Term Paper Part 3: Final Essay

Here's a link to the assignment for Part 3 of your term paper - the final draft of the essay.

Term Paper Part 3

Part 3 is due on Tuesday, May 17. Late papers will not be accepted unless you contact me before the due date to arrange for an extension.

Get in touch with me if you need help! The argument map should be a very big help in terms of organizing your thoughts, but if you're unclear about something or need help working through a problem or sorting through your ideas, send me an email or drop by my office hours.

Good luck; have fun!

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Preparing Your Group Presentation

Here's a link to the general outline on preparing your presentation.

Preparing Your Presentation

You'll need more time that what we have available in class, so be sure to make good use of the blog threads and your Yahoo groups. You can also reserve study rooms in the Library - they go fast at the end of the semester, so start your planning now.

Let me know if you have any questions while you're working on it. Good luck, have fun!

Argument Maps Part 1

We'll be using Cartargrapher, a web-based argument mapping program, to do part 2 of our term papers. You'll need a google account to sign in; if you don't have a google account, scroll down for a video about how to get one.

Here's a link to the mapping program.

Watch the videos below for a short introduction about how to use the program. It's quite easy and straightforward. Let me know if you have questions as you're working on your maps.

Argument Maps Part 2

Argument Maps Part 3

How to Get a Google Account

Your argument map, Cartargrapher, uses a Google sign-in to safely store your argument maps; that way you can access and work on your map from any computer with an internet connection. You can begin a map in the library at school, then go home and continue to work on the map.

If you already have a Google account, great - you can get started right away and skip this video. If you don't, watch the video below to learn how to get a free Google account. It's very easy, and has some other features that are helpful.

Progress Report - Course Grade Updates

Here's a link to your current course grades.

Your grades are in sets of 3 sheets.

The first set is your overall grade so far in the course. The second column from the right is the total number of points you have so far in the course. 450 is the highest total number. The column furthest to the right shows your current percentage grade as a decimal point. Anything from .895 and up is an A; .795 and up is a B; etc. This is your current grade – it will change as we complete more assignments. If I asked you to resubmit Term Paper Part 1, then you have a "placeholder" grade currently recorded for Part 1. When you give me your new version, your grade will change.

The next set is your term paper grade. You’ve completed one term paper so far, so only the first column has a grade in it.

The next set is your homework grade.

Each set is labeled with the category.

Look for your grade with your student ID number. This was a ton of data entry, and I’m not good at data entry – double check your grades carefully to be sure I haven’t made a typo or missed entering a grade. It’s very easy to fix now, so just send me an email if you see a mistake.