As a means to keep students reading and as a means to help them study for the summative exam, my Fall 2014 section of ENGL 2413 offers a number of prescribed quizzed. Each is a ten-point assignment in which students are asked to write one or two sentences that define and indicate the importance of selections from the terms given. Each response is graded in terms of accuracy (as determined through class discussion and assigned reading) and adherence to standards of academic American English usage promulgated by the Modern Language Association of America (MLA).
Of note is that the first portion of the summative exam will derive directly from the materials on the quizzes. They *are* the study guide for the portion of the exam for which a study guide is possible. Students are advised to take them seriously.