You will be asked to determine main points, tone, inferences etc. You will have the essay question before the exam, and we will discuss it in class. You may use both your book AND the reading journal on all the exams. In the unthinkable event that you do not pass the midterm, there will be a makeup assignment that also may be used for an upgrade. 5 Students must pass the final exam to pass the class.
Intentional plagiarism has very serious consequences.
Employees are fired for plagiarizing documents, and students are expelled from college for copying printed sources or letting friends write reports for them. We will discuss plagiarism and how to avoid it, but keep in mind that intentional plagiarism is grounds for failure. Furthermore, every person has an individual writing style, and I will become very familiar with your's. Should this occur, I will discuss this with you the first time. Most importantly, you learn nothing about writing from this form of cheating.