HIGHLIGHTS
• three-minute statement of your position on a topic related issue
(American values, US foreign policy, the prospects of Western democracy, etc.)
• individual / team project work Compiling the Reader
• debate on a topic of your choice pertaining to the US policy, American society, etc.
• discursive academic essay of the compare-and-contrast type
• summary of a text on an issue relevant to the general topic of the unit
• semester project — research on a subject related to the core themes of the course
• abstract of an article submitted for review as part of project work