This course should be collaborative rather than competitive. To help you engage closely with the texts and to be prepared for lively discussions in class, I am asking you to maintain a log of your readings on a regular basis which will assist you in preparing for exams and for the critical explication. I will ask you to write a minimum of 1-2 pages each week in response to specific questions about the readings. These reading logs must be brought to class each time and will be shared in class . In recognition of human emergencies, you may skip one reading log without penalty.
Regular attendance is a university requirement.
Please consult the Academic Calendar for important dates and deadlines. We are a community of readers approaching these works together to understand, to celebrate and to share. I expect all of you to participate actively in all of these forms of engagement with the texts and the minds behind the texts. Class decorum is essential. Please be on time and orderly about your arrival.