I expect all papers to conform to the standard MLA style sheet for documentation and form. Any plagiarisms will result in a failure in the class and a letter placed in the student's permanent file. You must complete the two long papers to receive a passing grade. I maintain a file of previous 4.0 papers in my office. I strongly advise any student who is not confident of writing a 4.0 paper to consult the file so as to become acquainted with the approach taken by other students.
Attendance is required and counts towards class participation.
Please provide written excuses for any absences when possible. I will credit absences for excuses that would normally keep you from attending, such as illness or death in the family. However, if my car did not start, I would find other means to get to class, and I expect the same of my students. Events that are not beyond the student's control, like meetings, interviews, or trips, will not be excused. If in doubt, please check with me.