Final Prep

Syllabus/Grading

100

How much is attendance and participation worth?

Each 5%

200

For Gordon Rule purposes, what grade and percent counts as failing?

C- = 72-70 * Failure for Gordon Rule purposes = below 73

300

1. How much was each paper worth? 2. How much is your final portfolio worth?

P1 15% P2 20% P3 25% FP 10%

400

What are the two things that will cost you the most, in terms of how your papers are graded. And how much do they cost, in points?

1. No thesis/ no back up support = 20-30 points 2. Off topic or paper prompt not addressed= 20-30 points

500

1. How much was taken off for late RDS? 2. How much is taken off for late final papers initially? 3. What is deducted afterwards, for every class following due date? 4. And if you forget to do this before class, how much is also taken off? (Tell me what this is first)

1. half a letter grade (5 points) 2. full letter grade (10 points) 3. each class late is -10 3. TurnItIn (10 points)

Emerging

100

Name all the authors we have read this semester.

Hvistendahl, Gyatso & Fukuyama

200

Out of the following concepts, which one is not Fukuyama's? A. Complex Adaptive Systems B. Reductionism C. Responsibility D. Modernity

C. Responsibility (from Gyatso)

300

Name at least six of the twelve groups that Fukuyama lowered on the social hierarchy, according to his Factor X theory?

1. criminals 2. animals 3. plants 4. unborn 5. infants 6. children 7. elderly w/ debilitating diseases 8. Alzheimer's patients 9. terminally ill 10. disabled 11. A.I. 12. aliens

400

What are the four parts to Gyatso's moral compass?

1. value life 2. compassion 3. natural balance 4. long term consequences

500

What are the 7 parts to Fukuyama's Factor X?

1. Genetic equality 2. Political Behavior 3. Abstract/ moral thought 4. Human language 5. Consciousness 6. Emotion 7. Human dignity

P3

100

1.When is your final paper due? 2. In what manner is it due (2 ways)?

1. Next class 2. 1 hard copy and TurnItIn before class

200

1. How many pages minimum needed? 2. How many sources needed minimum (what kinds go into the min.)

1. 6 pgs. min. 2. 5 sources total (Fukuyama and 4 academic)

300

What groups did we come up with together, that also do not have Factor X, but were not specifically mentioned by Fukuyama (aim for a min. of five)?

1. college students taking psycho-stimulants 2. HIV/AIDS patients or other retrovirus diseases 3. illegal immigrants 4. X-Men 5. Traditional Muslim women 6. slaves 7. women before 1919 8. Comic Book heroes/villians

400

What qualities can you not say are essential within your argument, because Fukuyama points them out as superficial? There are seven total, give me at least four for full credit.

1. Wealth/Social Class 2. Skin Color 3. Looks 4.Gender 5. Cultural Background 6. Heritage 7. Natural Talents

500

Let's say your thesis includes only Fukuyama's Factor X qualities as your own thesis elements, to prove your group either belongs or doesn't. Is that good or bad, and why?

Bad because: 1) you need to cite Fukuyama's elements because he is the one that came up with them originally and 2) what is your unique spin on his argument? *You cannot just reiterate his argument, you need to make it your own as well.

Grammar

100

How do you do the headline and header properly?

Headline: your name, my name, class, due date= top left corner Header: your last name and pg. number=top right corner

200

When in-text citing our Emerging authors, what are the two ways to do it?

1. author mentioned in the sentence, (#) after quote 2. (last name #) after quote

300

1. How do you format a proper block quote? 2. What qualifies as a block quote? 3. What must come after that block quote?

1. Introduce quote first, indent entire block quote 1 inch to the right, include citation after (but punctuation before citation) 2. +5 lines 3. How many lines of block quote means you need that many lines of explanation after.

400

Give me three ways to fix a run-on sentence.

1. Make shorter sentences 2. Use punctuation such as a ; 3. Use coordinating conjunctions

500

Name at least five different examples of informal tone.

*you,your,we,us,I,me,our,etc * contractions such as won’t and can’t * rhetorical questions that need to be statements * conjectures (opinions without evidence) * first use of author’s name * slang, texting language * ultimatums (always, never)

Mixer

100

Why record WOTDS, and what are the 3 parts to it?

For extra credit of course :) 1. pronunciation 2. origin 3. definition

200

Give me the different forms of extra credit you can turn in.

1. WOTDS 2. writing center 3. Elements

300

1. What counts as academic research? 2. Where is a certain place to go to, to find it? 3. What are the short cuts you need to check off there? (Hint: 2 of them)

1. accredited journal and magazine articles, researched clips and documentaries 2. Searchwise 3. peer reviewed and full text online

400

What are various clips/films/tv series we have seen thus far? Name min. of 5

Outsourced, Star Wars Force Awakens, Rise of the Planet of the Apes, Brain Games, Anna Karenina, Star Trek, DWTS, Michio Kaku, Oscar Pistorius in the news, etc...

500

1. What is the name of the first primate killed in Rise of the Planet of the Apes? 2. What is the name of her son? 3. What species of primate are they?

1. Bright Eyes 2. Caesar 3. Chimpanzees