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World Lit 1 Online Final Posted

Dr. Lucas — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 15:59:29 +0000

I have posted the final exam for my World Literature 1 online section. The exam is in two parts: part one is an objective exam that will test your knowledge of vocabulary, themes, characters, and other literary elements associated with our texts this term. Part two will ask you to answer ten questions about the texts that you have studied this term, similar to questions your were asked to write about in the forums. Part two should be written in paragraph form.

Both exams will be available beginning at midnight on Tuesday, April 21, and will remain available until midnight on Friday, April 30. That means, you should plan on beginning the exams by no later than 9pm on April 30, if you want to have the full time to complete both sections of the exam. Part one has a 30 minute time limit; part two has a two hour and thirty minute limit.

Part one of the exam is closed book. I will trust you to abide by this rule. For the second part, you may use your books in order to cite specific evidence from the texts. You should not rely on your books to furnish the answers; you must go into the exam prepared.

The best answers will show a thorough knowledge of the primary and secondary texts. This should be how you study, including your reading notes. Good luck.

If you feel that your performance might be borderline, I would encourage you to send me an email reminding me about anything extra you might have done for the class, including links, if appropriate.

Finally, if you have not done so by now, I would ask that you take the short survey about LitMUSE/Humanities Online and/or leave some feedback about the course through the tab on the right. Any thoughtful comments will be much appreciated.

Fall 2008 World Lit OL SS Grades Posted

Dr. Lucas — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 00:37:05 +0000

I have posted the grades for ENGL 2112.04 Online Second Session World Literature II in Banner. You may also see your final grades on Engrade. To access your grades, go to Engrade Student Access, enter your Access Code (see below), and choose a username/password combination. You can then use your username and password to log in and see your final grades.

Your Access Code looks like this:

engrade-grlucas-xxxx

Where xxxx are the last four digits of your student ID — not your social security number. To find this number, you may login to MyMSC and find it in Banner.

Your final exam grades may not be what you expected. The exam tested your knowledge on all assigned readings, that includes the secondary, critical sources that were posted. Resources like Wikipedia and Gradesaver did not help you (much). Other errors included:

no evidence of assigned secondary sources
only a sentence or two when I asked for a paragraph
no specific evidence to support your reading
no answer at all, or no explanation beyond a short answer

Please consider these reasons before sending me an email.

I wish you all happy holidays and prosperous new year.

Fall 2008 1101 Grades Posted

Dr. Lucas — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 16:12:59 +0000

I have posted the grades for ENGL 1101 into Banner. Please do not email me about your final grade; instead, I have made a breakdown of your grades available on Engrade. To access your grades, go to Engrade Student Access, enter your Access Code (see below), and choose a username/password combination. You can then use your username and password to log in and see your final grades.

Your Access Code looks like this:

engrade-grlucas-xxxx

Where xxxx are the last four digits of your student ID — not your social security number. To find this number, you may login to MyMSC and find it in Banner.

When looking at your grades, add five points to the final average; this is the grade entered into Banner as your final.

It’s been a pleasure having all of you in class this term. I wish you happy holidays and continued success in your college endeavors.