LATN 284: The Age of Augustus
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Grades will be based on:
LATN 284 | LATN 341 |
Contribution to the Collective Endeavor (thoughtful participation in discussion
of language, poetry, content, and context: both asking productive questions and advancing
insightful exploration toward formulating interesting answers)
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15%
the Contribution component will have 2.5% deducted for each absence falling within the definition of excess (see below) | Contribution to the Collective Endeavor (thoughtful participation in discussion
of language, poetry, content, and context: both asking productive questions and advancing
insightful exploration toward formulating interesting answers)
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15%
the Contribution component will have 2.5% deducted for each absence falling within the definition of excess (see below) |
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Short quizzes (cumulative average; final quiz is weighted double) | 30% | Short quizzes (cumulative average; final quiz is weighted double) | 15% | |
Written homework (assigned in class) | 20% | Written homework (assigned in class) | 10% | |
Article reports (concise summary of published scholarship and critical response) | 15% | Article reports (concise summary of published scholarship and critical response) | 15% | |
Literary translations | 20% | Literary translations | 15% | |
Work-in-progress report of researched project (synopsis of chosen problem, evidence, pertinent scholarship, current state of research and provisional conclusions) | 5% | |||
Written report of researched project (problem, evidence, analysis, argument, documentation) | 25% |
Letter-point conversions in the grade scale
A A- |
100-90 89.9-86.7 |
B+ B B- |
86.6-83.3 83.2-80 79.9-76.7 |
C+ C C- |
76.6-73.3 73.2-70 69.9-66.7 |
D+ D F |
66.6-63.3 63.2-60 59.9-0 |
Participation and other policies
Positive: raises questions from study-materials that generate intellectually rewarding discussion | in most meetings | in some meetings | in few meetings |
Positive: guides discussion to employ intellectually rewarding methods | in most meetings | in some meetings | in few meetings |
Positive: supplies pertinent information in discussion | in most meetings | in some meetings | in few meetings |
Positive: makes insightful connections | in most meetings | in some meetings | in few meetings |
Negative: disrupts discussions with distraction or disrespect | never | once or twice, with apology | with some regularity or wantonness |
Additional University resources
Loyola Homepage | Classical Studies Department | Find Loyolans | Loyola Site Index |
Revised 11 January 2018 by
jlong1@luc.edu
http://www.luc.edu/classicalstudies/