Place and Space in American Pop Culture. Classroom Activities Class time will be largely devoted to discussion of assigned readings. Generally, I will try to use lectures to direct your attention to significant matters assigned in the readings or to supplement readings. The more the class discusses, the less I lecture. Click to go to Class Reading and Assignment Page Attendance and Classroom Obligations.
Attendance is mandatory.
In accordance with university policy, attendance will be taken each class session and used to aid in your quarter-end evaluation. AND you miss an in-class assignment, you must produce a written excuse in order to make up your work, or to be excused from taking the assignment. Because irregular attendance can become a chronic problem that undermines the overall quality of my courses, I require students to sign a course contract, which essentially states that they have read the course policies and that they agree to follow them. Click here to access the course contract Quizzes During the quarter, a number of quizzes will be administered on-line. These quizzes are intended to promote reading of the material, prior to the day of the lecture.