Grades - Speaking III & V

There has been some concern about grades. Allow me to explain the rationale and justification behind your grades:

1. Your participation grade reflects the grade of your final for the simple reason that by the final exam, you have had ample time to practice and prepare. Your final grade should be your best grade. This is also mirrored by the university policy as demonstrated by the weight distribution of the grades. If you will notice, your final grades in all of your classes carry the most weight. As stated before, this is due to the fact that by the end of the class you should have been more proficient than when you entered the class.
2. If you received a lower grade than expected on the final, you probably did not format your paper as was stated in the blog. If I couldn't find all of the information required (your name, student ID, topic, and class) your grade was lowered. If you forgot to put at least your name (which occurred in about 10% of all of my classes), you should have been given a ZERO.
3. I chose to give you the lowest grade out of all of the people who took the final rather than giving you a zero so that you were able to at least pass the class rather than fail completely. I consider this to be a gift to you since it would have been just as easy for me to fail you.

So, as you ponder your grades, hopefully next time you will remember that you are college students who need to follow directions or suffer the consequences.

Best wishes. ~Angela