Creating Your Course Encounter

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Print this page.  Circle the assignments you are considering and then total the points possible.  Be realistic.  It is unlikely that you will receive all the points possible for each assignment.  Check your points with the point totals for each grade.  Remember also that you need to have composed a minimum of 20 edited pages.                                                     

Final Exam                                                                                50 points

WI Portfolio                                                                              50 points

Participation  (including Final written analysis)    50 points

Learning Log Entries    10 points each      12 entries              120 points

Sectional Test One            50 points                                             50 points

Sectional Test Two            75 points                                             50 points

Reading Responses        15 points each     13 weeks                195 points

Lecture Review**          15 points each      13 lectures            195 points

Contemporary Connections                        15 points each          30 points max.

Book Group (either social comment or historical fiction)          75 points

Research project                                                                              75 points

Cultural Event Reviews    10 points each                                    30 points max.

Field events                        20 points each                                      40 points max.

Peer Reviewer credit        10 points/paper                                   40 points max. 

Perfect attendance   (Perfect means Zero absences)                               20 points

** Remember, this is not reiterating the 214 group lecture but listening to a Teaching Company audio lecture provided by Connie then presenting, i. e. teaching, the material to the class.    Choosing this option requires that you prepare your presentation in advance of the week's   topic so that your presentation is timely.                                                                                                  

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GRADES

Grades are assigned according to the following scale:

300 and above    A          284 -275    A-   

274-265                 B+         264-249    B                248-240    B-

239-230                C+          229-220    C                219-210    C-

209-190                D+          189-175    D-               Below 175 F   

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