The term paper for this course has an unusual format called an “I-Search” paper

The term paper for this course has an unusual format called an “I-Search” paper as an alternative to a traditional research paper. Instead of a formal composition presenting the integrated results of your discovery, major portions of the paper will be made up of first-person narratives describing the questions you will be asking, your reactions to what you find, and your choices about how to evaluate and use the material. Since you will be using the subjective “I” in your narrative, it is called and “I-Search” paper. There will be three parts to the project: The Question Segment, The Discovery Segment, and the Reflection Segment.
Your topic will be either a major political ideology relevant to American politics, or a current political party or political issue organization within the American political system. As you go about learning and reporting on your topic, you will write personal reflections about your experience.