Thus, the goals of the course for these sections will include not only attempting to increase the students' knowledge of and about the texts, but also improving the students abilities to communicate their knowledge. At the end of the term, the students should be more aware of some of the voices in the United States and Berea College and what must be accomplished in the future to obtain one voice out of the many voices. This objective can only be achieved if the students are in attendance. Thus, class attendance is crucial. Missing class more than three times, no matter whether the absence is excused or unexcused, will result in a penalty of one point per absence, which will be deducted, from the final grade.
Punctuality is also important.
Reflects work of good to very good quality. The class is primarily structured as a seminar, although there will be lectures. All students are expected to contribute and to learn from each other. Thus, all students will be expected to listen carefully and to respect the comments of others. One of the primary goals of the course is to improve the written communication skills of students.