John Milton
John Milton |
Edmund Spenser. The Faerie Queene. Any edition.
John Milton. The Complete Poems. Penguin, 1998.
Value of Assignments:
Paper: 20%
Quizzes: 20%
Homework: 20%
Midterm: 20%
Final: 20%
Note: As part of the final exam, you will be required to turn in a portfolio of your work for the course.
Grading Scale:
A = 89.5% - 100%
B = 79.5% - 89.4%
C = 69.5% - 79.4%
D = 59.5% - 69.4%
F = 0% - 59.4%
Attendance and Participation:
Please attend each class period and participate frequently (and conspicuously) in class discussions. For the college's policy governing student attendance, see Section IV.B of the MWSC Policy Guide.
Late Work:
I do not give credit for work that is turned in late unless you have an acceptable excuse. I may ask you to provide documentation of your excuse. If you need an extension on an assignment, please ask me at least a day in advance. Quizzes cannot be made up for any reason; however, I will drop at least one of your quiz scores.
Academic Honesty:
Please do not cheat in any way. Please do not submit an assignment that in whole or part has been written by someone else unless you use proper documentation. Do not recycle papers or work from a previous course. Accidental plagiarism will result in a zero on the assignment in question; intentional plagiarism, or any other form of cheating, will result in an F in the course. Be sure to read the following documents before the second class period. They are posted on the Web site for ENG 368 Shakespeare, but they also apply to this class.
MLA documentation
Definition and Examples of Plagiarism
MWSC's Policy on Academic Honesty
Students with Disabilities:
If you have a documented disability, please contact me at the beginning of the semester to discuss accommodations.
Publications (if applicable)
This semester you will be publishing most of your work on the World Wide Web. You should consider these publications to be real and lasting. They will stay on the Internet indefinitely and people around the world will read them and even respond to them. You may use a pseudonym for your class publications.
Backup Copies (if applicable)
Please make backup copies of your work BEFORE posting it to the World Wide Web. You should always compose in Word or plain text; save your writing to a floppy disk or your hard drive; copy and paste into the posting form; make adjustments to the formatting of your text; and then press "submit." You should NOT compose in the box on the posting form. The browser may crash and eat your work. Also, whenever possible, you should submit your work early to avoid last-minute, technology-related problems.