In addition, the Guide to Freshman English recommends a full letter grade deduction for any violation of the department s Minimal Standards. These standards represent the most basic level of competence in writing expected of students at the College. I will assign one grade to your paper. I do not assign indeed, I am philosophically opposed to assigning separate grades for content and mechanics. What you write is integral to how you write.
Sloppy writing means sloppy ideas.
If you are not in class to take notes and to discuss readings, you will get nothing out of this class. Hence, I require you to attend all class meetings. Poor attendance or tardiness will affect your grade. Allow me to spell this out for you in the most explicit terms. Any time you miss a class, be it excusable or inexcusable, you should explain your absence in an e-mail with the subject line Absence.