This information is repeated in each STEP
Two links:
· No One Would Pay You (or Employ You) if Evidence Doesn't Matter to You
· Over 50% of Good, Smart People Like You Did Not Know These Basics about Evidence
Two quizzes:
· That have low points (.01 per question) and those points are extra credit.
· That you can retake later for the full 5 points each.
· That—if you retake them later—earn 2 points each extra credit for these self-testing ones
Just answer these questions without any preparation:
·
Basics of the 5 Good Habits for Evidence You
Need to Know and Do - for Self-Testing (Only .01 points each)
Requires the password onetimeonly - 5 minutes – Total value .05
·
Basics of History You Need to Know and Do (Also
in Unit 1 Objective Exam) - for Self-Testing (Only .01 points each)
Requires the password onetimeonly - 20 minutes – Total value .2
Several resources
· 5 Good Habits for Evidence, a tutorial with self-tests within it and with links to help you teach yourself the habit that you miss
· If you need them, definitions
· 4 pages from The Bedford Handbook, with the purpose of each page explained in its name
FYI: A bibliography is not required because you can only use the textbook and primaries provided within the course. Specific instructions for using a simple version of endnotes for this course are provided with these assignments:
· Unit 1 Writing Exam and Unit 2 Writing Exam
· Analysis of Primaries
You will need to review all of the materials there to answer accurately and to ask what you don't know. This is a graded class and the Course Schedule includes a date when you must provide questions you need answers.
After you have clicked Mark Review on the 5 Good Habits for Evidence tutorial, you see
·
Basics of the 5 Good Habits for Evidence You
Need to Know and Do
No password and multiple retakes - 5 minutes – Total value 5
·
Basics of History You Need to Know and Do (Also
in Unit 1 Objective Exam)
No password and multiple retakes - 20 minutes – Total value 5
Note: retaking each of these quizzes also earns 2 points extra credit for each one you did in STEP 2.
These items:
This is some additional detail added to the form you complete.
Work You Do in Evidence Matters – You must follow ALL
STEPS. |
Regular Points |
Extra Credit Points |
Basics of the 5 Good Habits for
Evidence You Need to Know and Do - for Self-Testing (Only .01 points each) |
- |
.05 |
Basics of History You Need to Know
and Do (Also in Unit 1 Objective Exam) - for Self-Testing (Only .01 points
each) |
- |
.2 |
That—if you retake them later—earn
2 points each extra credit for these self-testing ones |
- |
2 2 |
Participate in the forum on
Evidence Matters @ a maximum of 20 points if you do the minimum of post
and/or reply at least 3 times and with full points if you are helpful to
others |
20 |
- |
Retake the 2 quizzes for points @
5 points each |
10 |
- |
Submit the Personal Responsibility
Form for the 5 Good Habits for Evidence to Turnitin If you follow all 5 Good Habits
for Evidence with all writing assignments, you keep your 30 extra credit
points. If you do not follow them for 1
assignment, you temporarily get a 1.11 for this extra credit. If you either
talk with me for help or just change on your own, you can earn having those
points back. |
- |
30 |
Total of 64 points (30 Regular Points and 34 Extra Credit Points) |
30 |
34 |
WCJC Department: |
History – Dr. Bibus |
Contact Information: |
281.239.1577 or bibusc@wcjc.edu |
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