Term papers

Main Themes: [Please, note that I list these very broad topics as point of departure and that you must address and research a more specific theme in your paper.]

• Race in Latin America
  
• Social and cultural issues in Pre-Columbian civilizations
  
• Defining sexual roles in Latin America (it can cover any period since the pre-Columbian times to the end of the 19th Century)
  
• Social classes in Latin America during the Colonial Period (16th - 19th Centuries)
  
• Identity & Nationalisms in Latin America
  
• Any topic related to Latin American from Pre-Columbian times to the end of the 19th Century.

Paper format: Papers must conform to the following criteria:

• Length: 1100 - 1600 words, approximately 3 ½ y 5½ pages, if using a Times Roman 12 cpi type font.
• Typed, double spaced
• Use correct and proper rules of Spanish grammar and style
• Follow the current MLA style. Please consult the _MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers_ (2005) for information on cover pages, page numbering, documenting your sources, designing a list of work cited, etc. The Ekstrom Library Reference Center has a copy available for students perusal.
• The list of work cited and the paper itself must show that you researched the topic
  (You can conduct only a maximum of 30% of your research on the Internet).

Internet Project: You have the option of designing a web site instead of writing a traditional paper. Please, contact me for more information on this matter.

Deadlines:
1. Wednesday, Sep 24: Select a topic and notify Dr. Medina, in writing, of your selection.
2. Wednesday, Oct 23: Turn in your thesis statement, tentative title and bibliography
3. Monday, Nov 17: First draft due
4. Monday, Dec 1: Presentation draft due.

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