Barbara Solomon, ed. Regular attendance and participation are requirements of this course. After a student misses more than three classes over the course of the semester, I deduct two points from his or her final grade for each additional absence. For example, if you miss five classes and your average at the end of the course is an 82, it would change to a 78. All papers must be submitted in folders containing a signed plagiarism statement, all previous graded essays with corrections, and preliminary drafts of the current essay.
Papers are due at the beginning of class on the due date.
Papers must be turned in directly to me, whether in class or in my office do not put papers in my mail box or leave them in my office when I am not there. I will penalize late papers one letter grade for each class period they are late. Next I am concerned with the clarity of your sentences, your ability to vary sentence structures, and the mechanical correctness of your writing. I will assign number grades to your essays and exams. For every class meeting that has assigned reading from Davis, Solmon, or Seith, you must come to class with two issue questions written down, for the purpose of asking them in class.