Course grading will consist of the following:

* Midterm exam 25%
* Final exam  25%
* Beer Commercial Document analyses 20%
* Quizzes 20%
* Class participation 10%

Exams will consist of fifty points' worth of short answer and short essays. There will also be a long essay counting 50 points. I will hand out a study guide a week prior to each exam with important terms and potential topics for the long essay.
Make-up exams are permitted only in the event of illnesses or other emergencies. If you are ill, I expect you to contact me and let me know that you will miss the test.

Quizzes and assignments are my way of keeping you honest. Prepare the readings before each class. If I think you are not reading, I reserve the right to give pop quizzes. There will always be a quiz on the day that each major reading assignment is due. I will grade these quizzes on a point scale, and the average will make up your quiz grade.

Class participation will be essential to a good grade; it includes attendance. I will pass around an attendance sheet during every class and you must sign it to get credit for attending that day. Students are allowed three unexcused absences during the semester; more will detract from your participation grade.
  Come to class ready to talk and respond to your classmates. You are responsible for all material covered in the course -- lectures, readings, and discussions. What you miss, you miss at your peril. Chronic tardiness or excessive absenteeism will result in a participation grade of F.

Reader. If you look at the schedule below, you will find online reading assignments for many class periods. They will provide us with discussion material during class. You may gain access to these readings two ways:
 1. Via the World Wide web at  http://faculty.juniata.edu/tuten/medread.html. You may also get there from my homepage: http://faculty.juniata.edu/tuten/
 2. Via the P drive at P:\TUTEN\HS104\
 This contains all the readings, in numerical order, plus the syllabus. I will  also post study guides for exams here.
I also have a fully printed copy available in my office for those who don’t live on campus and would prefer to have the whole thing at once.
If you have difficulty with ANY of these options, please come and see me! I'll be glad to introduce you to the web, to the P drive, or to the reserve system.

Document analyses. Nearly every class period, you will be required to read a short selection of a source from the middle ages. Each class period in which a reading is assigned, one group of students will be required to hand in a one to two-page analysis of the document based on the “Beer Commercial Theory” below.  These questions must be submitted as hard copies in class. I will not accept emailed assignments.

Papers are to be done individually, though students may meet outside of class to discuss the documents if they wish. I will grade each set of answers using a check, check-plus and check-minus system. A perfect record of checks for all questions and all assignments will gain a grade of B. For an A, I expect creative thought and genuine effort. Whether you have to turn the questions in or not, you MUST READ the daily readings. Pop quizzes are possible if I get to a discussion and discover no one has a clue!

THE BEER COMMERCIAL THEORY OF DOCUMENT ANALYSIS
Every document is like a beer commercial. You don’t believe everything a beer commercial tells you; nor should you necessarily believe everything a historical document tells you. So ask the following questions of any document:
1. Who is selling (or writing)?
2. What are they selling?
3. How are they selling it?
4. To whom are they selling it?
5. Do you buy it? Why or why not? (Careful: be sure to distinguish between you, personally, and the author’s intended audience!)
Use your textbook and your dictionary to help you with words and people you don’t know!

Required texts: All are available at the bookstore; Suetonius, Einhard and Notker and the Arthurian Romances are on reserve at Beeghly Library. You may, if you wish, buy only the textbook and atlas and read the other readings on reserve. Be advised, however, that not having bought the book does not excuse not having read it.
   * Tierney and Painter, Western Europe in the Middle Ages, 300-1475, 5th ed. (textbook)
 A note on the textbook: the textbook is there largely to help you with things I cover in class and to provide a handy reference for you when studying for exams. I only test, however, on what comes out of my mouth in class (another reason why attendance is so important).
   * McEvedy, ed. The New Penguin Atlas of Medieval History. (Penguin)
 Bring the atlas to all class meetings.
   * Early Christian Lives (Penguin)
   * Einhard and Notker, Two Lives of Charlemagne (Penguin)
   * Chrétien de Troyes, Arthurian Romances (Penguin)

Academic Integrity: All students are expected to observe the Juniata College policy on Academic Integrity for all class periods, assignments, tests and papers. This includes all policies involving cheating, plagiarism, and conduct. Any questions about these policies should be addressed to me (please ask if you don't know!). The complete policy may be found at http://www.juniata.edu/catalog/policy/pathfinder/acadhonesty.html, or check the History Department Writing Page.

Withdrawals. The new Juniata policy on withdrawals is that you must have my signature and be assigned a WP or WF grade after the end of drop-add. I will give the WP and WF according to your course average at the time you want to withdraw.

How to Find Me: If you need to contact me, the best way is by email or by leaving a message on my office phone. I am in the office every day, and can always schedule an appointment with you if you can’t make my regular office hours.