Grading

The table below shows the standard for grading used in this class.

To be explicit, when averaging grades for the semester, we will round off to two decimal places. The resultant number must equal the lower number in a grade range to reach the minimum necessary to get that letter grade. A 94.99 is a P a 95.00 is an H, for example.

Letter	What it means
H	Mastery of course content at the highest level of attainment that can reasonably be expected
P	A totally acceptable performance demonstrating an adequate level of attainment
L	A marginal performance in the required exercises demonstrating a minimal passing level
F	For whatever reasons, an unacceptable performance

Your grades

Each of the three evaluation measures has a more detailed set of standards and expectations.

Preparation

task	condition	standard
considerations & comments	an excellent performance that showed real insight into the issue under consideration and a willingness to explore the concept beyond the bounds of the reading	H
considerations & comments	a totally acceptable performance that reflected that one had read and thought about the topics in the weekly readings	P
considerations & comments	a marginal performance that indicated that one had read the assigned readings, but had not thought much about them.	L

Participation

task	condition	standard
speaking up & doing some classroom presentations	a strong performance that showed interest in the topic and a willingness to share that interest with the group by offering additional information or insights (or that your consideration posting had attracted similar commentary from other students)	H
engaging in discussion	A totally acceptable performance that reflected that one had thought about the topic (or that your consideration posting had attracted similar commentary from other students)	P
remaining silent in class & in your blog comments	a marginal performance that indicated that one didn't have much to contribute to the topic	L

Product

task	condition	standard
draft book option	Clear excellence of insightful, illustrative, and reflective commentary on the topic, combined with thoughtful and well-researched resources - an effort that would make the proposed book an excellent reference for someone wishing to learn about another culture	H
book review option	entirely satisfactory selection of relevant books on the topic of your choice and an entirely satisfactory evaluation of them	P
book review option	a marginal performance reflecting inadequate research and unimaginative evaluation of the selected resources	L

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