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Humanities 3/Western Civilization 3Course DescriptionRequirements and ExpectationsExamsEtiquetteYou’ve probably had enough of teachers as police in high school. Me too.AttendanceHumanities 3/Western Civilization 3 Spring 2007 Class Time- T-Th 9:30- 11am Instructor: Jim SandeliusE-mail: [email protected] Phone: 916-393-2657Text:The Western Humanities Complete- 5th edition. R. Matthews and F. DeWitt PlattSupplemental TextsReadings in the Western Humanities vol. 1-2: on reserve in the libraryCourse DescriptionA Humanities course is like a cultural studies course: art and music appreciation, religion and philosophy, science and technology class all rolled into one. This class serves as an introduction to many disciplines in (mostly) the Western tradition from antiquity to the present, which I hope will motivate you to study further those ideas which appeal to you. Throughout the semester, our goal is also to attempt to connect these products of imagination to you—your lives and future endeavors. In order to accomplish this task, you will be exposed to an abundance of material, including text, images and sounds. Reading, listening, observing, talking and (of course!) testing will all be asked of you. Pretty words, pretty pictures, pretty music. What fun! Requirements and ExpectationsExamsFive. In each case, the test will cover a number of the chapters of the book we are discussing. Since there is so much material to cover, you will be allowed to use your books and notes during the tests. The final is NOT comprehensive, so you can relax now. Each test has multiple choice questions worth 100 points to you, but other questions are added to the 100 point score, so it is entirely possible to get more than 100 on a test. Motivation or bribe—call it what you will. Projects/Responses You must complete 4 outside projects during the semester. These projects include (but arenot limited to) attending a musical performance, a play, an art gallery, reading a book or any number of activities of this sort. Some particulars: One project MUST be a book, and needs to be approved first, and you may have only one duplicate project. If you are unsure whether a particular event will be worth credit, see me and we will figure it out. After the performance or event, you need toturn in a response/review, which needs to be typed, and you can turn it in at anytime throughout the semester. The format is part objective and part subjective and must be 1-2 pages typed. The objective part is the facts part: summary of the book, biography of artist, description of costumes, set design, art gallery, whatever information you think isimportant. The second part is your reaction to the event/performance/story. Each part is one (and ONLY one) paragraph, and each paragraph is no less than 1/2 and no more than ¾ page. If the paper is too short, you don’t get credit. Each of these is worth 25 points equaling 100 points, which by a strange coincidence equals the number of points on a test, and by another strange coincidence is calculated in as another test, but one which is NOT weighed as heavily as the actual exams. Here’s how it works: Say your test scores equal to 85-89% or any other 5 to 9% side of 60 or 70 or whatever. Your project score will not help, nor will it hurt you. In other words, your grade will remain within that range. But….. if your test scores average to, hypothetically, 82%, then your projects come into play. If you turn in 3 or 4, your grade of 82% is safe. If you turn in only 1 or 2, your grade slips down to the next letter. In this case your B will turn into a C. Get it? The projects are like insurance, and you can gamble or be safe to your heart’s content. So to get a high grade in this class, you need only to read for class, talk in class (about the subject at hand!) and have fun outside of class. Easy. EtiquetteYou’ve probably had enough of teachers as police in high school. Me too. And I’m sure you already know all of this stuff. But……….Turn off the cell phones. Use the cell phone and you are leaving the class with no credit for the day. Can you see that this is my official ballistic peeve? OK then. We need not mention it ever, ever, never, ever. Be here on time. I hate starting over once I’ve started the class. No food in class. Gum is ok but don’t make noise with it. Bringing something to drink is ok too.A basic premise in my classes is that all opinions are welcome and I sincerely hope you will express them, in whatever way you wish. You may say anything in my class that you feel, short of any personal attack. Each of us walk into this room with a certain amount ofdignity, I expect us to walk out with our self esteem intact. Trash or support any ideas you hear in class, no trashing of the people expressing them. However, since everybody gets a turn to talk, everybody gots to wait their turn. When I speak, everybody listens. When you speak, everybody listens. Simple.AttendanceThis is the easy part of the class. Be here. You can miss 4 days without penalty. The official policy here is that you can miss 3 timesas many classes as the class meets in a week. After 4 absences, I figure you won’t be back, and your grade will be affected. With 6, you will have been dropped. Medical excuses and games are not excused. Not much else is either. I will work with the parents in the class but only to a degree. The bottom line is you have to be here because, well, because it’s a class,


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