HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS

TYPE.  Handwritten (including "neatly printed") work will not be read.  If you have not started to use computers yet, this is a good time.  You may use single or double space according to your preference.  You may use both sides of the sheet if you wish to conserve paper.

SPELL CHECK:   I should not be the first person to read your work! You should always edit and revise.  But at the very least, let the computer help out & catch the glaring errors!!

NO COVER SHEETS.  A heading including your name, the date, the class, and some indication of the assignment is sufficient. Write a heading including your name, the date (the date turned in!) and the name of the assignment (e.g. "summary 8/25" or "newspaper article summary") at the top of the [first] page.  For example

      Biol 71   HOMEWORK TITLE                                                                                             YOUR NAME


HAND IN WORK ON TIME.  If you miss class, deliver, or have it delivered to the box outside my office, or my mailbox (A200 building) As Soon As Possible

E-MAIL is also an acceptable medium for any homework assignment.  Remember to spell-check and edit this work as well.  Standards are not lowered because the medium has changed.  You may attach a document in any standard word processor format, or in-line in the email.  Do NOT use html or pdf, or any other format that makes commenting difficult.


Due at the beginning of  EVERY TUESDAY class session:


    What did you learn during the last week (or so) - in class or related to what was covered in class?  Write a brief statement for each of three (or more) ideas or pieces of information.  For these to be useful for your studying success, avoid the trivia, the "factoid", and focus on significant points.  These may be ideas, comparisons, statements made by someone else, or your own thoughts as you have looked back over the material.  Explain why you find these points interesting or significant.    Please note that there is no "right" or “wrong” answer for this, though some statements may be better than others in terms of how much thought YOU put into it.  [estimate ~ ½ page, 1-2 paragraphs per assignment]  5 point each

    The title in the heading should be “weekly response date” where the date is the week’s date as seen on the  course schedule.


You may work on these assignments in your study groups, but each student is responsible, individually, for completing each assignment.  If they are handed in jointly, all names MUST appear on the assignment, and there MUST be a commensurate multiple of the assigned questions ( e.g. if two people work together => 6 "interesting points”).


ALL ASSIGNMENTS MUST BE TYPED OR PRINTED OR EMAILED
-- or they will be returned unread --
This includes any work assigned to be written outside class


PROOFREAD AND SPELL CHECK ALL WRITTEN WORK
-- to avoid embarrassment