BE AWARE of the following course requirements:

• attend each class meeting, whether synchronous or asynchronous, and take notes
  
  
• actively read 20+ pages before each class meeting (for ca.1 hr), using the primary source active worksheet)
  
  
• download and install GoogleEarth Pro (desktop version) for map projects
  
  
• participate in The Game, earning eXperience points each week (see Scorecard);
  the following samples may appear in a unit:
  • homework or in-class assignments (e.g. reading notes, forum, minute essays)
  • quotes (quiz based upon primary source readings)
  • maps (quiz or project)
  • writing assignment (e.g. rough draft, peer edit, or final draft)
  • in-person / virtual site visit (FT-pts) or scavenger hunt (DC-pts)
  unit contents vary, but each week should see either a quote or a map quiz
  
  
• short writing assignments (ca.2-3 pages each), conforming to set essay guidelines
  
  

EVALUATION / SCORECARD

• 50Xp – active reading
    fill out 10 of 13 worksheets
• 50Xp – discussion
    submit on 10 of 13 topics
• 50±Xp – quote quiz
    best 5 of 7
• 50±Xp – map quiz
    best 5 of 7
• 100Xp – projects
    performance / presentation
• 400±Xp – three essays
    1^st 500 words • 100Xp
    2^nd 750 words • 135Xp
    3^rd 1000 words • 165Xp
• 100Xp – (virtual) DC points
    scavenger hunt
• 100Xp – (virtual) FT points
    National Gallery of Art field trip
• 100Xp – final exam

TOTAL 1000Xp
^{± adjusted for improvement}