All About Attendance
Major Projects
Grading & Providing Feedback
FINAL JEOPARDY!
100
These are the numbers of allowed absences for 2- and 4- days/week classes.
2-day/week: Four absences 4-day/week: Eight absences
100
This is the minimum number of major writing projects that should be included in an English 101 course sequence.
Three
100
These are the percentages that reflect major writing projects and class participation/homework in students’ final course grades.
Major writing projects: 80%; Class participation and homework: 20%
100
These are the four areas of the FYWP’s “Evaluative Criteria,” by which instructors should assess student work.
Rhetorical Purpose; Logic and Argument; Textual Evidence; Formal & Stylistic Conventions
200
This is the number of class days a 4-day-a-week (MTRF) instructor can repurpose for conferences per major project.
Two
200
This is the number of major writing projects students must complete in order to pass English 101.
Students must complete *all* of the assigned major writing projects.
200
How often are instructors expected to provide substantive written or oral feedback on drafts?
There is no set number of draft reviews, but the program policy states that "instructors are expected to provide as often as practicable, substantive written or oral feedback on major projects during the drafting stages."
300
This is the FYWP’s official policy on Tardiness.
There is no official policy, though instructors can institute one as long as the policy and any penalties are explained on the Syllabus.
300
This is the minimum number of pages each student must write to pass English 101.
25
300
Under what conditions can instructors offer revision opportunities?
In an equitable fashion (to all students) and with relevant information available to all students through the course syllabus or another shared course document.
400
Since all absences are treated as “excused” absences, this is how instructors should handle missed in-class work.
Students must be allowed to make up missed work. Instructors will establish make-up assignments, standards for evaluation of such assignments, and a reasonable period of time after the absence for the student to complete the missed work. No matter what the cause of the absences, the student is responsible for finding out what material was covered, getting notes, being prepared for class on the day of return, and turning in subsequent assignments on time.
400
These are the three major academic documentation styles, and this is the minimum number that students must have practice with during English 101.
MLA, APA, and CSE. Students must practice at least 2 of these documentation styles.
400
This is the maximum percentage of final grades that may be assigned to high-stakes, timed writing assignments.
10%
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