- Class attendance
- Student is to be present, to be on time, and to actively participate in class discussion.
- See EBC attendance policy.
- Reading of Course Textbooks
- Students will complete scheduled reading before class in order to get the most out of classroom activities.
- Occasional quizzes over textbook reading may be given.
- Students will report on percentage of textbook reading completed for the Final Exam.
- See course schedule for assigned reading.
- hyperlink to course schedule
- Class Discussion and exercises
- Students will participate in classroom discussion and occasional in class exercises.
- These will vary for each session.
- Some of the exercises will be turned in for credit.
- Weekly Exegesis Exercises
- Term Project
- Students will complete an exegesis term paper on passages assigned in class
- The paper will be in proper MLA format with citation
- This is not a research paper, but an exegesis paper, so references are not required except as is necessary to aid exegesis.
- The paper will be 12-15 pages long (2500-3000 words) and have approximately the following proportions:
- 1-2 pages describing the historical background, occasion and purpose
- 3-4 pages describing the results of your exegesis that helped you understand the passage.
- 4-5 pages describing the meaning of the passage in your own words – including the flow of thought and how it addresses the occasion and purpose.
- 2-3 pages describing the intended application for the original audience and how this passage can be applied today
- Many of the weekly exegesis assignments will be on the assigned passages, so this research will form the basis of the exegesis paper.
- However, the Project should be a synthesis and description of the passage, not just a reproduction of your research notes.
- Hyperlink to Final Project Guide
- Due Friday March 12th at 1pm.
- Final Exam