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.
Link to My Course Game Plan
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