Sunday, April 22, 2010--3 pm

Greetings,
I hope you have been able to enjoy this amazing spring weather weekend.
A few things:
1. Below is an updated Grade Worksheet Form. You will note that points possible has been changed from 1975 to 2025. This is due to another quiz being added. You will want to print out this newest Grade Worksheet Form.
2. Sign ups for the Oral Presentations on May 7 and 9 will take place tomorrow in class. If you are absent, it is your responsibility, as usual, for everything that occurs in class, whether you are present or not.
3. If you have not re-visited the Oral Presentation assignment, you may want to do that soon. For your convenience, I am including a copy of that assignment below. You should have a hard copy as well. It was assigned the first week of classes.


English 1A, Spring 2012, Prof. Fraga
GRADE WORKSHEET-----2025 POINTS POSSIBLE

Stapler Check (25 pts.)
Monday, January 30—stapler in your possession!______

Oral Presentation=(100 pts.)

Oral Pres._____(100)

Out of Class Essays (400 points)
Out of Class Essay 1_____(100 pts.) Out of Class Essay 2_____(200 pts.) Out of Class Essay 3_____(100 pts.)

Rules of Thumb Quizzes (300 points)
Pgs. 1-60 (100)_____ Pgs. 112-134 (100)_____ Pgs 136-147 (100)_____

Unannounced Quizzes (300) (50 points each)
Quiz 1____Quiz 2_____Quiz 3_____Quiz 4_____Quiz 5_____Quiz 6_______

Journals=(100 pts.)
Journal 1 (25) _____Journal 2 (25)_____Journal 3 (25)_____Journal 4 (25)_____

Homework=(200 pts.)
Q and C #1 (50)_____Q and C #2 (50)_____Q and C #3 (50)_____Q and C #4 (50)_____

In Class Group Work (200 pts.)
Group Work 1 (50 pts)_____Group Work 2 (50 pts)_____Group Work 3 (50 pts)_____Group Work 4 (50 pts)_____

In Class Essays (200 pts.)
In class essay #1 (100)_____In class essay #2 (100) _____

Take home essay on The Unwanted (200)_____
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How to assess your grade earned: Divide the points you earn by 2025 to find the percentage. Then see chart below.

100-94=A 63-60=C-
93-90=A- 59-54=D
89-84=B+ 53-0=F
83-80=B
79-74=B-
73-70=C+
69-64=C
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English 1A, College Composition I
Spring 2012
Instructor: Catherine Fraga

Oral Presentation Assignment

The Significance of Home
Assigned: First week of semester

Due: May 7 or 9 (Monday or Wednesday)

For this assignment, please select an article, observation, photograph, painting, collage, film, song, poem, essay or anything else that offers some message or reflection on the theme of home. It could have a personal meaning for you, but it does not have to.
After you have selected your “item,” write a minimum of one page about the item. Include a brief description of the item and a detailed explanation of why you chose this item; include a thoughtful commentary. Proofread carefully for unacceptable errors as well as other proofreading mistakes.
On the day of presentations, please do not read your essay to the class, but simply summarize the main points aloud to the class. The presentation usually takes only a few moments. You will submit a copy of the essay only to me.
As the semester progresses, you may get ideas for your presentation from our readings, the films we will be viewing, or from class discussions.
Remember that you will not receive this short essay back nor will you receive any credit for the assignment if there are ANY unacceptable errors present.
Please do not take this assignment lightly. It is worth 100 points.