Respect
Respect each other’s time and ideas. As much as possible, don’t interrupt others and allow them the chance to fully express their thoughts. Assert your opinion—and feel free to disagree with the ideas of others, including the instructor’s—but refrain from attacking the people who disagree.
Feedback
The instructor should give feedback in a timely manner. For major assignments due on Sundays, feedback will arrive by the second Wednesday after it’s due (11 days after due date).
Revisions
Revisions are strongly encouraged in this class, and they take different shapes for different assignments.
Revising Synthesis Papers
We can revise our work and resubmit it to improve the paper, from mechanical issues to reframing the text. We can re-think our ideas and revise after we shift our thinking. We can go back to earlier papers and try a different approach considering newer learning.
The instructor only reviews revisions during office hours, so to get a paper re-evaluated, you should:
- Complete your revision in the document.
- If you turned in a file (not a link): Upload the new version the same way you uploaded the original.
- Use Navigate360 to book an appointment with the instructor. Revision appointments can be in-person or via Zoom.
- During the conference, you’ll explain your revisions to the instructor, and you’ll get on-the-spot feedback on the changes.
Please note that all revisions must be completed by the week prior to finals (Deadline: Thursday, April 24).
Revising Blog Posts
Due to the frequency and nature of blog posts, revisions are not accepted for these assignments. You are able to make changes after publication, but the instructor will review each blog assignment only once.
Grading
Work in this class will not be graded. The instructor will provide qualitative feedback on all major writing assignments and the first blog post. That feedback should be used to direct revision work.
For final grades, all students will meet individually with the instructor to discuss how attendance, quality of work, and participation contribute to an overall score. In general, courses in the humanities use this rough outline of grades:
- F = Incorrect or incomplete
- D = You tried but missed, falling short of the standard for effectiveness on the assignment.
- C = Successful completion of the task, meeting expectations for effectiveness.
- B = Strong performance, creating good work.
- A = Impressive performance, creating model work.
Artificial Intelligence
Be careful how you use it. It’s okay to use, but don’t have AI write your paper. Feel free to use generative AI to get ideas and check norms, but don’t use it to get content. In short, you’re welcome to use AI for ideation assistance, but the actual composition is on you.