A Think Sheet is a single page typewritten submission of your own thoughts in response to an assigned reading. Twelve of the readings this semester will provide opportunities to write a Think Sheet (see Course Outline).

You will need to write eight Think Sheets. It is up to you to decide which ten of the twelve opportunities you want to select. You might logically make that decision on the basis of how tight your schedule is at any given point in the semester or on the basis of subject matter of the readings that you find more or less stimulating.

A Think Sheet is NOT a book review. You should not just repeat points made in the reading and comment on them. It is also not meant to be a literary criticism. You should not be giving a critique of the reading or of the author’s point of view.

The Think Sheet SHOULD document your own thoughts in response to the reading. It need not even be on the same topic as the reading, although it is important that you identify what it was in the reading that stimulated your thoughts.

Each Think Sheet should be personal and should reflect your own experiences and values as they relate to the subject of the class. They should be well written and carefully proofread.

All Think Sheets are to be turned in at the beginning of discussion sections on the date noted on the Course Outline. Late Think Sheets will have their grade dropped by 10 points for each week they are late.