Important Year End Info

Here is some critical info about the way the class will progress over the next 2 weeks!

1. Papers - final versions of your research paper are due next week, printed out and posted on the web.  Be sure to follow MLA style throughout and to include a works cited page.  The are due at 1030 sharp, lateness will count (aka this is an important day to be on time and to plan in advance in case of tech breakdown, broken printers or delayed subway train).

2. Final exam.  You will have a final exam on weds 12/15 at 10:30am.  My goal is to have you synthesize the/one important aspect of your research and represent it in a condensed way.  There are two ways we can do this - Please vote:

Option A: a 1000-word in-class essay version of the paper you wrote.  It will be shorter and you will write from memory (aka no research in front of you).  You will not be able to look at or use your paper as you write this.

Option B: an oral presentation of 5-10 minutes on your paper.  You may chose to use visual aids (power points, audio recordings, etc.)  You will be graded on how effective you are.

Whichever option gets the most votes from the group will be formalized as the final by Friday.  We will discuss this final next week.

3. Grades.  As of today, 50% of the grade is in.  Blog grades are now closed.  However, I've been unable to access several blogs (James, Shaq and Jessica).  If you want to know how you are doing, let me know by email: emccormick@lagcc.cuny.edu

I have also had to change the grading structure since we were not able to do much coaching this semester.  The coaching grade has been split between the research paper and the final exam.

Ok, that covers the most critical parts.

Enjoy your rainy day off :)
Dr. M