MSCRE deadlines

Deadlines are absolutely final – no exceptions/extra credit/partial credit. We have collectively determined the following deadlines:

1. One (declarative) sentence thesis statement, due: 9/22. I have one letter grade subtracted from their final grade for the project. (Example, a “B” essay received on the final class from a student who fails to meet deadline #1 will receive a “C.”)

2. Outline and tentative bibliography, due: 10/6. Students missing this deadline will have one letter grade subtracted from their final grade for the project.

3. Initial draft of essay, due: 11/24. Students missing this deadline will have one letter grade subtracted from their final grade for the project.

4. Final version of essay: due on the final day of class: 12/12.

Assignment #1: Syllabus; Why Animals Matter; etc.

Things to do:

1. Read over the syllabus and related handouts (especially, at this early stage, handout CPE); bring questions to our next class.

2. Begin reading from our text: Gruen, Chapters 1-2.

Supplemental readings: 

1. Gruen "The Moral Status of Animals."

2. Bekoff.  (Brief Psychology Today article on animal emotions and capacities.)

3. Pala Najana. The scope of the slaughter: If Humans Were Killed at the Same Rate as Animals for Food, We'd Be Extinct in Just 2.5 Days