Be prepared not only to summarize the book's contents, but also to discuss and analyze themes of the book in light of lectures, discussions, and other readings. The due dates will be announced. The best courses are those in which learning takes place through an exchange of ideas, not just through the professor dictating notes, with students furiously transcribing the professor's words. Therefore, participation will determine a substantial part of your grade. Be especially ready to participate on days when readings are due.
Attendance is mandatory.
Failure to attend class will result in a substantial lowering of your grade. For every unexcused absence over four, your final grade will drop two points. A note from the dean or prior approval of the professor. The labour of writing and rewriting, correcting and recorrecting, is the due exacted by every good book from its author, even if he knows from the beginning exactly what he wants to say. A limpid style is invariably the result of hard labour, and the easily flowing connection of sentence with sentence and paragraph with paragraph has always been won by the sweat of the brow.