Work and Grades
| Grading Scale | |
|---|---|
| Grade | Score |
| A | 1000 930 points |
| A- | 929 900 points |
| B+ | 899 870 points |
| B | 869 830 points |
| B- | 829 800 points |
| C+ | 799 770 points |
| C | 769 730 points |
| C- | 729 700 points |
| D | 699 600 points |
| F | 599 or fewer points |
| Assignments and Grading: | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Point value | Percentage |
| In-class work and participation | 200 | 20% |
| Reading responses | 300 | 30% |
| Presentation | 200 | 20% |
| Final Project | 300 | 30% |
| Total | 1000 | 100% |
- In-class work and participation
- Throughout the term, we will engage in a wide variety of in-class activities. Aside from lectures and discussions, we will use break-out groups, short writing assignments, games, and other activities to explore the ideas we're considering. We will also have quizzes on the films we watch in screening. (200 points)
- Reading Responses:
- Because many of the readings for this course are challenging, I will provide a set of questions and thinking prompts for you to use with each. You can find these reading prompts by clicking on the appropriate link in the homework section of this syllabus. After you have completed the reading, you should type up your answers to the response questions I have provided. To get full credit, follow the directions on the reading guide and turn in your response on the OASIS forums. Please type your comments in a word processor and then cut-and-paste them into the forum text box. (300 points)
- Presentation:
- On the first day of class, I will distribute a list of zombie texts we will not have time to explore in class. You will sign up to read/ watch/ play one of these texts and give a presentation on it in the second or third week of class. The details for the presentation are on the presentation assignment page. (200 points)
- Final Project:
- Your final product for this course will be to propose, develop, and produce a project within your own major based on the ideas, theories, and texts we encountered in this course. You will also be required to produce an artists statement explaining the project and its relationship to ideas and texts from the course. The details for this project are on the final project assignment page. (300 points)
