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First Year Seminar
in Honors – Hon: 110.301
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Prof.
This
course is designed to introduce you to Assigned
John
Coolidge, Mill and Mansion
Analytical
Essays (3) – 30% Reflection
Essays:
Your primary writing assignment will be three analytical essays,
responding to prompts that I will give you several weeks prior to the
particular due dates. Each of
the essays should be 2-3 pp in length, double-spaced, with one-inch
margins, and stapled. You must
submit them on the dates listed below in class (neither before nor after).
I will grade them in terms of grammar, organization, and analysis.
Each is worth 10% of your final course grade, for a total of 30%. In-Class
Exercises:
At different points during the semester we will be doing exercises with
maps, primary sources, and other materials.
These will happen in class and do not require additional
preparation beyond keeping up with the readings.
I will assess them in terms of your comprehension and active
participation. Each exercise
is worth 4% of your final course grade, for a total of 20%. Immigration
Report Back:
On September 29th we will dedicate the class meeting to a
discussion of immigration in Video
Essay Project:
The final project for the course is a short documentary, focused on some
aspect of Late
Assignment Policy:
For this course you are allowed two late submissions of an assignment
(with the exception of the video essay rough cut and final cut) due to
excused absences. These
absences must be documented with the attached form (see below) and some
other written record of the reason for your absence (e.g., a doctor’s
note, a relative’s obituary, court papers, etc.).
Any assignment you missed as a result of your absence must be
turned in or made up during the next class meeting, when you return, in
which case it will receive no penalty.
Once you have used your two excused absences, however, any
assignment not submitted on the day it is due, in class, will receive an
“F”. Over-sleeping, family
vacations, and other such reasons for missing class and failing to turn in
an assignment are not legitimate as grounds for an excused absence, even
with documentation. Grading Scale:
On all assignments the grading scale is as follows: A (92.5 and above), A-
(89.5 to 92.4), B+ (87.5 to 89.4), B (82.5 to 87.4), B- (79.5 to 82.4), C+
(77.5 to 79.4), C (72.5 to 77.4), C- (69.5 to 72.4), D+ (67.5 to 69.4), D
(62.5 to 67.4), and F (62.4 and below).
If at any time you have questions about the grading on an
assignment and/or wish to dispute a grade you should come see me during
office hours. I will only
consider serious and well-reasoned arguments for changing a grade. Plagiarism
and Cheating:
When you use the words or ideas of others, you must document your
source with the proper method of citation.
For this course, you will be expected to use footnotes to indicate
your sources. The one
exception to this rule is the use of lecture material.
Evidence of plagiarism—in violation of University policy—will
result in an “F” on the assignment or exam and might lead to a formal
disciplinary procedure (refer to the University’s course catalog for
more details). Classroom/Course
Accommodations:
If you have any special learning needs please let me know and I will see
about making the course and/or classroom more accommodating (typically you
must have documentation from Disability Services).
Also notify me if your religious observances conflict at some point
with assignment due dates or examinations and we will make different
arrangements if necessary.
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