The student is expected to read critically and to write effectively, considering purpose and audience. Correctness of expression is essential. An Introduction to Fiction, Poetry, and Drama , 7th ed., Addison-Longman, 1999. The student should also have access to a writer s handbook and a recent college-level dictionary. The student is expected to be in class.
Absence affects grades, both directly and indirectly.
The student s grade for the course may be lowered one letter grade for each absence after the second. If he or she misses class, the responsible student will get notes from at least two classmates. The student is also expected to be on time. Late arrivers distract their instructor and their classmates. The final grade for the course may be lowered one letter grade for habitual tardiness.