Breakthrough Writer: New Grading Template in McMahon's Composition Classes Will Start Spring Semester 2012

The purpose of a writing class is to develop a meaningful thesis, direct or implied, that will generate a compelling essay. Most importantly, a meaningful thesis will have a strong emotional connection between you and the material. In fact, if you don’t have a “fire in your belly” to write the paper, your essay will be nothing more than a limp document, a perfunctory exercise in futility. A successful thesis will also be intellectually challenging and afford a complexity worthy of college-level writing. Thirdly, the successful thesis will be demonstrable, which means it can be supported by examples and illustrations in a recognizable organizational design. Other Website: http://herculodge.typepad.com/

Out of 40 students, only about 10% come to my 1A and 1C classes prepared: having read the assigned readings.

These 90% Non-Readers have forced me to create a new grading template, which will start in Spring of 2011.

Here it is:

3 surprise quizzes, 40 points each for 120 total. (No possibility for make-up)

4 take-home quizzes, 25 points each for 100 total.

4 5-page research papers, 195 points each for 780 total.

Grand total: 1,000 points.

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