One of your short writing assignments is a one page typed summary of an article about one of the plays we read this semester. I am going to insist that your article be an essay from a periodical, not a chapter or essay from a book. You can find articles about Shakespeare in journals in our library, for example in Shakespeare Quarterly, Studies in English Literature, PMLA, or ELR (English Literary Renaissance). Be sure to include as part of the assignment the full bibliographic information in the correct MLA format. Also, when you turn in your summary, please include a copy of the original essay.

Quizzes, short assignments, presentations, and participation 20%
Midterm exam 40%
Final exam 40%

I would like to remind you of the importance of doing your own work throughout the semester. Presenting other people's writing and ideas as though they are your own is a serious error. Intentional and unintentional plagiarism are not acceptable and will jeopardize specific paper or journal grades, as well as the final grade for the course.