I will take attendance at every class. You may miss any single class during the semester with no penalties. You may miss a class for religious, medical or other extraordinary reasons ONLY with my advanced approval AND necessary documentation. Every other missed class will result in the deduction of one point from the 10 attendance points. Although you should always come to class, my expectation will be that your class attendance means you have thought about and are ready to discuss class readings.
Readings are due for the class date under which they are listed on the syllabus.
I will grade your contributions to class based on two ways to participate. In-class participation that shows knowledge of the readings and consideration to the course themes and your fellow classmates will be one way to achieve a high participation grade. A second will be thoughtful posts on the Web Board which I will maintain for the class. In both cases, I will grade participation less on quantity than on thoughtfulness and evidence of understanding class readings. Options for these projects can be found here .