Evaluation & Class Participation
- Paper on the Black Death - 20% - due Tuesday 9 March
- Paper on 1492 - 20% - due Wednesday 17 March
- Midterm - 30% (gobbets & map identification worth 16 pts.)
- Friday 12 March
- Final Exam - 30% (gobbets & an essay worth 16 pts.)
- Wednesday 24 March
Without question you should be in class every day, ready to learn. Should
you fall ill, break your leg, or have another serious dilemma that prevents
your attendance, you are responsible for politely asking a classmate if
you can HAND-COPY their notes (do not forget to
say thank you!). Additionally, you should set up a time to go over missed
material with Dr. Myers at the earliest possible opportunity. Although
no portion of your course grade is allotted to participation, it is expected
of all Cornell students and, to be perfectly honest, the more you discuss
the information you are learning, the better you will learn it. Note:
All assignments must be completed for you to earn a passing grade in this
course.
Grading Scale
| A = 100%-93% |
B = 86.9%-83% |
C = 76.9%-73% |
D = 66.9%-63% |
| A- = 92.9%-90% |
B- = 82.9%-80% |
C- = 72.9%-70% |
D- = 62.9%-60% |
| B+ = 89.9%-87% |
C+ = 79.9%-77% |
D+ = 69.9%-67% |
F = below 60% |
Extra Credit Option
For those conscientious students who may want a way to solidify your
grade, take stress off the final or whatever, I will be showing four films
during the term to widen your understanding of specific topics from the
course. The films will also be on RESERVE in the
library in case you are unable to make the scheduled time due to a legitimate
conflict. There will be one question on each film for you to answer on
the midterm or final respectively to gain extra points on each exam. More
details on the nature of the questions will follow in class.
Gobbets
Gobbets are sections of text that you will be given from each of the documents
we read during the semester. On each exam you will be required to comment
on 7 of the 15 documents for that half of the course. For each document
you will need to know who wrote it (1 pt. for name, 1 pt. for spelling),
the context/motivation/consequences of the document (7 pts.), and you
will also need to address what the quote itself is discussing (3 pts).
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