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Assignments–online (Fall '26)
- Quizzes (Four of them, available in Canvas, end of odd-numbered weeks starting week 3)
- Discussion forums (weekly, in Canvas, includes weekly share)
- Orwell’s 1984 (submit final in Canvas)
- End of term survey (in the Quizzes folder in Canvas week 11)
| Assignment | Description | pts possible | Date(s) | Total |
| Quizzes | from readings, lecture material, discussion forums; open on Saturday afternoons, close on Tuesdays (at midnight). | 25 pts x 4 | Wks 3, 5, 7, 9, Sat -Tu/Wed | 100 |
| Paper: 1984 (or 2026?) | Read novel, follow guidelines | 100 pts | Dec 11 | 100 |
| Discussion forums | Points accrue weekly; two make-ups possible | 12 pts x 10 weeks | Weekly | 120 |
| Writing in forums | Proofread discussion forum posts (nothing to submit!) | 4 pts / week | Weekly | 40 |
| Weekly share | Applying, learning, building community | 4 pts / week | Weekly | 40 |
| Totals |
| 400 |
Grading scale
| 90-100% | 360-400 | A | Grading is on a straight percentage. Minuses will be given for the bottom third (0-3) of each range; pluses for the top third (7-9). Keep in mind that a C- is the minimum grade for counting as a general education credit. |
| 80-89% | 320-359 | B | |
| 70-79% | 280-319 | C | |
| 60-69% | 240-279 | D | |
| Below 60% | < 240 | F |
“Not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted.” . . . William Bruce Cameron
And yet . . . alas . . . unless I’ve made a mathematical error, all grades are final.
