Honors Composition (110) Fall 2011

Remembering the Holocaust: Representing Genocide in Memoir, Fiction, and Film

Formal Assignment Guidelines

In addition to study questions and informal writing and research assignments, I shall assign several formal writing assignments designed to get you to think through the course material in writing and develop your critical reading, writing, and research skills. These assignments should significantly facilitate our class discussions, and many may represent the initial stages of your Maus essay, Group Project, and Final Project (Therefore, I suggest you save them for future use).

The points for these assignments (10 points for shorter ones, 20 for longer ones) will be tallied at the end to determine your overall Formal Assignment grade (20%). See the grading scale on the Course Info page. Assignments must be completed using MLA manuscript format and are due in person in hard copy at the beginning of class. See the Course Info page for late penalties. Missed in-class essays will be made up outside of class, with an automatic 1.5 deduction.

Please note that Mid-Term Essay and Final Project peer editing as well as the Final Essay Prospectus will be included in your Formal Assignment grade.

The specific guidelines for the three out-of-class formal written assignments are available via the links below.
In-class essay guidelines will be discussed in class. Also see the Assignment Due Dates page.

• Assignment #1

• Assignment #2

• Assignment #3

• Assignment #4 (in-class)

• Assignment #5 (in-class)

Remember to review the Plagiarism Policies and Procedures, as discussed in class.