Computer Use:

To aid in exploring the reading of drama, we will perform a variety of activities and exercises on the computer. It is not necessary for you to have your own computer to participate in this class, or to have a high level of profiency in computer use. Training will be provided as we go through our weekly activities. However, this class does require you:

• use your email account.
• to access materials on the WWW.
• produce and use a floppy disk with all of your current work for this class. The disk should have your name on it.
• keep a backup of your work at home. Computer problems happen to everyone. They are not acceptable excuses for losing all your work.

Plagiarism:

Plagiarism is using someone else's words or ideas as your own without acknowledging the source with proper documentation. See The Holt Handbook (HH) pp. 279-286 for further discussion. Also helpful is the discussion of paraphrasing, HH, pp. 271-285.

Due Dates:

Papers are due in my mailbox by 9: 00 AM of the day after the date specified on the Course Schedule, if you are in class that day. Otherwise, papers are due at the beginning of class on the specified day.

Late Papers: may be penalized by lowered grades.

Attendance:

Because class discussion constitutes an integral part of the course and has direct bearing on writing assignments, you are expected to attend class regularly. If you do not, you will not be considered to have satisfied the course's requirements, even if you turn in acceptable work in the other assignments.

Notebook:

To help you learn about your reactions to drama, you are to keep a notebook. In the class schedule below, you are assigned topics for 2-3 notebook entries a week. (For more detail, see the document on Assignments.) Notebook entries are not formal essays; they can be written in a casual style (but they must make sense!).

Drafts:

Drafts of some papers may be worked on in in-class peer-review sessions. Failure to participate in peer review sessions (both as an author and as a discussant) will result in a lowered grade for the course. Your first draft must be handed in with your final version, and the comments of your group. Final drafts must be typed.

Grading: See the grading policy.