The final exam will emphasize material introduced after the second midterm. Some small group activities and in-class writing assignments will be scheduled so that everyone will have a chance to participate. Grades for all assignments will be based primarily on the signs that you show of having given serious thought to the course materials. In calculating your course grade I will give credit for improved performance. Feel free to consult me as we go along about how you are doing.
Attendance is required at all class meetings.
Students who miss more that four class meetings for unacceptable reasons will be dropped from the course. I will advise you and your mentor if and when your next absence will have this result. Students who are egregiously or habitually late to class, or who come to class unprepared, will be counted as absent. If an emergency arises, please leave a message on my office voice mail at the earliest possible moment. Incompletes will be assigned only in case of a grave and documentable emergency.