Assignments–online (Fall '25)

AssignmentDescriptionpts possible

Date(s)

Total

Quizzesfrom readings, lecture material, discussion boards30 pts x 4Wks 3,  5, 7, 9,  Sat -Tu/Wed

120

Media assignmentCompare/contrast 3 news sources50 pts      

October 13

50

Paper: 1984 or 2024?Read novel, follow guidelines100 pts

December 5

100

Discussion forumsPoints accrue weekly; two make-ups possible15 pts x 10 weeks

Weekly

150

Writing in forumsProofread discussion forum posts

3 pts / week

Weekly

30

Weekly share 

Applying, learning, building community 5 pts / week

Weekly 

50

 

  Totals

 

500
Grading scale

90-100%

450-500

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).

80-89%

400-449

B

70-79%

350-399

C

60-69%

300-349

D

Below 60%

     < 300

F

Not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted.” . . . William Bruce Cameron

And yet . . . nevertheless . . . unless I’ve made a mathematical error, all grades are final.