REQUIREMENTS

• Attendance and engaged participation
• Weekly writing and research assignments
• Weekly five-minute quizzes (in class) – on readings and class
• Group presentation on a theoretical source
• Three short papers (3-5 pp.)
• Final paper (10-12 pp., turned in in stages)
• Poster presentation of final research paper
• Final exam on paper and course (oral exam)

GRADING

Your grade will measure your effort, the level of your work, as well as the progress you make across the semester. The following is offered as a rough guide and I reserve the right to make small adjustments. It assumes a good faith effort on all assignments.

• 20% Participation and Engagement
  • Attendance
  • Participation
  • In-class quizzes
  • Group presentation
• 20% Writing and Research Assignments
• 25% Short Formal Papers
• 25% Final Research Paper
  • Research assignments
  • Poster session
  • Final paper
• 10% Final Exam

I follow the College of Wooster guidelines for grading. A grade in the “A” range indicates excellent work, the “B” range indicates good work, the “C” range indicates adequate work, the “D” range indicates a minimal performance. A grade of “F” indicates unsatisfactory work or the failure to complete all course work.

I grade quizzes, presentations and the short writing assignments on a check/check plus/check minus scale, in which a check equals 5 of 6 points, a check plus equals 6 of 6 points, and a check minus equals 4 of 6 points.

If you miss an in-class quiz because of a pre-arranged absence (for illness or other important reason), you can take a make-up quiz within a week. I’ll drop the lowest grade for every 5 in-class quizzes.