English 481: Special Topic — The Literature of Comic Books, Graphic Novels, and Superheroes — Grading Policies

Course Grading Categories

Course Task	Points	Percentage
Comic Book Project Proposal (20 points) Draft Review Participation (30 points) Final Version (100 points)	150	20%
Comic Book Team Lesson Lesson Proposal (20 points) Lesson Outline (10 points) Lesson Web Page/PowerPoint (40 points) Lesson Handout (30 Points) Quality of Lesson Presentation (50 points)	150	20%
Course Tasks Survey (20 points) Greatest Hero Task (20 points) Xavier School Application (20 points) Famous Origins Task (10 points) Web Home Page (30 points) Quizzes	100	13.4%
eJournals eJournal Entries	100	13.3%
Superhero Blog Written Entries Responses	100	13.3%
Class Participation Attendance Completing assigned readings on time Discussion In class work	150	20%
Final Grade	750	100%

Course Grading Scale

Point Range	Percentage	Letter Grade
675 – 750	90 – 100%	A
600 – 674	80 – 89%	B
525 – 599	70 – 79%	C
450 – 524	60 – 69%	D
0 – 449	0% – 59%	F

Other Grading Information

These are the current estimations for the value of each part of the final grade. If the instructor feels that students’ educational needs require changes in the course requirements, grading categories, or grading scale, the instructor will announce these changes during class and well in advance of final grade calculations, thereby allowing time for students to adjust their work plans as necessary.

Any student who fails to complete a major paper for the course will automatically receive a grade of D. Any student who fails to turn in two major papers will automatically receive a grade of F for the course. Any student who fails to turn in three of the other course assignments will automatically receive a grade of F for the course.

Any course work which is either given or graded by any instructor other than the instructor of record (Dr. Gian Pagnucci) will not be used in the computation of a student’s final course grade.