Engl 487: English Romantic Literature
Professor: Debbie Lee
I believe my grading and your responsibilities should be as clear as possible.
I assume everyone in my classes wants to improve his/her writing, learn to communicate better, exercise his/her imagination, and sharpen his/her critical thinking and interpretation skills. Therefore, while I will respond thoroughly to the specifics and nuances of your writing, projects, and presentations, you will be graded for meeting explicit objectives.
I keep track of your attendance, projects, presentations, and assignments on a spreadsheet. At the end of the semester, I compute the cumulative scores. To make a final grade determination, I review the course work, one student at a time and assign the earned grade. Then I look at such things as improvement over the semester, in-class participation and engagement, and the overall quality of the work and make an adjustment (up or down with the use of +/-).
Plagairism Policy
Please see the WSU Plagairism Policy.
| Earn an A | Earn a B | Earn a C |
|---|---|---|
| No more than 1 unexcused absence | No more than 2 unexcused absences | No more than 3 unexcused absences |
| Complete Textual Strategy; evidence of extraordinary work | Complete Textual Strategy: evidence of significant work | Complete Textual Strategy: evidence of moderate work |
| Complete Thematic Strategy; evidence of extraordinary work | Complete Thematic Strategy: evidence of significant work | Complete Thematic Strategy: evidence of moderate work |
| Complete Historical Strategy; evidence of extraordinary work | Complete Historical Strategy: evidence of significant work | Complete Historical Strategy: evidence of moderate work |
| Complete Theory Strategy; evidence of extraordinary work | Complete Theory Strategy: evidence of significant work | Complete Theory Strategy: evidence of moderate work |
| Blog every week within 5 days of when prompts are posted. | Complete 80% of blog posts. Some may be late | Complete 70% of blog posts. Some may be late |
| Attend ALL Workshops | Miss 1 or more workshops | Miss 1 or more workshops |
| 1 Project Presentation | 1 Project Presentation | 1 Project Presentation |
| [90% on Reading Quizzes, if applicable] | [80% on Reading Quizzes, if applicable] | [70% on Reading Quizzes, if applicable] |
NB: If your grade begins to fall below the "C" level at any time during the semester, I will schedule a meeting with you to discuss your performance
Unexcused Absence: Missing a class period that you do not write or talk to be about before the absence itself. ie, if you are sick, write to me or call and leave a message before you miss class.
Excused Absense: An absence that you write or call or talk to me about before you miss the class.
Strategy: See Assignment Page.
Pages: typed-double spaced, 12 pt font, 1-inch margins. Must be at least 6 pages with bibliography of your sources.
Extraordinary Work: Represents at least 10-15 hours of work over the course of several weeks. Subtlty of thought and excellence of execution will be evident in the product.
Significant Work: Represents at least 7-12 hours of work over the course of several weeks. Solidity of thought and of superiority of execution will be evident in the product.
Moderate Work: Represents at least 5-7 hours of work over the course of a week. Potential for solid thought and potential for superior execution will be evident in the product.
Workshops: See Assignment Page.
Presenstation: See Assignment Page.