Tuesday, May 29th, second posting for today

Hello,

Below you will find a few things:

1. An  updated, corrected copy of the Grade Worksheet you received today. I apologize for the points error. I was adjusting the worksheet from spring semester to summer, and I made an error in addition. Feel free to print out this revised, corrected copy.

Name:______________________________Summer 2012, Prof. Fraga

POINTS EARNED Your English 20 Grade Worksheet--------1650 points possible

OUT OF CLASS ESSAYS—600 pts.

Essay 1 (200 points)_____     Essay 2 (200 points)_____Essay 3(200 points)

IN-CLASS ESSAYS—400 pts.

In class essay 1 (200 points)_____

In class essay 2 (200 points)_____

IN-CLASS WRITING RESPONSES—200 pts.

WR 1 (50 points)_____

WR 2 (50 points)_____

WR 3 (50 points)_____

WR 4 (50 points)_____

IN-CLASS GROUP WORK (200 pts.)

Each session is worth 50 pts.

Group Work 1 _____     Group Work 2  _____     Group Work 3  _____  Group Work 4 _____

QUIZZES (these five quizzes may not always be “announced” and they cannot be made up. (250 pts. total) Each quiz is worth 50 points. Please record each quiz and your score below.

Quiz 1_____  Quiz 2_____  Quiz 3_____  Quiz 4_____  Quiz 5_____

How to assess your grade earned: Divide the points you earn by 1650 to find the percentage.

Then see chart below.

100-95=A                                                            Example:  1005pts. earned=60.9%=C-

94-90=A-                                                            Example:  1230 pts. earned=74.5=C+

89-85=B+                                                            Example:  1336 pts. earned=80.9%=B

84-80=B                                                                       

79-75=B-

74-70=C+

69-65=C

64-60=C-

59=D

58 and below=F

2. Packet 1 information, again, along with the web address for each:

***"Sweet Land of...conformity?" by Claude Fischer (Boston Globe)
http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/ideas/articles/2010/06/06/sweet_land_of_conformity/

***A.J. Jacobs' "Year of Living Biblically" (TED Talks)
http://www.ted.com/talks/a_j_jacobs_year_of_living_biblically.html

3. Follow-up on today's discussion/assignment of the Viewer's Journal.

WHILE YOU ARE WATCHING BREAKING BAD, ESPECIALLY AFTER YOU HAVE DECIDED WHICH CHARACTER YOU WILL FOLLOW MORE CLOSELY PERHAPS THAN ANY OTHER, I SUGGEST YOU THINK ABOUT OR RECORD THE FOLLOWING OBSERVATIONS:

• What does this character do (and not do) and why?
• What do others think about your character? And how do you know?
• What motivates your character to do what he/she does?
• What influences this character to do what he/she does?
• What was your first impression of this character and does it change as you view new episodes? Why or why not? In which ways?
• What are this character’s goals, dreams, desires, needs? How do you know?
• Do you like this character? Why or why not?
• Is this character a believable one, a genuine one? Why or why not?