Photocopies distributed in class Edward Albee, The Death of Bessie Smith . Three absences are allowed during the semester. If you are ill, verification will be required. All unexcused absences beyond the initial three will result in a final course grade reduction of half a letter grade per day. Students who miss more than 6 absences during the semester will fail the course.
Scholarship depends upon the reliability of information and reference in the work of others.
In order to evaluate reading preparation and lecture comprehension, short quizzes will be given throughout the semester, usually on Friday mornings. If you have no more than three absences during the semester, you may drop the lowest quiz grade and have the highest quiz grade counted twice toward the quiz average. A topic list will be distributed during Week 2. For the exams, the written responses should utilize analytical prose, correct grammar and punctuation. The responses should intelligently explore ideas generated by the novels and essays read prior to the examination date .