First, students will be expected to answer orienting questions. These questions are specific to the assigned readings. Orienting questions are designed to focus reading. The second element consists of short written assignments and in-class activities. These assignments will be tied directly to class sessions and reading assignments.
Participation is the third component.
Students are expected to come to class prepared and to fully participate in the discussion. The material on the exam will be drawn, in part, from questions that will have been handed out earlier in class for in-class discussion purposes. In addition to content, each question will be assessed on the basis of the quality of writing skills and organization of the material in the answer. Proper grammar, spelling, syntax and paragraph construction are expected. In lieu of a final exam, each student will be responsible for assembling a course portfolio.