Unless otherwise indicated, for each class meeting students are expected to email the instructor responses discussing one of the assigned readings. These responses should demonstrate a student's knowledge of the material but should not be summaries. Rather, responses should be critiques that engage with the reading's ideas. A response's discussion should draw evidentiary support (quotations, summaries) from the reading. Responses also should connect the reading with other readings and outside sources were appropriate.

Students who write responses over a particular reading are expected to act as discussion leaders during the corresponding class meeting. As such, students should have access to their responses during class time (either in print or electronic format).

Reading Responses should:

• contain ~500 words
• be submitted electronically as file attachments
• be turned in before the beginning of class
• be available to authors during class
• provide commentary and critique rather than summary
• include relevant quotations
• ask questions about the material, offer comments, and identify unaddressed points
• connect current material with previous readings and outside sources