Students enrolled for full credit will be expected to complete 5 homework assignments, a take-home midterm, and a term paper, and to participate in class meetings. All assignments are to be turned in at the beginning of class on the day they are due.

• Homework assignments will evaluate student understanding of course materials through new work related to course topics.
• The term paper is a novel piece of independent research on any topic related to the course, negotiated beforehand with the instructor. I will be very happy to discuss possible paper topics with you throughout the semester. A term paper proposal will be submitted about a month before the paper is due.
• All enrolled students are expected to attend and participate in every class meeting, having read assigned readings for that meeting.

Grades are assigned according to the following distribution:

Homework assignments (5):	40%
Midterm:	20%
Term paper:	30%
Class participation:	10%