Fall Semester 2007 Div. Liberal Arts and Science
Section 10, JGM 109, 11:-
Dr. Joseph Castellani,
Hours: T/Th
Materials: Robert Atwan, America Now, Bedford/St. Martin’s: Boston/New YUork, 7th edition; A dictionary of your choice/ A spiral notebook reserved exclusively for English work.
Requirements: Regular attendance; no more than three unexplained absences; completing reading assignments before coming to class; submitting themes on designated dates; writing 7-9 brief quizzes; writing the final examination
Evaluation: Quizzes 20%; Notebooks 20%; Themes 30% ; Final Wring 25%
Students with Disabilities: Those students with any disability that will prevent their fullest expression should contact me as soon as possible so that we can discuss class requirements.
Attendance Policy: Consideration will be given to students in the case of genuine illness, emergency, or when acting as representative of MWSU/ It shall be the responsibility of the student to notify the class instructor prior to the absence, and if possible, meet with the instructor on the student’s return to discuss the materials missed.
Academic Honesty Policy: Cheating, plagiarism, or knowingly furnishing false information to the university constitutes a violation. A grade of zero may be assessed in the evaluation instrument.
Assignments:
T-28 Orientation: Syllabus Review/bio-data/Discussion patterns/Handouts/
Writing samples
Th-30 Hemingway’s “Hills Like White Elephants”/Quiz Samples/Theme
Preparation model/Student theme exampole/Overview of text: Bring
September
T-4 Afghanistan: A slide show and discussion which will relate directly to
subsequent reading and writing assignments. Bring notebooks: in class
response
Th-6 Topic: Torture: Can it ever be justified: p. 392; Annotation: Establishing
A main point, p. 399; Torture’s Terrible Toll, p. 40l; Say No to Torture
p.395; The Truth about Torture, p. 410.