Text:
Language Awareness, 8/e, eds. Paul Eschholz, Alfred Rosa, and Virginia Clark. Bedford/St. Martin’s Press, 2000.

Course requirements: 12 quizzes will be offered.  I will count the ten highest grades and average them.  There is also the possibility of occasional in-class writing assignments.  How the grades for this additional work will figure into the breakdown of grades (given below) will be determined at a later date depending on the nature of the additional work assigned.

Grades: 50% for quizzes, 50% for final.

Attendance: The college catalog and the Cat’s Tale (student handbook) require that you be in attendance for each class meeting; therefore, I will take attendance each class day. You are allowed two absences, excused or not.  After that, any absences will be charged off against your final grade in the course at the rate of one half-letter of your course grade per absence. During the first two weeks of classes student athletes should give me in writing a schedule of their out-of-town obligations.  Students who would like to meet special religious obligations should also make those requirements clear to me in writing during the first two weeks of classes.

Office visits: I try to make myself available to students from 10-12 on Wednesdays. I leave it to you to avail yourself of the opportunity to get help on your reading or to come in and chat about the course material we are studying.  Please let me know ahead of time if you are planning on stopping by my office so I can plan accordingly.
 
 

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