Course Description
Analyzes Jewish understandings of gender and sexuality from ancient through modern times, with focus on law and tradition, roles in Jewish communities, family, sexuality, and religious thought. Note: Students who have prior credit for REL 312 or WGS 312 may not take HIS 331 for credit.
Syllabus
Student Learning Outcomes, Goals, Objectives:
Students successfully completing this course will be able to:
- Analyze written texts to understand how they relate to particular audiences, purposes, and contexts as a way to inform one's own writing.
- Create and revise written texts for particular audiences, purposes, and contexts.
- Through oral or written reflection demonstrate awareness of one's writing choices as well as how one's own writing contributes to ongoing conversations in the relevant discipline.
Course Grading Information:
| Activity/Performance Measure | Percentage/Points |
|---|---|
| Informed Participation | 20% |
| Discussion posts | 20% |
| Two Short Response Papers | 20% (10% each) |
| Formal Revised Paper with draft | 40% (10% for draft, 30% for final) |
Grading Scale
| Percentage | Letter Grade |
|---|---|
| 100-93% | A |
| 90-92% | A- |
| 87-89% | B+ |
| 83-86% | B |
| 80-82% | B- |
| 77-79% | C+ |
| 73-76% | C |
| 70-72% | C- |
| 67-69% | D+ |
| 63-66% | D |
| 60-62% | D- |
| 61% and below | F |
Attendance/Participation:
Regular class attendance is a responsibility and a privilege of university education. It is fundamental to the orderly acquisition of knowledge. Students should recognize the advantages of regular class attendance, accept it as a personal responsibility, and apprise themselves of the consequences of poor attendance. Excessive unexcused absences will result in a lowered final grade. The professor reserves the right to drop students with more than 6 unexcused absences from the course.
Course Materials Purchased by the Students:
No course materials are required.
Scholarly Perspectives
This course engages diverse scholarly perspectives to develop critical thinking, analysis, and debate and inclusion of a reading does not imply endorsement.