Backbencher

I keep forgetting to announce this, so I'll do it in the blog. A couple of people, most recently Abby Ihrke, have asked me about doing assignments that don't exactly fit a category in the grading scheme. I have said I will institute a Wild Card category of assignment. So here it is.

Wild Card: a brief, 10-point report on something that contributes to the discourse of the course (informs us about the history of Australia & New Zealand). 250 words. It should involve a level of study or inquiry comparable to other 10-point assignments in the course.

A rudimentary rubric: 6 points for content of the report; 3 for pointing out its significance; and 1 for matters of style.