These essays should be e-mailed to everyone in class by 3 p.m., Saturday of the week prior to the week for which the readings are assigned. Obviously, this means that you must actually read the material at some point during the week before it is in fact assigned for discussion. This procedure both allows you to review one another's ideas before the material is discussed, and provides two opportunities at covering the material. This should increase the quantity and quality of your class participation. The critiques must be pointed and devastating.
Complements are grounds for grade reductions.
This choice should be based on a solid understanding of the issues and the evidence We should be able to give reasons for our choice, our opinion, on that subject. This choice should be based on evidence. An analysis of paintings, poems, art works, legal cases Any other information you have about the subject. Some of this information you will find in secondary sources, but the best evidence should come from primary sources. All such endeavors will be presented to the class at a scheduled time and subjected to the most rigorous critique.