The following books and materials are REQUIRED for this course.
| Becoming a Master Student by Dave Ellis (DO NOT buy a used copy!) |
| Desert Immigrants by Mario T. Garcia |
| Turning Points in El Paso Texas by Leon C. Metz |
| The El Paso Chronicles by Leon C. Metz |
| A Single-subject, full-size, Composition notebook of at least 80 pages |
| for your journal. |
All of the books listed are available at the UTEP Bookstore and off-campus bookstores such as Barnes & Nobles (with the exception of Becoming a Master Student which is available in New condition at the UTEP Bookstore only).
GRADES
Grades will be earned in this course as follows:
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15 Content Quizzes....................10 points each.........................................150 points |
| 12 Take-home Quizzes..............10 points each.........................................120 points |
The Quizzes will constitute one-third of your course grade.
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Course Journal...............................................................................................135 points - 20% |
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Mid-term Project...........................................................................................135 points - 20% |
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Final Project...................................................................................................135 points - 20% |
The journal and the two projects will constitute the remaining two-thirds of your course grade.
Grading Scale
675 - 607 = A
606 - 538 = B
537 - 469 = C
468 - 400 = D
399 - Below = F