Fall 2019 Course Syllabi

Types of Essays: Narrative with dialogue (500 words)/Chapter 1 Explain a Concept (500 words)/Chapter 4 Cause and Effect (500 words)/Chapter 9 In-class writing,/mid-term, and final (about 1000 words) Analyze a story (400 words)/Chapter 10 Documented Essay with presentation (500 words) Final Department Essay exam (500 words) ATTENDANCE AND PARTICIPATION Absences: Occasionally there are circumstances in life that may prevent you from attending class. It is your responsibility to follow the syllabus, contact a classmate, and go to our Blackboard site to get caught up with missed work should you be absent. If you are absent a day an assignment is due, you still must submit it to me that day by the time class begins. If you are having difficulties keeping up, contact me. Attendance: Student participation is essential to your success and your peers’ success. A missed class session can never really be made up. With three absences, consider withdrawing from the class. All absences count equally, even a school-sanctioned event, irrespective of the cause. (If you are attending a school-sanctioned event, you may turn in any assignments done in class that day.) Withdraws: It is your responsibility to withdraw/drop the course if you are failing or decide not to complete the course. If either is the case, you need to fill out a drop form in the Registrar’s Office; you do not need instructor permission and I will not withdraw students. The last day to withdraw is November 15. Tardies: You are expected to be in class on time. Students who arrive late will not be allowed extra time to make up quizzes. Being late is rude and disruptive to the rest of the class and to me.