To provide an alternate form of communication between the professor and students. The contract may be altered to encourage students to commit to meeting specific course objectives such as writing 5 essays, or 1 term paper, or completing 3 exams and a final exam, etc. Students may be asked to write their own contract specifying activities they will pursue in order to meet the course objectives. Additional items may be added according to special circumstances provided in different classes. Pairs read the entire contract and alternating between each one explains an item and the other verifies the explanation.
Groups brainstorm how they intend to implement the contract.
Groups develop their own contracts to meet the course objectives or their personal objectives. Groups edit or rewrite the existing contract. I, Ted Panitz, as the instructor of algebra agree to the following actions to be taken by me to insure your success in this course. I will make the class fun and interesting. I will explain my rationale behind the activities I use in class.