All you have to do is register your name. Feel free to seek out additional sources, either on the Web or in print. Cite these additional sources in full when using them as sources of memo and essay information. White, Chapter 1, pp. 5-12 Koestler, Darkness at Noon .
Participation is graded.
Attendance is not. Obviously, if you do not attend you get a zero for participation. However, even if you attend every class, if you never make a voluntary contribution to class discussion you will receive a zero for participation. I will not grant excuses from this class for athletics, job interviews, family vacations. I will consider two un-excused absences reasonable grounds to fail you for the course.