There will also be occasional writings for the notebook assigned as homework. Be sure to number, date and head each entry. Attendance is expected, required, and delighted in. Do not underestimate the importance of this, and of participation. If your grade hovers on a border line, your steadiness with daily assignments, with notebooks, and your attendance and participation will likely make the difference.
Plagiarism is illegal and unethical.
SPU policy in the case of plagiarism dictates automatic failure in the class. Please be courteous and respectful of your neighbors in class - and of me. Excessive talking among two or three is distracting.