1302 Your Emergency Contact Information and Your Plan for the Grade You Plan to Earn    Date __/__/___

1.	PRINT your complete name in WCJC records, phone number, and email address so I can reliably reach you in an emergency. 

Last Name: _________________ 1st Name_______________ Phone # ____- ____-_____  WCJC Email: _______________@student.wcjc.edu 

2.	Write the word Yes in the ___ to the left of EACH of the 5 sections in the syllabus to confirm you understand and agree:
___	Academic and Personal Integrity, including the 0 for these assignments	
___	Classroom Civility	
___	Attendance Policy, including cell phones etc. 	
___	Attendance Policy and the Seating Chart and the Beginning of Class	
___	Due Dates, the Course Schedule, and Your Responsibilities – including no make-ups and having to have verifiable, written excuses	

3.	Place a check to the left of YOUR planned grade.  Notice the difference in 895 points and 894 points.
_ an A (895-1000 points)  _ a B (795-894 points)  _ a C (695-794 points)  _ D (595-694 points)  _ F (594 or less) 

4.	This is a 1000-point course. Place a check to the left of EACH of the objective and written assignments you plan to do so you have the grade that you plan. 

The objective work consists of 655 regular points for these assignments, including these Getting Started activities by the DUE date
	Work You Do	Regular Points	Extra Credit Points	
___	Complete this form accurately the first time	9	0	
___	Take the Blackboard Quiz. 	1	0	
___	In Unit 1, Chapter 1, follow all steps to register InQuizitive and do Chapter 1 InQuizitive within Blackboard.	10	0	
___	Complete all introductory tasks (the ones above and the ones with Evidence Matters) by the date in Course Schedule  	10		
___
	15 InQuizitive sessions to help you read and figure out each chapter @ a maximum of 15 points each (For example, if you score 90% to100% on InQuizitive for the 1st chapter by the end of the Unit, you earn 15 points; if 80%, 12.) 	225	0	
___	3 Unit Objective Exams @ 100 points each   	300	0	
___	Departmental Final Exam @ 100 points – Departmental policy is an F for the course if you do not take the Final.  	100	0	

The written work consists of these 345 points, with 220 of it being formal writing.
	Work You Do	Regular Points	Extra Credit Points	
___	Introductory tasks with Evidence Matters, follow all steps according to the directions @ a maximum of 55 points. If you follow all 5 Good Habits for Evidence with each writing assignment you do, you keep your 30 extra credit points.	55	30	
___	Unit 1 Written Exam @ 20 points for content and 20 points for following all 5 Good Habits for Evidence       	40	0	
___	Unit 2 Written Exam @ 20 points for content and 20 points for following all 5 Good Habits for Evidence   	40	0	
___	Proposal for the Analysis of Primaries covering Unit 1 and Unit 2 @ 30 points for content and 30 for following all 5 Good Habits for Evidence (The 5 Good Habits for Evidence grade for the proposal is determined by the 5 Good Habits for Evidence for the paper itself.)	60	0	
___	Analysis of Primaries @ 30 points for content and 30 points for following all 5 Good Habits for Evidence   	60	0	
___	Self-Management and Participation for 3 Units @ 30 points each   	90	0	

5.	Write the word Yes or No in the___ to the left of EACH of the statements to confirm you understand them—or ask questions.
___	If you follow the 5 Good Habits for Evidence, you can make a decent grade even if you are not skilled or comfortable with writing. If you don’t understand how this helps you, try this link with an example.	
___	With 24% specific written work, you must do some written assignments—or—only want a C for the course and always make 100% on each objective assignment (a risky plan). If you don’t understand, try this link with an example.	

___	Do you know any job that pays well that doesn’t require these habits or any decision you could make safely without these habits? If you think you do, try this link.  What did my past students say they did not know before?
The 5 Good Habits for Evidence are:
1. Reliable Sources Only
2: Factual Accuracy That You Verify with the Reliable Source Before You Write
3: Factual Accuracy That Is Verifiable for Every Statement You Make
4: No “Half-Copy” Plagiarism or “Patchwriting”
5: Quotation Changes Revealed Clearly   	

6.	If there is something you would like for me to know about you, please write it below or on the back. If you write on the back, please draw 

WCJC Department:	History – Dr. Bibus	
Contact Information:	281.239.1577 or bibusc@wcjc.edu 	
WCJC Home:	http://www.wcjc.edu/	
2013