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Course Information Additional
Information (click
on pictures)
Mystic Pizza
Good Will Hunting
She’s Come Undone
Girl, Interrupted
Cider House Rules Additional Films
The Ice Storm
Contact Information
Office: Mercy Hall, Room
250
Last
revised: Judy
Arzt 2003.
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Grading
Final grades
are calculated on the four categories above.
Points are accrued in each of these four categories and added to
determine final grades on a 100 point scale.
Final letter grades are determined using cutoff points found in the Saint Joseph Catalog: 100-93 = A | 92-90
= A- | 89-87 = B+ | 86-83 = B | 82-80
= B- | 79-77 = C+ | 76-73 = C | 72-70 = C- | 69-67 = D+ | 66-63
= D | 62-60 = D - | Less than 60 =
F (See p. 32 of catalog for
additional details.) Attendance and Participation (25% or 25 points) Attendance counts 10%, and course participation counts
15%. ·
Attendance: One excused absence is permitted. Every class missed beyond one, will
subtract points from the 10 points for class attendance. Thus, if two classes
are missed, the final attendance points assigned will be 9, and so
forth. Note that based on the College
grade-points cutoffs, missing classes can have a significant impact on final
course grades. (See cutoffs above to
understand how attendance can affect final grades.) In addition, students are also encouraged
to attend all classes to keep informed about assignments, quizzes, and other
forms of evaluation that determine the final course grade. Furthermore, attendance at three campus
events is considered part of regular course attendance. Attendance at three events will need to be
documented. One of these events will
be the Wally Lamb event, scheduled for the night of Nov. 5th. ·
Class participation: Class participation includes contributions to class
discussions, engagement with group projects, and oral presentations. These components are broken down as
follows: class discussions: 5%; oral presentations: 5%; group project
engagement: 5%. Writing Assignments (25% or 25 points) For
most assignments, a workshop approach, including peer reviews, is used. Students are encouraged to bring paper
drafts to the Paper
1: Critical Analysis (due Oct. 6) 7% Paper
2: Critical Analysis (due Oct. 31) 7% Paper
3: Review (due Nov. 24) 6% Short
Writing Assignments (throughout semester): 5% Quizzes and Other Evaluations (25 % or 25 points) For each film viewed, students take a set of notes
relevant to film techniques and film themes.
A format for keeping notes will be presented. Film notes will be due at the end of
viewing each film. Film notes will be
added to each student’s course binder, which will also contain collected
articles that must be annotated and a vocabulary log. Periodic quizzes occur, both announced and
unannounced. Announced quizzes cover terms in the Corrigan course textbook
and will require applying them to films viewed and course literature. Film notes will help with preparing for
quizzes
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Quiz 1: Oct. 15 (5%) ·
Quiz 2: Nov. 14 (5%) ·
Unannounced quizzes (5%) Ongoing Final Course Project (25 % or 25 points) This project has several components. Final course project preparation begins
shortly after mid-semester and spans over several weeks. The project entails working individually as
well as collaboratively with other members of the class designing a
multimedia presentation to demonstrate insights about course themes and film
and literary techniques. The project
has several components, including the design of audio-visual production
(e.g., videotape, website, or computer slide show), a written component and
an oral presentation.
Final Word If a student believes her course grades do not reflect her
engagement, effort, and quality of work, it is important to discuss the
matter with me to reach a clearer understanding of how course grading
policies work. I am available to
assist students as much as possible with achieving academic success during
their first semester at the College. |
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