Students are required to complete any combination of 5 full-credit worksheets, worth a maximum of 20 points each.  Points are earned for effort – incomplete assignments will NOT receive credit.

Communities may work on worksheets together, but each worksheet MUST reflect the writer’s individual ideas and responses!  Exact copies of worksheets will NOT earn credit.

Up to 2 extra credit worksheets may be completed for 15 points each.

Each student will be assigned to a “Learning Community” based on the “Student Information Sheet.”  Learning Communities will be given unannounced assignments designed to develop effective writing strategies.  Three community assignments will be worth a maximum of 20 points for each participant.

Students are required to write an individual research paper on a topic or artist relevant to this course.  This paper should follow MLA guidelines, and at least three credible sources of information originating in print should be cited within the body of the text.  The paper should reflect extensive research as well as personal insights and interpretations.  In preparation, students will be asked to submit a research topic report and source report, each worth 5 points.  The paper itself will be worth a maximum of 90 points.

Exams #1 & #2 will be worth 45 points each and will consist of slide i.d.s, multiple choice, fill-in-the blank, and matching questions.  The cumulative Final Exam will be worth a maximum of 100 points. 

You may NOT use notes while taking the exams.

Exams may NOT be made up.  If you have extenuating circumstances that prevent you from being able to take an exam, please discuss your options with the instructor BEFORE the exam takes place.

Multiple opportunities to earn extra credit will be announced during class.  However, students are limited to earning a maximum of 40 extra credit points during the semester for any combination of opportunities.

You may turn one assignment in late by one class day.  The late assignment will not be marked down, however any assignments turned in more than one class late, or in addition to the one accepted assignment, will NOT receive credit.

Please DO NOT complete assignments in class.  Assignments should be turned in at the beginning of class.  Any work done during class will NOT be given credit.

All course work (excluding the final exam) must be turned in by the last day of class.  NO ASSGNMENTS WILL BE ACCEPTED AFTER THE LAST LECTURE.

Students are highly encouraged to make use of the resources and consultation services available at the Writing Center, located in the library (909) - 652 – 6820 and the Rancho Success Center in the Educational Excellence Building (909) 652 – 6932.  The Writing and Rancho Success Centers are open: Monday – Thursday from 9 am to 7 pm, closed on Friday, Saturday from 9 am to 12 pm and closed on Sunday.

In Focus: The Portrait

The Getty Center

through June 14

Interactions

Pasadena Armory Center

through June 14

Shirin Neshat: In Conversation

LACMA Bing Theatre

June 15 at 8 pm (tickets required)

Drama of the Gifted Child

Armory Center

June 28 – August 30

Sonia Delaunay

LACMA Ahmanson Bldg

through July 5

Jo Ann Callis: Woman Twirling

The Getty Center

through August 9

Downstream

Huntington Museum

through September 28

Classical Frieze: Eleanor Antin

LACMA

through October 4