Full participation will be required of every student, including coming to class, contributing to class and group discussions, and keeping a notebook, in addition to the graded assignments. The more actively you involve yourself in this course the more you will get out of it. It is important that you have the reading completed by the day it is due and are prepared to discuss it. You should also read the introductions to each novel, but wait until you finish the book first, as they tend to give away most of the plot. Notebooks due Last day to turn in papers Policies.
Plagiarism is the use of another's ideas or words as one's own without giving the author due credit.
It is a form of stealing and will be dealt with accordingly. The papers are designed to be written without outside research. If you feel you must refer to outside sources and are unsure of the rules of citation, please check with me or refer to a handbook, such as the MLA Handbook. Papers turned in on time will receive extensive and helpful comments. Papers turned in late will be graded and will not be penalized, but will receive no comments.