Spring 2007 Course Requirements and Policies
- A 3-4 page paraphrase and analysis (.pdf) of a sonnet. (20% of final grade). Use my Poetry Explication Checklist (.pdf) as a guide.
- A 4-6 page final paper (instructions and topics here). (20%). (Graduate students will write a 10-12 page final paper that incorporates secondary literature; graduate students planning to teach are urged to write a final paper that deals with Shakespeare pedagogy in some way.)
- A group performance project, which will be presented to the class and submitted in hard copy (20%).
- Midterm and final exams (20% each of final grade).
Other information on papers: Go here to learn about MLA format (but note that this style sheet is not comprehensive--you may need to consult the MLA Handbook in the library on some formatting issues). Papers that do not quote and cite verse (and prose, for that matter) properly will be returned for reformatting. Go here to learn how to quote and cite verse. Please include your e-mail address on your paper. See my handouts for information on writing about literature. Visit the Writing@Longwood site for useful information on writing issues; you can access the Longwood University Style Manual here as well.
POLICY MATTERS
Please arrive on time, and be prepared to listen, think, and contribute. Please turn off wireless phones, pagers, headphones, molecular phase inverters, and other electronic devices that might disrupt class. Please treat other students and your instructor in a civil and respectful manner. Note that classroom disruption is a violation of Longwood University's honor code.
The Longwood University attendance policy in the 2004-2005 Undergraduate Catalog will be the attendance policy for this course. You will receive an F on work missed because of unexcused absences. Your grade will be lowered by one letter grade if you miss 10 percent of the scheduled class meeting times for unexcused absences. You will receive an F if you miss a total (excused and unexcused) of 25 percent of the scheduled class meeting times. If you are absent, it is your responsibility to obtain notes from a classmate (as well as announcements about syllabus changes or other matters). Exams can be made up only under the most grave circumstances, and with documentation from an MD or a Longwood University official. If you foresee a conflict, I expect you to discuss it with me beforehand. Written assignments handed in late will lose one letter grade for each class day late. Plagiarism, cheating, and other forms of intellectual dishonesty will result in an F for the course and referral to the Longwood University Judicial system. For details on Longwood University's honor code and judicial system, direct your web browser to: http://www.longwood.edu/judicial.
Please submit all written work for this course to me in hard copy--e-mail attachments will not be accepted. You should keep electronic versions of any work you submit for this class, and the graded work I hand back to you, until after you have received your final grade. In case of inclement weather, continue to read the daily assignments, and check the course web page for announcements.
Any student who feels s/he may need an accommodation based on the impact of a physical, psychological, medical, or learning disability should contact me privately. If you have not already done so, please contact the Office for
Note: the syllabus may be changed at any time if necessary, though I'll try to give you as much advance notice as possible. Please check the web page regularly for updates.
Please read the Course Plagiarism Policy and take this Plagiarism Self Assessment until you get 100% of the answers correct. Then e-mail the instructor, and indicate that you have read the Course Plagiarism Policy and have taken the Plagiarism Self Assessment.