Dr. Yoder
Spring 2007      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. These journals should be posted to the course listserve and are due by 3pm on Monday; journals not received by the start of class on Monday will not be accepted. 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%
   Participation	15%
   All work 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.

Disability Support Services: It is the policy of UALR to accommodate students with disabilities,
pursuant to federal law and state law. Any student with a disability who needs accommodation, for
example in arrangements for seating, examinations, note-taking should inform the instructor at the
beginning of the course. It is also the policy and practice of UALR to make web-based information
accessible to students with disabilities. If you, as a student with a disability, have difficulty
accessing any part of the online course materials for this class, please notify the instructor
immediately. The chair of the department offering this course is also available to assist with
accommodations. Students with disabilities are encouraged to contact Disability Support
Services, telephone 501-569-3143 (v/tty), and on the Web at http://www.ualr.edu/dssdept/.