Dr. Yoder
Fall 2008      English 3332.01 Major British Writers II
House Rules

1. Do your homework. Come to class. Be prepared to talk. Always bring the text to class.


2. Writing Assignments: There will be several types of writing assignments: a short paper (3-4 pp.), a bibliographic essay, a final critical/research paper (7-10 pp.), and weekly journals. All paper assignments are here. Topics for the final paper should be on a work or author from the syllabus; otherwise, you are responsible for choosing your own topic, pending my approval. The weekly journals should be no less than a full typed page (250 words) and they should be about the class -- the readings, the discussion, the textbook, etc. Your journals should go beyond "I like this; I do not like that" remarks; use the journals to learn something about the text, about your analytical skills. Push yourself. Since the entries are not graded, the journal is an excellent place to try out new ideas. These journals should be posted to the course listserve and are due by 8:00am on Wednesday -- before class. The individual journal entries will be ungraded, but you will receive a collective grade based on how many journals you actually submit. NO LATE JOURNALS WILL BE ACCEPTED.
   
   
3. Grading: I use a 4-point grading scale:
   For final grades: A=4; B=3; C=2; D=1;F=0.
   
   For individual assignments: A=4; A-=3.7; B+=3.3; B=3; B-=2.7; C+=2.3; C=2;
                                                C-=1.7; D+=1.3; D=1; D-=0.7; F= 0.
   
   The relative value of the assignments is as follows:
   
   

   Paper 1	20%
   Bibliographic essay	20%
   Final Paper	30%
   Journals	15%
   Attendance*/Participation	15%

   
   *My attendance policy is fairly flexible: there is no fixed number of allowed absences.
   However, I do take roll at the beginning of every class. I do not require any type of excused absence:
   even with an excuse, at some point, you cannot honestly say you have taken the class.
   
   All out-of-class papers must be completed to pass the class.


4. Secondary Education Minors: Those students with Secondary Education Minors must participate in the assessment process. The assessment assignment is here. Assessment materials must be submitted to Chalk & Wire at the Chalk & Wire E-Portfolio Page. If you do not already have one, you will need to establish a Chalk & Wire account. Contact . . . for Chalk & Wire accounts. A PDF with instructions on how to post your assessment materials is available here. Failure to complete the assessment assignment will result in your final grade being withheld.


5. Plagiarism is the unacknowledged use of another's work, whether directly quoted or paraphrased.
   It is intellectual theft and will not be tolerated. The best a plagiarist may hope for is an "F"
   on the particular assignment. If you have questions about plagiarism, please do not hesitate to ask.

Students with Disabilities: It is the policy of the University of Arkansas at Little Rock to create inclusive learning environments. If there are aspects of the instruction or design of this course that result in barriers to your inclusion or to accurate assessment of achievement, such as time-limited exams, inaccessible web content, or the use of non-captioned video, please notify the instructor as soon as possible. Students are also welcome to contact the Disability Resource Center, telephone 501-569-3143 (v/tty). For more information, visit the DRC website at http://ualr.edu/disability/.

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