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 except the homework assignment (#4) due yesterday. 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 43% 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 15 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
