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On this page you will find links to all assignment descriptions and instructions. You may access these documents by clicking on the hotlinks below. The links will either be underlined or will be in a contrasting colour (depending on your browser). Save or print these documents for your reference.
Make special note of the due dates listed on the COURSE OUTLINE and READING AND ASSIGNMENTS SCHEDULE as NO LATE ASSIGNMENTS WILL BE ACCEPTED.
Download and print the GRADING SUMMARY to hand in with assignments submitted for grade.
| Assignment | Percentage of Final Grade | DUE DATES | Notes/Comments |
Homework:
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5% 5%
5% |
Weeks 2-6
Before Nov 18
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Brief assignments building on basic skills. See the assignment descriptions on the “Assignments” page of the class blog. |
| Discussion Question | 5% | Sign up | You will sign up for a specific reading in class and hand in your question and answer on the date the reading is assigned in the “Reading and Assignments Schedule.” |
| Remix | 10% | Oct 2 | See description on the “Assignments” page of the blog. |
| Midterm Exam | 15% | Oct 11 | To be written during the regular class period.
NOTE: See the Undergraduate Calendar for regulations regarding missed exams. |
| Essay | You will CHOOSE EITHER OPTION A OR OPTION B
Essay topics will be available on the “Assignments” page of the class blog.
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| Essay Option A
Outline Essay (6 pages) |
15% 20%
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Oct 23 (corrected) Nov 15 |
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| Essay Option B
Essay (6 pages)
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35% |
Nov 15 |
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| Final Exam | 20% | TBA | NOTE: No make-up exams will be scheduled for reasons of travel. Do not make travel plans until the exam schedule has been issued. See the Undergraduate Calendar for regulations regarding missed exams. |
| Total | 100% | All grades noted in LETTER FORMAT (see grading rubrics on the class blog for grading criteria). Grades are official once they have been released by the Office of the Registrar. |
Late Assignment Policy
NO LATE ASSIGNMENTS WILL BE ACCEPTED without medical documentation. All assignments are due AT THE BEGINNING OF CLASS. Any assignments received after the close of the collection period WILL NOT BE GRADED. Computer problems are not acceptable excuses for late papers. Keep copies of all material submitted for grading.
DO NOT put assignments under my office door or in the pockets beside it. Any assignments submitted in this fashion WILL NOT BE GRADED and you will receive a grade of ZERO.
GRADING GUIDELINES AND GENERAL CRITERIA
Sight Passages Instructions: Dr. Dickson
GRADING GUIDELINES: Dr. Dickson
Criteria for the Outline Assignment: Dr. Dickson
GRADING SUMMARY : Print this document and hand it in with your essay, your sight passage, and your remix assignments.
ASSIGNMENT DESCRIPTIONS
HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS:
281 Homework Assignment 1 Mark-up
281-Homework-Assignment-2-Question
281-Homework-Assignment-3-Answer-Your-Question
281 Homework Assignment-4-Integrate-Quotation
281 Homework Assignment 5 Works Cited
HOMEWORK-ASSIGNMENT-LEARNING-JOURNAL-updated
OTHER ASSIGNMENTS
ENGL 281 DISCUSSION QUESTION description and criteria
ENGL 281 REMIX description and criteria
ENGL 281 ESSAY OPTION A description and criteria