RHE 309K: The Rhetoric of Eating

Fall 2007
RHE 309K – The Rhetoric of Eating
Course Policies

Papers:
For each paper, you must turn in on time a good-faith polished draft and a final revised
version. I will comment on your first submission, but I will not assign a grade
to it. You then revise for the second submission. To complete each final version, you must consider thecomments you received on your first draft thoughtfully, ask questions if you have them, and address every comment I made on your paper. You must also go beyond my comments to
make your own improvements based on our class discussions and your interaction
with me,your peers, and the University Writing Center if your goal is to
improve your draft substantially.

Late Assignments and Drafts:
Papers, summaries, and other out-of-class
assignments will be turned in at the time they are due. If you cannot attend
class on the date an assignment is due, please discuss the problem with me;
however, since this is a paperless classroom, I do not anticipate problems with
late work. However, late work will be penalized, the extent of which depends on
the assignment’s lateness—generally, one letter grade per day. There is no
makeup of in-class work.

Tardiness:
Please come to class on time. (Feel
free to arrive early, even.) I will take attendance every class period. If you
have not arrived by the time I have finished taking attendance and closed the
classroom door, you will not be admitted. No exceptions.

Office hours:
I will be in my office during the times posted and
will notify you of unavoidable changes and cancellations. Please come talk with
me if you have any questions, comments, or criticisms. Whether you‘re having
trouble understanding a text, or you’re suffering from writer’s block, I can
help. Ultimately, however, it is your responsibility to seek out help.

Respect for the intellectual community:
You will be part of an intellectual
community, formed by yourself and your classmates this semester. You will
engage in dialogues and debates with them. Courtesy and respect towards one another is required, I
therefore ask the following favors from you:

Please bring all materials to each session. This includes
the assigned reading material for the session, lecture notes, and of course a
writing implement. If you arrive to the session without the appropriate
materials, I will probably ask you to leave, and you will be marked absent for
the session.

Please turn off all your electronic devices (i.e. CELL
PHONES) before class starts. NO text messaging during class.

You will engage
in dialogues, discussions and debates with your classmates. You might
frequently disagree with them, and such disagreements will, I hope, become a
productive and interesting part of our class experience. However, please remain
civil and respectful to all of your classmates (and to me) at all times.