Understand that the History Department’s requirement that all history courses have a minimum of 25% of the course grade (the final letter grade) based on writing means you must do at least some of the writing assignments.

This example is from an earlier term, but its basic math reveals why you must do some writing. 

This example from a 1000-point course = 700 points for objective work + 300 points for specific writing assignments may help: 

If you did this:

·         No writing assignments

·         And you only attempted objective work (700 possible points)

Then the math would show:

  • C work (70%) on the objective assignments, then you’d have 70% of 700 points= 490 out of the 1000 – an F
  • B work (80%) on the objective assignments, then you’d have  80% of 700 points= 560 out of the 1000 – an F
  • A work (90%) on the objective assignments, then you’d have  90% of 700 points= 630 out of the 1000 – a low D
  • Perfect work (100%)on the objective assignments, then you’d have 100% of 700 points out of the 1000 – a C

 

Each example above is just too risky.

 

You must try to write useful, factual information.