HUM 1010
Requirements

• Three 4-to-6 page papers, due Sept. 27, Nov. 8 and Dec. 6 (20%, 20% and 30% respectively)
  
  You must turn in all three essays to receive a passing grade in the course; in calculating your final grade, allowance will be made for improvement over the semester.
  
  Philosophy papers and literary studies papers belong to different genres of academic writing, and we will explain (and demo) how to write each. Your paper must indicate (in the headers) which type you intend it to be; papers that do not self-classify will be returned ungraded. Your first paper can be of either sort, and your second paper must then be the other; the final paper can be either (it's your wild card). Papers are to be submitted by 4:00 on the due date to one of our departmental mailboxes: Language and Communications Building, room 3500 (for literary papers) or Philosophy Department administrative suite, 4th Floor, Tanner Humanities Building (for philosophy papers).
  
  Late paper policy: the later the paper, the harder it will be graded. No exceptions. The final paper must be turned in on time; late final papers will not be graded. Papers are to be submitted in printed, not electronic, form.
• In-class participation. (10%)
  You are required to be in class, to complete all of the reading before the class in which it will be discussed, and to participate actively and regularly in class discussion. We expect everyone to participate in class every day -- plan to come in with something to say.

  You will receive a mid-term participation grade. (Note that this grade will reflect only your in-class discussion, and not your overall performance in the class.)

  You are allowed three absences -- no need for excuses or doctors notes. Any more than three, excused or not, will affect your grade in the course; more than five will result in a failing participation grade. If you miss more than 50% of the class meetings, you will fail the course. Coming to class on time is a courtesy to your fellow students; please allow plenty of time to get to campus or from your other classes. Lateness will count as an absence.

• Short Response Essays. (10%)
  OK, this bit is a little complicated, but please bear with us. These consist of microcommentaries, typically a paragraph (not more than half a typed page) in which you either explain a passage in the readings, or you explain why you don't understand the passage. (There's no grade penalty for choosing the latter option; you will be graded on thoughtfulness.) Here are models, one in philosophy mode, the other in literary studies mode.
  
  We will suggest passages (they will be posted on the web page, under “Weekly Assignments” each Friday), but you are free to explain a (short) passage of your own choice instead. (However, to keep things fair, you can't do a suggested passage from a previous week.)
  
  The weekly assignments are due two hours before class, and may be submitted either to one of our mailboxes, or to both of us by email (ascii text only, please; no Word files or other attachments). Late weekly assignments will not be accepted.
  
  You need to turn in ten of these; which weeks you skip is up to you; however, you may not turn in more than one per week. You can turn in 11 if you want, and if you do, we'll drop the lowest grade.
  
  
• Classroom etiquette: no phones, tablets, laptops, ebook readers, recording devices or food (you'll be asked to leave the class). Beverages are okay.
• Reading Quizzes (10%)