The paper must be 8-10 pages, typed, doublespaced and either MLA or APA format. An optional service learning project and reflection paper may be chosen as an alternative assignment to the term paper. There is no attendance policy for this course. However, there are good reasons to attend class regularly. It is reasonable for me to conclude that you may deserve the higher of the two possible grades if you have been in regular attendance.
Regular feedback helps to improve the course.
Your comments and questions are vital to me in preparing lectures and in measuring the course's effectiveness. This allows us a greater degree of flexibility, but it also means you need to know what is going on in class regularly. Some of the best lectures are the ones in which the lecture and discussion seem to take on a life of their own. You will need to be a part of this creative experience in order to feel comfortable with the classroom atmosphere. And finally, in-class assignments for random essays will be offered only to those students who are present.