Please arrive to class on time. If you do miss a class, it is expected that you will be prepared for the following class. Take notes when I lecture. I may give extra credit assignments from time to time. We will often break into discussion groups participate freely, share ideas, learn from others.
Student is attentive, always responds when called on.
Has trouble when called on , does not volunteer often. The great writers of the Western tradition have posed difficult questions, in a captivating way, to help us better understand the human condition. I teach the class in this spirit. Titles in quotes refer to reserve reading . Do not use excessively long quotations to fill up your paper unless you are doing a close analysis of a passage.