Grades Updated

Hi all--

Grades have been updated through last week (Week 9, which was Rhetoric/Plagiarism,etc). Here's the highest you can have:

Research Portfolio: 30 points (only 2 more!)
Blog Responses: 9 (There are 2 more here, but responses are worth 10 points in all. That means 1 is a freebie, or an opportunity to make up a missed point.)
Blog Posts: 65 (only 5 more blogs, or 25 points, left to go! There's a lot of you who need all of these points.)
In-Class: 80 (only 2 more! Make sure you are here!)

I hope you are all keeping track of your points. If you got points off, you probably didn't meet the word requirement and/or post your word count as directed. Let me know if your number is different than mine.

I encourage you all to make concerted efforts to get the remainder of points in this class, especially if you have missed blog posts or in-class assignments. Those points add up much quicker than you probably realize.

Best,
Jessica

Updated Grades (and info about your next quiz!)

Hi all,

Your grades have been updated in the Gradebook. Please take note:

The highest Blog grade you can now have is a 45
The highest blog responses grade you can now have is a 6. 
The highest extra credit grade you can have is a 10. If you have less than that, it is because, more than likely, you summarized the arguments each side made instead of analyzing how they used research to make those arguments.
The highest research portfolio grade you can have is a 10. If you have less than that and you turned in the assignment, chances are you did not include citations, you included resources that weren't books, or you didn't include enough books.
The highest participation grade you can now have is a 5. If you don't have a 5 and you submitted the email assignment, it might be because you submitted the incorrect words or because you submitted to the incorrect email address--part of this assignment was how well you read and followed directions. 


Let me know if the numbers for your grades don't match up with mine.

Your quiz this week will be online and open book. It will be open tomorrow on CourseDen and closed on Tuesday evening.

Best,
Jessica

A note about class

Hi all,

I am a little concerned that you all are not reading the assignment instructions or blogs that I post. I am certainly always happy to answer any questions if you are confused--please do not hesitate to ask them--but do make an effort to keep up with your assignments and readings in class. When I explain things, make a concerted effort to listen, and to ask for clarification in the moment.

Remember that I have office hours Monday and Wednesday right before class (and at other times by appointment) if you need help.

In terms of due dates, you all should know by now that I am not unreasonable here. My concern is not necessarily WHEN you learn something but THAT you learn something. Almost everything we do in class is due the day of class so that you are processing information when it is fresh in your mind, and also to make sure that you do not wait until the last minute to do things. That said, your blogs and your research portfolio entries are more or less due before Sunday, because that is when I grade them. Anything posted after I grade Sunday, though, won't be counted. I have to have these dates for logistical, fairness, and personal sanity-related reasons.

Ask for help before you let yourself get frustrated or lost, and take responsibility for your part in this learning process by reading through class material and reflecting on it. This responsibility is a part of your overall class participation grade. With that in mind...

Please do the following:
-Reread the instructions for the research portfolio. Find the sentence that begins with "Each entry into your research portfolio...". What are the last four words of that sentence? Email them to me at
at jcritten@westga.edu by 11:59 Friday 9/28. To be clear, you are finishing the sentence from the Research Portfolio Instructions, and emailing those four words to me at the listed email address. Completing this assignment will be worth 5 of your class participation points. I will not be flexible with this due date.

I hope you all have a good weekend. Remember to get your research portfolio entry posted soon, as well as your blog post and response to a classmate.


Best,
Jessica

On your grades

Hi all--

A quick note:

I have updated the gradebook on CourseDen with your blog grades and in-class assignment grades. You'll see that those grades are out of a much larger number--I"ll be updating that number throughout the semester. The highest grade you can have on your blog posts is 25. your responses is 3, and on your in-class assignments is 10.

If my numbers don't match up with yours, let me know!

Best,
Jessica