Determining+Your+Grade

=Grades & Grading = “In psychology, procrastination refers to the act of replacing high-priority actions with tasks of low-priority, and thus putting off important tasks to a later time.”

Doing the Work:
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Hip Hop Motivational Speaker Eric Thomas: How Badly Do You Want It?

Note: Solitude can increase your ability to concentrate. The Benefits of Solitude

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=Here are ten tips on how to get a good grade from me. =
 * 1) Show up for class relentlessly.
 * 2) Participate. Try to answer questions, or at least ask a few.
 * 3) Turn your work in on time.
 * 4) Show up the day we have rough draft critique in class.
 * 5) Write papers that address the requirements of the assignment.
 * 6) Be honest and sincere.
 * 7) Communicate with me, especially ahead of time or if you're having trouble.
 * 8) Don't procrastinate.
 * 9) READ!! Do the required homework and come to class prepared.
 * 10) <span style="color: #000080; font-family: Georgia,serif;">TRY!! If it matters to you, it will matter to me.

<span style="color: #000080; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Memory: Here's an interesting article on how to improve your short-term memory. <span style="color: #000080; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Increasing your capacity to pay attention

=<span style="color: #000080; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Final Grade = <span style="color: #000080; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Though your work over the semester may include <span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">//+// <span style="color: #000080; font-family: Georgia,serif;"> or <span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">- <span style="color: #000080; font-family: Georgia,serif;"> distinctions (i.e. <span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">A- <span style="color: #000080; font-family: Georgia,serif;"> or <span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">C+ <span style="color: #000080; font-family: Georgia,serif;">), your final grade will not. The points listed below for papers, presentations, class participation and the final add up to a total of 100 points total. Your final grade will be based on the number of points you accumulate over the quarter and will be graded as follows: __<span style="color: #000080; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Total Points for the Semester __ <span style="color: #000080; font-family: Georgia,serif;">**90-100 points = A** <span style="color: #000080; font-family: Georgia,serif;">**80-89 points = B** <span style="color: #000080; font-family: Georgia,serif;">**70-79 points = C** <span style="color: #000080; font-family: Georgia,serif;">**65-69 points = D** <span style="color: #000080; font-family: Georgia,serif;">**Below 65 = no credit for course**

**<span style="color: #000080; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Rough Drafts **
<span style="color: #000080; font-family: Georgia,serif;">**The points (total 5) on your rough draft papers reflect the following. You'll receive:**
 * <span style="color: #000080; font-family: Georgia,serif;">5 points for a full length draft with a beginning middle and end, critiqued in class in the day it's due and turned in.**<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">* **
 * <span style="color: #000080; font-family: Georgia,serif;">3.5-4 points for an incomplete draft, critiqued in class in the day it's due and turned in.**<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">* **
 * <span style="color: #000080; font-family: Georgia,serif;">3 points for coming to class even if you don't have a rough draft the day the rough drafts are due.**<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">* **
 * <span style="color: #000080; font-family: Georgia,serif;">2 points for emailing a rough draft on the day its due, but not showing up to class to work on it.
 * <span style="color: #000080; font-family: Georgia,serif;">1 point for a rough draft turned in with the final draft if you were absent the day the rough drafts were due.


 * <span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">* NOTE: YOU MUST BE IN CLASS THE DAY THE ROUGH DRAFT IS DUE TO RECEIVE POINTS FOR YOUR ROUGH DRAFT **

=**<span style="color: #000080; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Graded Papers **=

<span style="color: #000080; font-family: Georgia,serif;">**Final Draft**

 * <span style="color: #000080; font-family: Georgia,serif;">The points (total 10) on your graded papers are distributed as follows: **
 * <span style="color: #000080; font-family: Georgia,serif;">5 points for grammar, structure, and required length
 * <span style="color: #000080; font-family: Georgia,serif;">5 points for content, knowledge of subject, and persuasive strength of the thinking behind your position. If your paper does not address the assignment, you will lose at least one full grade, and could receive a D or F, even if the paper is well written. Remember proven plagiarism, including turning in a paper you did not write, can result in failure of the class.