[Sorry these are late… I have been having computer problems.]
Together, you will collectively produce a document (using Google Docs) in response to one of the following three prompts. It will be only at the time of the midterm itself that you will be given the specific prompt that you have to answer, but it will be one of these three:
- What is a revolution? And why might we (anybody) want one?
- What are the main obstacles to revolution, or dangers inherent in trying to organize one?
- How have revolutions been represented or depicted, and how should they be portrayed?
In each case, please respond with specific reference to the full range of texts we have read and discussed in class.
Ensure also that the document you produce is well-structured, organized, and coherent. It should have a beginning, a middle, and an end, and a coherent thesis, which may (and probably should) of course be broken down into discrete but complementary elements.
It is up to you to figure out how to organize yourselves and assign responsibilities and roles to tackle this task. The result will be viewed and assessed as a collective project, and if it is judged unsatisfactory, then everyone will be involved in rewriting and revising (and/or redoing) it until it is satisfactory.
Though I am giving no hard guidelines on length, I am expecting a substantial document. I think you should probably aim for ten pages (double spaced).
In the midterm itself, you are allowed to use whatever resources you deem necessary: books, notes, the Internet, whatever. You are free (indeed, encouraged) to talk to each other as you work together.