Author: Rob MacDougall

Dear Class, 

Grades for Argument paper 2 are now available on turnitin.com. We will talk about the assignment, and go over some strategies for improving our writing, at the beginning of class next week. 

Let me know if you have any questions. 

Best, 

Dr. M

Just a quick reminder: submit your paper to turnitin.com before class tonight!

You can see the instructions here:

https://openlab.citytech.cuny.edu/-macdougallphil3211fa2021/argument-papers/

See you tonight! 

Best, 

Dr. M

 

 

Dear Class,

I have finished grading for the first half of the semester. You can see your assignment grades for homework and papers by visiting turnitin.com. You can see your midterm exam grade and participation grade on Blackboard, by going to: Tools—My Grades.

“Mid-semester Grades” reflect your performance in the class so far. These are based on all available grades up until now. You should receive one of the following letters:

P: Passing (>65%)

BL: Borderline (55%-65%)

F: Failing (<55%).

I strongly suggest arranging a meeting with me on Zoom if you received a BL or F.

Please note that only about 46% of the points available for the semester have been determined so far. This means there is still significant opportunity to change your grade!

I have also added a category to the grade center for class participation. It reflects your score out of 100 available points for the first 8 classes of the semester. If your participation grade is low, it is usually because you are either not attending class (or in some cases you are coming late) and/or you are not verbally participating in class. Changing these patterns of behavior can significantly increase your score, and in many cases it is still possible to raise this score to 100%! For details, look at the participation policy in the syllabus.

Please let me know if you have any questions.

Dr. M

Dear Class, 

As we discussed in class tonight, the next argument paper is due on turnitin.com before our next meeting (on Nov. 9). 

I have moved the location of the assignment. You can now find the (unchanged) assignment description linked below (or under the “Assignment” menu): 

https://openlab.citytech.cuny.edu/-macdougallphil3211fa2021/argument-papers/

Dear Students, 

Midterm exam grades have been posted on Blackboard. 

You can see your score for the midterm by going to “Tools,” then “My grades.” You can see which answers you got wrong and right by clicking on “Midterm,” then clicking on the “Calculated Grade.”  

We can talk about the exam on Tuesday. 

Best,

Dr. M

Dear Class, 

Remember that our midterm is tonight. The test opens at 5pm. Please try to start before 6pm, so that you have enough time to finish the exam before the lecture begins at 7:20pm. 

See you tonight, and best of luck on the exam!

Dr. M

https://openlab.citytech.cuny.edu/-macdougallphil3211fa2021/2021/10/19/mid-term-exam-next-tuesday-10-26/

You can check your grade on turnitin.com. You may want to look at it as you study for your exam. 

See you all on Tuesday. Have a great weekend!

Dr. M