ENG 100

Full participation is vital to your success in this semester of Expanded English 101. Full participation means you show up to class on time and prepared to contribute to class discussions. Preparation must include required class readings. If you have not read the course materials, you cannot contribute to a conversation of such materials. Additionally, your full attention during class and full participation in class writings contribute to your overall participation grade. 

 

I will grade your participation twice during the semester: once at midterm (5 points) and again at the semesters close (5 points). At midterm you must complete a self-evaluation of your participation in order to earn any or all of the 5 available points. 

 

Here is a link to the self-evaluation: Midterm Self-Assessment 

 

More Details on Class Engagement

 

PREPARATION 

You are expected to arrive to class on time with all of the required materials and to be prepared to participate intellectually, critically, and respectfully.  In addition to completing all reading and writing assignments, preparing for class means being ready to discuss and intelligently question issues raised by the material. This does not mean, however, that you must master the material. On the contrary, it is perfectly reasonable that you may be confused by some readings the first time we encounter them. But in such cases, you should be prepared to discuss what you specifically found puzzling, aggravating, thought-provoking, engaging, or difficult about the assignment. In other words, if you feel you have nothing to state about a piece of writing, you should actively develop a list of questions about it. Remember, much of your grade in this course will be determined by how much you improve over the course of the semester, so there is really no such thing as a stupid question, provided that you ask it in the spirit of honest inquiry.

 

ACTIVE PARTICIPATION

This course relies on class discussion, peer review, and constructive feedback, and you are expected to participate and to be respectful at all times.  Being physically present in class is not enough; you must also be mentally present.  Sleeping, engaging in distracting behaviors (such as interrupting discussions, texting, playing on social media, doing work for other classes, holding private conversations, etc.), or refusing to participate in class activities and discussions is unacceptable and is grounds for being counted absent and/or asking to leave.  If you have a hard time staying awake, concentrating, or sitting still at your desk, you may stand up or move around, provided you do so in a non-distracting way.