Artists of the Floating URL

The American Experience: Grading Policy

It’s naturally difficult to break quality responses into quantitative measures, but I will try. Let me explain my philosophy in brief: I value (1) discussion over “correct” answers, (2) probing and questioning that reveals the heart of the matter and creates progress in discussion rather than repetition of learned/received ideas (although I expect the received ideas to be acknowledged and absorbed too), and (3) writing over tests.

Therefore…

25% of your grade is based on participation in class, which includes presence, promptness, and discussion.
25% is homework, which for this class mainly means the blog.
25% is your midterm paper and/or a combination of paper and test.
25% is your final paper and/or a combination of paper and test.

If you have written educational accommodations (need more time on tests, have a learning issue that’s been documented) just let me know and we can work together to make sure you are able to do your best.

That’s it!

posted by lisa schamess @ 1:16 PM