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CLASS PREPARATION (syllabus): Reading Questions and Images: You should come to class having read the assigned material and thought about the study questions. (Note: study and discussion questions are used to create paper topics, so they are worth doing well.) There are images to be viewed on the website for each week. Please come to class having viewed the images and read through the material linked to that class. Class Outlines: You should come to each class having printed out the class outline (click on that day, for example, “Week 1a OUTLINE”). Some outlines will be used for more than one class. Bringing the reading is a good idea as well. CLASS WORK(syllabus): Discussion Questions: Most weeks at least part of one class will be devoted to class discussion. Prior to that class you will either have answered Discussion Questions or will have participated in a Discussion Forum on the topic. For classes where Discussion Questions are assigned: 1) Bring the assigned reading to class. 2) Answer the "discussion" questions assigned for that week. The discussion questions can be found on the syllabus right below the outline for that day. Your answers should be TYPED. Handwritten will not be accepted unless explained in advance. But you may add handwritten notes from class discussion. The answers do not need to be written out in complete sentences but are notes for your use in class discussion. But I do want concrete examples and page numbers to support your points. For example if the question asks you to list desirable qualities in a Heian period woman, a list is fine. But you should provide examples to support your points with page numbers, or page numbers with at least a brief identifying tag. And make sure you explain why you've chosen those examples! For example:
Discussion Question answers will be collected at the end of the discussion class and will be graded on a 0 to 2 pt scale: 0 = no submission 2.5 means you get .5 extra credit, which can add up! There will be few or no comments. The Discussion Forum questions will be graded similarly, on a 2 point scale. To get full credit for participation, you must post at least once presenting your own ideas, plus comment on at least one other person's ideas. And although quality is valued above quantity, at the end of the course, my guess is that the person who wrote 1000 words is going to do better in the grading than the person who wrote 100 words. Late submissions: since they are meant to facilitate discussion, and you have an unfair advantage if you answer after hearing class discussion, if you turn in Discussion Questions late, or answer the Discussion Forum after class, you can only get 1 out of 2 points. If you have trouble with printing, or will not be attending class, you can upload your discussion questions to the "Discussion Questions" dropbox (it will note the time/date so you can get full credit). You can also submit late discussion questions for half-credit. If you do so, send an email notifying me that you have uploaded the questions. And make sure you indicate your name, week of discussion, date etc. at the top of the discussion questions! IMPORTANT NOTE: The gradebook will automatically drop your lowest grade, so you can miss one of these assignments without it affecting your grade.
Papers: See <Paper Topics and Due Dates> for detailed information on the papers. Make sure that you read "General Points About Papers" before you write your paper!
Disability: Students with disabilities who believe they may need accommodations in this class are encouraged to contact the Disability Services Center at 949/824-7494 as soon as possible to better ensure that such accommodations are implemented in a timely fashion. |