In-Class Writing Prompts (100 pts)

Each day I will identify a set of readings (mainly from the textbook) that you should do before the next class, along with a few basic conceptual questions about the material addressed in the reading. I will ask you to turn in your response to one such question at the start of each class (I will indicate which one in class). If you did not feel like you understood the reading well enough to answer the question, you may instead turn in a question that you have about the reading. At the end of each class I will ask you to write down one thing from that day that you found interesting or confusing, or a question that you have about what we did. These assignments will be graded only for ``good faith effort'', so for the most part your grade for this component will be the percentage of these that you completed. Honor Code: These must be done individually in class, though you are encouraged to discuss the reading and the reading questions with each other prior to class.