You can opt to
be on one of three tracks in this course:
A) writing-intensive
B) less writing-intensive
C)
Hail Mary Pass Option
You
don't need to decide, however, until 3/12 when I will collect
your choices in class.
Here's how the
tracks differ:
| |
Writing-Intensive |
Less
Writing-Intensive |
Hail Mary Pass |
| Essays |
5 essays
including final essay |
2 essays,
including final essay; instead of the three additional essays
in the "writing-intensive" track, you will have single-paragraph
assignments |
Just One: HW6 |
| Grade
boost to your semester grade |
+ 5 to +10%
depending on how much improvement you demonstrate (so a C+ could
potentially become a B+ ) |
No grade
boost; you get what you get |
No grade
boost; you get what you get |
| Absences |
3 absences |
2 absences |
Attendance
not required; but you must come to class to turn in your notes
to go in the "lockbox" |
| Final |
not required,
although you can opt to take it for an up to 10 % semester grade
boost |
required |
required
and counts for X percentage of your grade |
| Revisions |
possible, but with conditions |
not possible |
not possible |
| Prerequisites
|
None |
None |
You may NOT have gotten a score less than an 90/100 on HWs 1-6 |
| Letter
of Rec |
Yes |
No |
No |