We will read and write and talk a great deal.

     I expect you to submit work as completely and professionally as possible, always typed.  I don't want to belabor this point, but you get the idea: you will want to consider grammar, typing, proofreading, and so on.  I know I will.  Yes, spelling counts.  Please bring a folder for me to keep your work in.  As you submit assignments, make sure you have a copy of what you give me.  I will keep your work in a folder--please bring one to class next time, with your name written on the outside.  Bring enough copies of your writing to pass out to other students.  Each assignment should be submitted with your name, the name of the form, and the number of the assignment at the top.  I'll explain things further in class.

     You may wish to hand in more than one piece of writing for an assignment, not for extra credit but for your own illumination and that of the class.  You may also wish to try the same subject in several different assignments, which I think would be fun.

     You will write a required research paper, with appropriate endnotes and bibliography, of at least one bazillion words, or 5 pages, whichever comes first.  The paper will be due when its subject matter is appropriate to class discussion.  Please don't wait, however, until the last moment.  Appropriate subject matter will be discussed in class throughout the semester.  You will give a classroom presentation on a book from the secondary reading list.  And, finally, you will also write an anti-paper for me at the end of the semester--more to come on this later.