Class Tings
What do I consider a dumb question?
Something available on canvas, syllabus, or calendar.
After Sunday 11:59 p.m.
#1 Rule of my class
Don't snitch
Scenario: You give me four pages on a five-page paper. What will Anja do?
Find you, your family, and your dog
OR
Make you resubmit
What kind of sentence is this?
I wanted to buy ice cream I forgot while I was at the store.
Run-on
What will I do if you come in unprepared for the readings?
Give you a hard time, maybe ask you to leave without attendance credit for the day
Scenario: You email me for an extension the day a project is due. What will Anja do?
Email>trash folder
What kind of grading does this class use?
Contract
What are participation assignments? Give an example
Journals, writing exercises, groupwork, quizzes
Who OR what is the indirect object?
I gave the book to Gary
Gary
What three types of mythology will we cover?
Aztec/Mayan
African
Norse
At what percentage of participation/attendance will the grade penalty occur?
Below 80%
I will take bigger projects up to ____ late
two weeks
When will I decide to stop giving reading quizzes?
When everyone comes to class prepared and is engaged in discussions
In MLA, Videogame titles are distinguished by ____
Italics
What might I consider an "inconvenience fee" and lower a grade?
Constant latework/resubmission
Name three things you can find on the calendar.
Due dates
What we're going over in class
holidays/days off
readings
At what percentage of participation/attendance will I probably drop you?
~65%
What does the English Department require all students to do in 1120?
Go to CAPS for one assignment
Name the four pieces of information you typically need to cite a book in MLA.
Author/Name
Title
Publisher
Year
When/where are my office hours?
MJG 201: MW 1020-1150 a.m.
What will happen for an MWA if you do not turn it in within the late work period?
What will happen for a SWA if you do not turn it in within the late work period?
MWA: Dropped from the class
SWA: Dropped a letter grade
How do I calculate your attendance/participation?
Average them together
What four assignments must you turn in to pass the class?
DAILY DOUBLE: I'll give double points if you can tell me what type of paper each MWA is
Lit Analysis, Report, Research Paper, and Final Reflection
Which punctuation mark does this sentence need?
There are many theories about Edgar Allan Poe's mysterious death, including rabies, alcoholism, and a truly strange possibility __ he may have been a victim of a voter fraud scheme.
Colon (:)