Description: For one of our class meetings during this semester, you will write up your notes in a coherent form and send them to both the class instructor (kari@U.arizona.EDU) and TA (JillTink@aol.com) to be posted to the class syllabus. Sign up during class on Thursday, January 18, choosing the date for which you will be responsible for providing the class notes. (There will often be more than one person assigned to a single date.) Your notes should be the equivalent of 1-2-pages typed. They should effectively organize the main ideas we have covered in class.

After you have organized and written up your notes, send them to the instructor and TA by email. If your notes are inaccurate or incomplete, you may be asked to revise. The TA will then post your notes to the class web site, where they will be available to other students in the class for reference and study. If you want help loading your assignment from a word processing disk to your email account, make an appointment well ahead of time with the TA or get help from a consultant from the Women's Studies Writing Center.

Your notes are to be mailed to the instructor and TA by the next class meeting after your assigned date; if you have signed up to take notes for a Tuesday class, your notes are due on the following Thursday.

Purpose: Learning to take notes effectively is an important skill for success at the university. Writing down main ideas helps you retain information and helps you think about relationships between class themes (so you should take notes every time we meet). In addition, posting your notes to the web will provide a useful resource for other students in the class.

Evaluation: Your notes will be graded on the completeness and accuracy of their coverage of class materials and mechanics (including spelling and usage). The assignment counts 5% of your grade.