English 100
Paper and Grading Details
How to monitor your progress and maximize your grade.
“I
love being a writer.
What I can’t stand is the paperwork.” --Peter De Vries
In order to meet the objectives of this course in the areas of reading, writing, and research, you will need to complete all reading assignments and papers.
PAPERS
Detailed directions, specific grading
rubrics, and examples will be given out for each of assignment. All six papers
are to be submitted in MLA format: double spaced, name and other identifying
information in left-hand corner of first page, last name and page number in
upper-right corner of each page, one inch margins, correctly handled quotations,
parenthetical citations, and worked cited list.
Five of the papers are worth 100 points, and your paper grade will be given as some total of points such as 86 (out of 100). The research paper is worth 200 points. You can monitor your progress (and estimate your on-going grade) by adding these scores and dividing by the possible points. All papers must be submitted through turnitin.com by the deadline stipulated in the schedule. You must also submit papers to the appropriate place at TalonNet.
The 8000 words
required for this class will be distributed among the assignments (6 papers and
the final in-class essay) as
follows.
Paper 1: About you
Paper
2: Definition
Paper 3:
Objective Summary.
Paper 4:
Analysis
Paper 5:
Research Paper
Paper 6:
Comparison
All papers must
be submitted in two forms. First, you must submit your papers to
turnitin.com by the deadline stipulated in the syllabus (How
To), and second, you must submit to the appropriate place at TalonNet. Save
papers as Word *.docx or
Word 97-2002 (*.doc).). Failure to do either of these two actions by their
respective deadlines will almost certainly result in a late-paper penalty.
READING NOTES/DIALECTICAL JOURNAL
ENTRIES
For reading notes, you may use any forms: outlines, dialectical
journals, maps, etc. Reading notes should be submitted to the
appropriate place at TalonNet
and are due when stated in the schedule.
Full credit will
be given for thorough, neat, insightful, and on-time work.
GRADING
5 papers (500 points each) 500 points
1 research paper 200 points
Reading notes/dialectical journals 100 points
Other Assignments 100 points
Total 1000
points
Your total points will determine your final grade:
900 - 1000
points = A
Excellent—a grade of excellent indicates superior mastery of
reading, writing, reasoning, and research skills as indicated through adept
·
focus and organization of ideas at the essay and paragraph levels;
·
maintenance of unity and coherence throughout paragraphs and the essay;
·
employment of adequate, insightful, and original support;
· handling of
summation, paraphrase, and quotation from appropriate and quality sources;
·
interpretation and evaluation literature and other texts;
· writing skills
that include correct, precise, and appropriate language use;
· sentence
construction, grammar, and punctuation.
800 - 899 points = B
Above
average—this grade indicates strong mastery of all of the above, but may also be
given in cases where students do not consistently reach the level of distinction
that merits a grade of excellent.
700 - 799 points = C
Average—not to be
construed as a negative grade, this designation is given to competent students
who show adequate mastery of most to all of the above skills.
600 - 699
points = D
Below average—this mark often indicates either substandard skills
or missing work.
Less than 599 points = F
Failure—this grade is reserved
for students who fail in some way: serious writing skills problems, careless
errors, or missing assignments.
Note: In order to accurately assess a
student’s skills, one-quarter of his or her grade derives from in-class writing
tasks. Also, please be aware that certain forms of tutoring, specifically
“proofreading” of a paper by someone other than the student may constitute a
form of cheating and violate this school’s Academic Honesty
policy.
Understanding the markings on your paper.
Recoverable points for formatting, MLA, and other common errors. (Available only when your instructor has made it an option in a comment on your graded paper.)