• CA 358 meets June 14-July 11, four days a week, Monday to Thursday, from noon to 4pm. The course lecture, discussion, and screenings will all be in 4070 Vilas. Screenings will be incorporated into this block at different times each day.

• Erik Barnouw. Documentary: A History of the Non-Fiction Film, Second Revised Edition (New York: Oxford University Press, 1993.) Available at University Book Store.
• CA 358 Course Reader (Bob's Copy Shop, University Square)

Expectations:

• Summer courses are intense. This course is a three credit course, the same as if it were offered during the semester. You should expect to do approximately the same amount of work for this course as a regular course during the semester. You will spend a lot of time in class. You will also spend time on this course outside of class every day.
• To succeed in this course, you will need to devote a major part of your time during this month to the course. I do not recommend taking more than one summer course, especially if you have a summer job or other major outside committment. If you have a full-time job, you will need to manage your time well to succeed at both the course and your job.
• You should expect to devote at least one and one-half hours to homework every day during the course. Some days will require more. If you do not see yourself devoting that much time to the course outside of class, you should not take the course.
• I have deliberately reduced the normal reading load for this course to give you time to read the assigned material carefully and respond to them. Particularly for the theoretical pieces, I expect you to come to class with a "take" on the reading, even if your "take" is a thoughtful question.
• CA 350 (Introduction to Film) is a pre-requisite for this course. Class discussion will assume that you understand the basics of film style (cinematography, editing, sound, and mise-en-scene) and narrative (range and depth of narration, story vs. plot, etc.).
• Please turn off your cell phones and pagers before entering 4070 Vilas.
• Food and drink are strictly forbidden in 4070 Vilas. I know this class is during normal lunch hours, but you will have to eat before and after class. There will be breaks in class, and you will be able to eat something OUTSIDE of 4070 during the breaks if you wish. The breaks will not be long enough for you to go to get lunch, so bring something if you want to eat during the breaks.

• 10% Class Participation and Attendance
• 20% Writing Assignments
• 35% Quizzes
• 35% Final Exam (December 18, 2:45 p.m., location T.B.A.)

Class Participation and Attendance

• Attendance is especially important during a summer session. Each day in class is the equivalent of a full week of classes during the semester.
• If you miss more than 4 hours of class during the summer session, on one day or cumulatively over several days, your final grade will be lowered.
• Participation in class discussions is expected. Mere attendance is not enough to achieve a good grade in participation. If you are too shy to talk in class, you can help your participation grade by talking with me about class topics in my office hourse.

• You will complete three short papers during the summer session.
• Papers will be assigned Thursday and will be due the following week.
• Your lowest paper grade will be dropped. The other two papers are each worth 10% of your final grade.
• These writing assignments are designed to encourage you to think about the theoretical material in the course. They will ask you to compare and/or evaluate topics and films in the course. They do not need to be written in a formal, academic style. They will not be graded for grammar or spelling. They can be written in an informal style with simple language. They will be graded soley on the depth and quality of your ideas and how clearly you express those ideas. For this reason, I expect that you will not just reiterate ideas discussed in class, but produce original ideas and judgements of your own as you engage with the course material.
• Writing assignment 1 is here. Writing assignment 2 is here. Writing assignment 3 is here.

• There will be a quiz every day at the beginning of class.
• No make-up quizzes. If you are late to class or miss class, you will get a zero on the quiz.
• The quizzes will not be easy. To do well on them, you will need to review your class notes on a daily basis.
• Quizzes are a major part of your grade, so do not ignore them if you want to do well. If grades are important to you, I strongly recommend that you track how you are doing on the quizzes so you have an idea of how you are doing in the course.
• Your worst 3 quizzes will be dropped.

• The final exam will be given in class on the last day. There will be no make-up exams.
• I have not yet decided the format of the final exam. I'll let you know in plenty of time exactly how it will be set up.