. . . . . A. Objectives
. . . . . B. Methods
. . . . . C. Evaluation
. . . . . D. Final grade conversion from total points
. . . . . E. Class Schedule
II. IMPORTANT NOTES AND CLASS POLICIES
. . . . . A. Academic honesty
. . . . . B. Professionalism and participation
. . . . . . . . . . 1. Attendance policy
. . . . . . . . . . 2. Sign-up attendance sheet
. . . . . . . . . . 3. Late arrival/early departure
. . . . . . . . . . 4. Class participation
. . . . . . . . . . 5. Pop quizzes
. . . . . . . . . . 6. Food and drink
. . . . . . . . . . 7. Classroom decorum
. . . . . . . . . . 8. Electronic devices: cell phones, alarm watches, iPods, blackberries, headphones, beepers, etc.
. . . . . . . . . . 9. Laptops
. . . . . . . . . . 10. Submission format
. . . . . C. Word processors
. . . . . D. Retaining copies of submitted/graded work.
. . . . . E. E-mail policy
. . . . . F. Warning grades
. . . . . G. Research
. . . . . . . . . . 1. A case for NOT using research for the literary journal
. . . . . . . . . . 2. Sources for literary journals (*see also "Academic dishonesty")
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . a. print sources
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . b. on-line, CD-ROM, data base sources
. . . . . H. Disclosures
. . . . . I. Policy on due dates
. . . . . . . . . . 1. Literary Journals
. . . . . . . . . . 2. Unit tests and Comprehensive Final dates
. . . . . J. Make-up work and "Extra credit" policy
. . . . . K. Communications standards
. . . . . L. Learning Resource Center
. . . . . M. Grading standards
. . . . . N. Notes regarding the last two weeks of the semester
. . . . . O. Incomplete work
. . . . . P. Due dates at a glance
III. LITERARY JOURNAL INSTRUCTIONS
. . . . . A. Due dates and grading criteria
. . . . . B. Penalties for late submission
. . . . . C. Submission instructions for the literary journal and grading criteria
. . . . . D. Developing entries in the literary journal based on readings
. . . . . E. Literary journal submission #1: required entries/reader’s choice
. . . . . F. Literary journal submission #2: required entries/reader’s choice
IV. UNIT TESTS & FINAL EXAM (General Instructions)
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