riddled with infelicities and errors, will result in a lower grade