Evaluation & Class Participation
- Map Quiz 10% - Friday 7 May
- Midterm 30% - Friday 14 May
- Vocabulary Quiz 10% - Friday 21 May
- Term Paper 20% - Monday 24 May
- Final Exam 30% - Wednesday 26 May
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 Options
For those conscientious students who may want a way to solidify their
grade, take stress off the final or whatever, I will be showing six 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 questions on the films for you to answer on both
the midterm and final to gain extra points on each exam. More details
on the nature of the questions will follow in class.
In addition, there will be two optional extra credit sessions on the
day preceding each exam to spend more time on a specific topic, with the
aid of the internet as a teaching tool. The points earned during these
sessions will be added to your Map & Vocabulary Quizzes respectively.
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 10 of the 20 documents for that half of the course. For each document
you will need to know who wrote it (1 pt. for name, which must be spelled
correctly), the context/motivation/consequences of the document (6 pts.),
and you will also need to address what the quote itself is discussing
(3 pts.).
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