What
Are the Grades for Good Habits for Evidence and How Can They Help Your Overall
Grade? To learn history in a practical way, you do not need to be a great
writer. You do need to do such common sense things as use only reliable sources
and be factually accurate about each fact you plan to write. (See
Good Habits for Evidence.)
If you follow the Good
Habits for Evidence, a) your work will avoid factual errors, resulting in
higher grades for the writing (points in
bold) and b) you also earn a separate grade (points in blue) for developing those habits. Scan down
the bold and blue grades below. Notice how developing these Good Habits for Evidence
as early as possible can help your grade.
- Introductory tasks for Getting Started - 20 points for tasks in the first
week. It is required to see
Comparisons.
This assignment introduces the Good Habits for Evidence, including
how to earn separate points for those habits. You use the link, write
answers to questions and a short reflection, and submit in the Turnitin assignment in that folder.
- Introductory Comparison on History Changes (1860s-1877) @ 20 points (with 10
additional points for following Good Habits for Evidence) – It
is required to do any other
Comparisons. If you earn the 10 points for Good Habits for Evidence, you
also earn 20
extra credit points. (See the
syllabus for extra credit for How
You Work.)
This assignment lets you practice
using Good Habits for Evidence and doing a Comparison with few points at risk:
* If you are successful in following the Good Habits for Evidence, you
earn 10 + 20 points.
* If you were not successful, you use the feedback provided for the
Practice Comparison not only to find out why before you do the 50-point Comparisons, but also before you can see the other
Comparisons. (I’m glad to help you.)
With the last 3 Comparisons, notice how the value of the Good Habits for
Evidence increases from 10
to 20 to 30.
- Unit 1 Comparison (1860s-1900)
@ 50 points (with 10 additional points
for following Good Habits for Evidence)
- Unit 2 Comparison (1900-1940) @ 50 points (with 20
additional points for following Good Habits for Evidence)
- Major Comparison (1860s-1940, covering Unit 1 and 2) @ 50 points (with 30 additional points
for following Good Habits for Evidence)