There are two types of assignments in this course:

1. Exercise Assignments

2. Hand in Assignments

a. First Draft Papers

b. Final Group Project

Exercise Assignments are usually have two or three parts.  They are scaffold assignments, which means that in each part I will add on to the assignment.  The purpose is to build to a place where you are ready to do one of the hand in assignments.

Exercise Assignments are graded are pass/fail.   If you do the assignment on time and give it a good effort, you will pass.  The purpose of these exercises are for you to boldly try, which means  you will sometimes fall short of perfect.   That being said if you do not do the assignment you can fail.  If you plagiarize or cheat in the assignment, you will fail.  If I believe, that you are not taking the assignment seriously (doing unfinished, extremely sloppy, or irrelevant work) I will give you the benefit of the doubt one time, letting you know that I need you to step up the quality of your work.  If you do not step up in subsequent assignments, I will mark the assignment fails.

Hand-in Assignments are assignments which you will turn into me individually as a word document.  Group projects will turn in a working URL.    These assignments will be graded.

First Draft Assignments are worth ten percent in your grade.  These include the 2-3 papers you will turn in before spring break.  Because these papers are drafts, they are only worth in total 10 percent of your grade.

The Final Group Project which will include a revised paper from every group member as well as a group authored introduction and annotated bibliography is worth 50 percent of your grade.   Your final project grade will be a combination of your revision grade, your evaluations grade, and the grade for your group’s final project.

For detailed instructions and rubrics for assessment on individual assignment, please consult the assignments page.