EXTRA-CREDIT POINTS FOR PARTICIPATION AND GROUP WORK At the end of the semester, I will add up to ten extra-credit percentage points to your semester grade (enough, for example, to turn a “C” into a “B”) depending on the quality of your (A) in-class participation in discussions and (B) in-class written work. Please note that these are entirely extra-credit points. If you are shy and have trouble participating in class you will not lose points; instead, you simply don’t get the extra-credit points. It is the equivalent, in other words, of not doing an extra-credit assignment. It is entirely possbile to get an “A” in the course and not participate in in-class discussions. These points also reflect your class citizenship (e.g., were you respectful of your peers?) **
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