W.R. Miller Before and After Class
Fall, 2017
Nineteenth Century America
Ronald G. Walters, American Reformers:1815-1860
Other Required Readings
The instructor will provide the other required readings at the first class
period.
Grades
There will be two exams. Each will count 40% of the student's course grade.
Participation in class discussion over the required readings will count 20%.
Graduate students will read and write
reviews on four books.
Unacceptable book reviews will lower the student’s final course grade by as
much as one letter grade. The book reviews are due on September 13,
October 11, November 15, and December 13.
Attendance for this class is mandatory. The instructor will hand out a
roll sheet at the beginning and after the break of each class. It is the
student's responsibility to sign the roll sheet. If a student fails to
sign the roll sheet, the student will be counted absent (no exceptions).
Skipping out during class or the break without permission from the
instructor will be counted as an absence. A student's course grade
will be reduced by a letter grade on the second unexcused absence, and by
another letter grade for every subsequent unexcused absence. An
absence will be counted as excused only if the student has an acceptable
documented excuse (letter from a doctor, towing bill, bail ticket, etc.).
Tardiness
Your instructor hates
tardiness. Please make every effort to get to class on time.
There will be a 10 minute break at approximately 7 pm. Please return
to your seats and be prepared for class on time. Remember, when
grading exams even the most senile professors have an excellent memory for
those who have irritated them!
English as a Second Language
If English is not your native language, please see the instructor
immediately after class.
Cheating
Anyone caught cheating will receive an F for the work involved. Course Objectives
By the end of
this course, each student will:
1. Have learned to write
clearly, concisely and critically.
This will be assessed on essay exams.
University Policies
The instructor adopts all of the university's "suggested" wording at http://www.missouristate.edu/provost/syllabi.htm
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