How paper sessions and reading responses are graded

Item	Points	Graded by	When	How
Paper presentation (2 per student)	100 each	Instructor	Scored live during the session; final grade and a short written comment within one week	Presentation rubric
Paper critique (2 per student)	100 each	Instructor	Scored live during the session; final grade and a short written comment within one week	Critique rubric
Reading responses (one per paper)	1 each	Canvas, automatically	On submission, before 1:00 PM Thursday	On-time submission
Audience feedback	Ungraded	Classmates	During the discussion	One strength and one suggestion, shared anonymously with the group

Individual grades within a group

All members of a group receive the group grade. The rubric requires every member to present, with content and speaking time shared equally.

Scoring bands

Each of the five rubric criteria is worth 20 points and is scored in one of four bands: Excellent (18-20), Good (14-17), Fair (10-13), or Weak (0-9).

Weighting

Paper presentations and critiques are 40% of the final grade. Reading responses and participation are 20%; on Canvas this is split into Reading responses (15%) and Participation and course activities (5%).