If you have a learning difficulty or physical disability, please see them to find out what assistance is available. You will be required to maintain a Research Journal, three Mini-Portfolios and a Final Portfolio for your compositions. These are separate accumulations of work to be turned in at specific times during the semester. You are also required to read and respond to many short, selected texts. Because this is a writing class, you will write in some form almost every day.
Attendance is required.
Many of the writings that we do will not be replicable outside of the classroom. If you do not complete your in-class work your grade will naturally be lowered. Because we have a short class meeting time, tardiness also has the potential to affect your grade. More than 3 absences will affect your grade and will also result in a conference with me in which we will examine your work to date. You should make every effort to notify me if you will be unable to attend class.