Attendance, Responses, and Quizzes	20%
Each week there will be 5%attendance taken at class meetings, 5%a required online post in response to a primary source, and 10%a short, 5-minute in-class quiz. Quizzes are based on the assigned readings. Note: In-class quizzes take place at the start of our class meetings and are not made up, so it is important to arrive on time and prepared.
Interpretive Essays (3)	30%
Over the course of the semester there will be 10%a 3-to-4 page essay on Gilgamesh, 10%a 3-to-4 page essay on Clouds, and 10%a 3-to-4 page essay on images of the ancient world.
Exams	50%
For this course there will be 20%an in-class 75-minute midterm exam, and 30%an end-of-term in-class final exam.

See the following pages for more information on these assignments.