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Course Evaluation
Your final grade in EN 110 will be determined by your achievement in four areas:
Major papers ........................................................................40% of final grade
Formal presentations ..........................................................10% of final grade
Daily work ............................................................................20% of final grade
Participation .........................................................................20% of final grade
Final Exam ...........................................................................10% of final grade
Course Policies
Policy governing revision of papers. You may revise and resubmit your papers in order to improve your
grade, but you must adhere to the following requirements:
(1) You submit the revision along with all preceding drafts and versions (including any rubric or
comments that I returned with them) in a manila file folder with your name on the tab.
(2) The revision is substantive. I am not interested and will not use time to respond to a revision that
includes only minor corrections or changes.
(3) As a way of reinforcing (2) above, you must include with your revision a 200-250 word cover memo
that explains your revision process and the changes you made to improve the paper.
I am unyielding on these requirements and will not accept a revision that fails to meet any one of them.
Absenteeism. Absences are scored against your participation grade. We will meet 40 times during the
semester; therefore, each absence deducts 2.5 percent from your final participation grade. I take roll at the
beginning of class. If you arrive late to class, you will be marked absent in my roll book unless you make a
point to see me after class and explain your tardiness.
M ake-up work. Unless you are seriously ill, I expect that you will arrange to submit assigned work to me on
time. (Attaching a file to an email and sending it to me takes only a minute.) In-class work that requires
collaboration cannot be made up, of course; other kinds of in-class work – grammar exercises, for example –
can be made up. I reserve the right to determine what work can and cannot be made up for credit.
Late papers. Ten percent is deducted from your total participation grade for each day that a paper is late.
Respectful behavior. Because the success of this class is in large part determined by the freedom students feel
to speak and express their ideas, disrespect to fellow students cannot be tolerated. Students who insult or
belittle others will be asked to leave the classroom and may be withdrawn from the class.
Concerning Disabilities
If you have a disability that prevents you from fully expressing your abilities, please contact me as soon as
possible so we can discuss necessary accommodations to ensure your full participation and facilitate your
educational opportunity.