More important, however, is the reality that sitting silently and passively may lead to boredom for you and for the rest of the class. Everyone has ideas and questions worth sharing. Active discussion by all members of the class is the key to learning and enjoyment. In order to participate successfully, you must have read the material for each class thoroughly. Equally important is your participation in group work.
Research shows a greater degree of learning takes place in small group workshops.
Our heavy reliance on small group work is one of the major reasons that your attendance in this course is so very crucial . Members of your group will depend on you for developing a clearer understanding of the course material. You will have some freedom in determining which works you would like to write about, but there are some requirements, which are detailed in the master handout. Response papers are in essence reasonably well structured drafts which will evolve into the formal analytical and interpretative papers which form the majority of your grade in this course. Please see Master Handout for complete instructions.