Grade Distribution
| Assignment | Weight |
| First Year Book Reading Quiz | 5% |
| Essay 1: Literacy Narrative | 20% |
| Essay 2: Mini-ethnography | 20% |
| Essay 3: Writing about an Artifact. | 20% |
| Final Essay: Revise one essay of your choice | 20% |
| Attendance | 5% |
| Process/Homework: in- and out-of-class activities | 10% |
| Total | 100% |
Grading
| Superior | Satisfactory | Needs Improvement | Failing |
| 100 to 98 = A+ | 89 to 88 = B+ | 79 to 78 = C+ | 69 to 60 = D |
| 97 to 93 = A | 87 to 83 = B | 77 to 70 = C | Below 60 = F |
| 92 to 90 = A- | 82 to 80 = B- |