The texts which will serve as the raw material for our work are Pirsig's Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance , Plato's Phaedrus , and Matthiessen's The Snow Leopard . There will be a number of short papers, an annotated bibliography, one long paper, and composing for the Website. Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance . The Snow Leopard. MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers.
Attendance is taken daily.
You are expected to take extensive notes and to participate in class discussions. Readings must be completed by the beginning of the assigned class periods. You are expected to come to class prepared with reading notes. Absence on exam days or on the day the paper is due will result in a lower grade. Plagiarism is defined as the presentation of the ideas or the writing of someone else as one's own.