Course Grading

Grades in English 498 will be computed by points, with 400 points equaling a 4.0, 300 points a 3.0, and so on. If your total falls between grades, I will round up if you score one to five points below the higher grade and round down if you score one to four points above the lower grade. For example, 274 points equals a 2.7 and 275 points a 2.8. Students who score less than 65 points total will receive a 0 for the course, as the UW grading system does not scale grades lower than .7.

Apart from postings, which are graded on a credit/no credit basis, points for each assignment will be awarded based on quality of work submitted. I will distribute grading criteria with all assignments. Each component of the course is worth the following number of points:

• Class Participation: 40 points
• Electronic Postings: 80 points
• Context Presentation: 20 points
• Group Presentation: 40 points
• Case Study Essays: 120 points
• Adaptation Project: 100 points
  

Assignment Grading

Follow the links below to access criteria for individual assignments.

• Critical Adaptation Project Grading Criteria
• Creative Adaptation Project Grading Criteria
• Star Wars Case Study Grading Criteria
• Frankenstein Case Study Grading Criteria
• Hamlet Case Study Grading Criteria
• Ghost World Case Study Grading Criteria
• Group Presentation Grading Criteria
• Context Presentation Grading Criteria

Last Update: 6/6/06