A Reader-Centered Approach , Third edition. Because class participation is an essential part of this course, attendance is required. Class participation means having something pertinent to say in online discussion, having document drafts for Peer Editing prepared before class, and responding thoughtfully to classmates' writing. After that, each absence counts as one point off your final course average. An absence is missing half or more of a class.
Attendance is taken on a daily signup sheet.
It is your responsibility to make sure you sign this sheet at the beginning of each class. I am unwilling to spend time giving individual help to students who do not assume the responsibility of attending class regularly. No document that is seriously deficient in organization, style, spelling, punctuation, or grammatical conventions will be given a passing grade. How accessible your document is How clearly and effectively your document is organized What the degree of difficulty is on your chosen topic How specific and detailed your writing is Individual assignments may have additional criteria which you will be informed of when the assignment is made. All documents must be produced in Macintosh format.