Participation in class discussions and other class activities, including both leading class discussions and contributing when others lead. Each person in class will be asked to lead class discussion with a group several times during the semester. Completion of writing assignments on time. Late papers and journal entries will be penalized. Completion of any assigned revisions to papers may also part of the course requirements.
Due dates are on syllabus below.
2 papers of varying lengths, double-spaced, due on the dates indicated below. Poor attendance and class participation and late papers will negatively affect your grade, just as poor written work will. Clear improvement in your writing over the course of the semester will help your final grade, as will thoughtful class participation. All writing that you turn in for this English class should be yours alone and done solely for this course. For more information, see the Swarthmore English Literature Department's Guidelines on Plagiarism and Citing Sources for English Papers.