The essay should contain discussion of at least five readings from this semester, at least two from ancient Athens (weeks 1-7) and at least two from the rest of the semester (weeks 8-15), as well as Hélène Landemore’s Open Democracy. It is strongly recommended that the paper is organized by sections: Introduction (1 paragraph), Discussion (6-8 paragraphs), Conclusion (1 paragraph). The Discussion section can contain shorter sub-sections as needed. There are numerous ways to organize the Discussion section: by chronological period, by topic, or by institution, etc. It is not recommended to arrange the discussion by individual source/reading–weave documents together to tell a coherent story through analysis of topics and ideas. Additional readings beyond what have been assigned in this class are not necessary, and in fact, they are discouraged in this assignment.
