Course Assignments
Select your Contract for Study in your Final Paper and Provide Annotated References
Rationale for this assignment
Early in the semester, once students better understand the learning goals of the 20% paper, students locate a real-life agreement of interest for their study for their paper due near the end of semester. Important criteria for this choice are reasonable level of difficulty of the topic and the availability of suitable references or resources to inform their work. In class on the day this assignment is due, students will informally present their choice and reasons why and also asked to give classmates pointers about what they learned by searching for resources. This helps build a learning community and assists classmates with future assignments.
Assignment Description
- Contract Description: You will submit a one-page description of why you chose this contract, your issues, priorities, and concerns when analyzing this chosen agreement. While drafting this piece, keep in mind to articulate what interests you in this agreement, and what you wish to draw from analyzing it. CHECK THE RUBRIC FOR FURTHER INSIGHT ON MARKING CRITERIA.
- Annotated References: The second part of this assignment requires a one-page annotated bibliography of sources that will help you analyze and study your agreement. When choosing your resources, keep in mind the jurisdiction of the agreement and that of the annotated resource. ’Print’ resources (like annotated agreements) that you find in libraries will generally serve you better than online resources. It will be wise for you to consider such `paper’ resources in libraries before completing this assignment. https://advice.writing.utoronto.ca/types-of-writing/annotated-bibliography/
You will select and submit a copy of a contract you plan to study for your 20% paper (not merely a sample or precedent). You will need to ensure that you do not duplicate agreements we will cover in class. I posted titles of agreements we will cover in class (see `Class Discussions’ called “Post QUESTIONS Here” in the menu on the left of the Blackboard (`Bb`) site) in Forum: Discussion Re: ‘end of semester paper’ Thread: Types of Contracts NOT suitable for your 20% paper. Also, look at the index presented in the outline of the paper to ensure that you’re not getting too ambitious. Ensure that you can find resources like annotated agreements (not just generic commentary on a type of contract).