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Grading Breakdown Participation Quizzes Celia Paper Lincoln Paper First Exam Second Exam Third Exam 10% 15% 15% 15% 15% 15% 15% Grading Guidelines Unfortunately for all of us, grades are a necessary part of the educational process. Just so everything will be clear at the outset, it may help you to know that I will be using the following criteria for evaluating your exams and papers. A = Truly excellent work. Essays are insightful, coherent, and original. Exam questions are answered thoroughly, with specific examples and sophisticated interpretation and analysis. B = Very strong work. Essays are authoritative but conventional or not-quite-complete in their analysis or use of detail. Exam questions are answered cogently but with minor deficiencies in organization, coherence, or cogency. C = Adequate work. Essays are competent but conventional and may lack specificity or cogency. Exam questions are answered ably but partially, lacking nuance or detail. D = Barely passable work. Essays are incomplete or tangential to crucial issues. Exam questions are answered breezily, with overgeneralizations and/or inadequate reasoning. F = Unacceptable work.