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Below is the grading breakdown for the course
Below is the grading breakdown for the course
There will be no resubmission of assignments once you have submitted assignments (both low-stakes and high stakes--projects). However, there will be opportunities for you to revise your writing as well as to earn bonus points throughout the course. You can go to Course Policy > Bonus points to find a variety of ways you can earn bonus points for the course.
I put great thought and care into assigning final grades, so if you’d like me to reconsider your final grade for the course, you should have proof that I’ve made a mathematical miscalculation. I will not reconsider final course grades for any other reason.
1. Project 1: About Me (a total of 150 pts)
In this individual assignment, you are going to interview one person that you think can give you insight about the writing theme: Renaming & Multilingual Students.
One way to gain an understanding of a topic is by interviewing relevant people. It will help you to rethink a particular topic from another (different) point of view. If you choose, you can also use the result of the interview as one of the evidence you will use for Project 2: Research Essay.
2. Project 2: Research Research Presentation (a total of 280 pts)
In the era where information is obtained not only through mainstream media (E.g. news) and printed publication (e.g. books, magazine, journal, etc.), but also new media such as YouTube channels. In this project, you are going to work in a group of three to research a YouTube Channels to explore how a topic is created, crafted, and delivered to intended audience.
3. Project 3: Collaborative Poster Presentation (a total of 250 pts)
In Project 3, you are going to work with different peers to create a poster and present it rhetorically. Your poster will respond to one of the challenges faced by first-year college students.
4. HOMEWORK AND PARTICIPATION (a total of 320 pts)
4. HOMEWORK AND PARTICIPATION (a total of 320 pts)
‘Participation’ here will be graded based on you attending class on time and visibly engaged during the class meeting. I will not grade attendance. In each class meeting, you will be assigned a graded Engagement activity that you need to complete and submit on the same day at 11:59 PM.
If you were absent, you can claim the Engagement grade by:
If you were absent, you can claim the Engagement grade by:
1) submitting an Absent Memo; and
1) submitting an Absent Memo; and
2) completing Engagment activity. You have a chance to reclaim the Engagement grade for up to 3 times. After that, you will be given zero if you were absent.
2) completing Engagment activity. You have a chance to reclaim the Engagement grade for up to 3 times. After that, you will be given zero if you were absent.
Since this is a 3-credit course, this means you need to allocate 6 hrs to do homework which help you to prepare for the class.
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