Your grade will be made up of a number of components:
| Class Participation | 15% |
| Outrages of the Month | 10% |
| Persuasive Argument paper | 20% |
| Compare-contrast paper | 15% |
| Disaster Movie | 15% |
| Group Presentation | 10% |
| Daily assignments | 15% |
Your papers will all be graded according to a construct known as Bloom's taxonomy.
Bloom's taxonomy is a way of describing the depth of thinking involved with something you write or create. Basically, the higher you are on the taxonomy, the better a grade you're going to get. Some good summaries can be found at these web sites:
Educational Psychology Interactive