COURSE REQUIREMENTS

(see here for course expectations)

Work in this class falls into 6 broad categories

Item	Number of such items	Total percentage for all such items	Notes
Papers (excluding final paper)	3	24	see note regarding Short/Long Option; may be turned in late and may also be revised for a better grade
Homeworks	19 (but one double assignment)	30	lowest two grades dropped, BUT may not be turned in late and may not be revised. Moreover, the first homework, can not be dropped Double Assignment eats 2 grade drops
Quizzes	13	8	lowest four grades dropped; no make-ups for late arrivals or absences; there are 4 double quizzes worth 2 times the usual quiz grade, and dropping those grades eats up two quiz grades
Class Participation	every class	20
Paragraphs of Short/Long Option Papers	2	6	may not be turned in late and may not be revised
Final Paper	1	12	may not be turned in late and may not be revised; note various due dates for thesis statements and outline
Total		100 %

 

Reschedules

Every student has the option twice during the semester to reschedule the due date of an assignment with the following conditions: (A) you must notify me 7 days in advance of the original due date of the assignment (B) you must do some portion of the assignment by the original due date -- with the rest due by new deadline. This required portion of a rescheduled assignment and the new due date will vary by individual case. THERE WILL BE NO CHANGES TO THESE CONDITIONS, EXCEPT AS NOTED ON THE SYLLABUS.

Students with receive "A-" grades or above on 2 or more papers (not homeworks) will receive one additional reschedule for the semester.

The following items, however, can NOT be rescheduled: all quizzes, the first homework, the short answer questions on Taylor, the last homework, and ALL short/long papers.

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Papers:

There are six papers assigned in this class, but you will do only four of those papers. You must do both the first and last paper, the paper on Adanggaman, and ONE of the THREE papers marked as short/long papers. For these short/long papers, when you opt NOT to do the whole paper, you must do the shorter option (generally a carefully constructed long paragraph); hence the name, short/long paper. So, from this set of three short/long papers, you will choose one assignment for which you will do the "long option" and two assignments for which you will do the "short option."

If you miss class, you must send your assignment to me by Blackboard's Digital Dropbox. (Or e-mail it to me, if we have not yet gone over the Blackboard system in class).

Extra-credit: If you wish, you may opt for the "long option" on more of the short/long papers than the single "long option" that is required and potentially receive extra-credit. To get the extra-credit you must (1) receive a B+ or above on the paper and (2) turn the assignment in on the due-date of the "long option". A B+ will add 2.5 points to your semester grade, an A- will add 3.5, and an "A" will add 5 points.