In most cases, the final essay exam will be written in class during the exam period. Your participation grade is measured by regular and thoughtful participation in rough draft workshop and in class discussions, and by the short assignments designed to help you make progress on your papers. Each assignment is assigned point value based on the scope of the activity. Most of these assignments will only be checked or collected, not commented on or graded in a traditional sense. An A participation grade is the result of a student s regular attendance and participation in all class activities.
Assignments show care and serious thought and are submitted on time.
In most cases, a student earns a low participation grade by habitually failing to turn in assignments and by missing draft workshop. Ten percent of our meetings is four classes. Three instances of a student arriving more than ten minutes late or departing more than ten minutes early will count as one absence. Late papers You may turn in one of your formal papers late this semester without penalty. The late paper, any one of your choice excluding paper 4, may be turned in up to one week after the deadline.