Dr. Yoder
Spring 2009 English 4341.01
English Romantics
House Rules
- Do your homework. Come to class. Be prepared to talk. Always bring the text to class.
- Writing Assignments: You will have three types of writing assignments: informal weekly journals posted to the course listserve, 3 brief (1 page) summaries of critical articles, and 2 or 3 more formal papers (described on the paper assignments page (here). The options are slightly different for undergraduate and graduate students, but all students will do the weekly journals; these should be no less than a full typed page (roughly 250 words), and they should be about the class. Journals that stop only at "I like this; I do not like that" remarks will receive no credit. Instead you should use the journals as way to engage the writers and to try to understand some aspect of their work individually or in relation to each other. The individual journals entries will not be graded, so the best approach is to try to have fun thinking about the work: speculate, venture, invent, try out new ideas, think through problems. These journals should be posted to the course listserve and are due by noon on Tuesdy; journals not received by start of class on Tuesday 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.
- 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:
Critic papers (3 x 5%) 15% Songs Paper 15% Ballads Paper 15% Frankenstein Paper 15% Journals 20% Attendance/Participation* 20%
*My attendance policy is usually fairly flexible, but I weighting attendance and participation more heavily in this class (20%).
I shall take attendance every day. There are roughly 30 class days in the semester; at the end of the semester, I shall
count up your absences and assign a grade based on the usual percentages (90%=A; 80%=B, etc.); thus, if you miss 40% of
the classes (12 classes) expect an F for Attendance and Participation. Excuses will only be granted in advance. If
you miss roll call, you must confirm your presence on the roster before leaving class that day in order to receive credit.
All formal assignments must be completed to pass the class.
- 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.
- 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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