Missing more than four classes will make it difficult for you to complete the course successfully, and missing more than four means failing. Now and then I will ask you to write down a definition or discuss an idea encountered in scheduled reading. These are not graded, but they give me a way to track how consistently you re doing the prep work for the course. You ll take the midterm in class. You may bring with you books, notes, or whatever else you would like to have to refer to during the exam.
Final exam is actually a sneaky euphemism for paper.
The ultimate result should be about eight pages in length and will be due on the last day of class, but you will be asked to present a well-developed account of your ideas to the class during the week of December 14th and 16th. In your responses for both the midterm exam and final paper, do not repeat the text of the assignment, offer general introductions, or in the case of narratives provide plot summaries. Experience suggests that I m good at spotting plagiarism.