These summaries will be graded and I will use your best five grades when I calculate your final grade. Under no circumstances will I accept more than one paper summary from you per week . At least two summaries must be turned in prior to the mid-term exam. Even if you elect not to turn in a summary in a given week, I still expect you to find a paper and read it. Your verbal summaries count as part of your grade.
Reclusive individuals can expect to be called upon frequently.
You do not need to include the papers that I assign. For each of these references, include a list of key words and a couple of sentences that summarize the paper. At the end of the term, I will compile all the bibliographies and make the completed list available to all of you. I will also provide you with software that can be used to do keyword searches on this database. The software that I will give you for doing keyword searches is old and clunky but it works and it is free.