Major Assignments

The major assignments for Rhetoric and Civic Life I are:

Unit One: Analyzing Rhetoric – 30% of Final Grade

• Civic Artifact Speech (15% of final grade)
• Rhetorical Analysis Essay (15% of final grade)

Unit Two: Conducting and Presenting Research: 30% of Final Grade

• RCL TED Talk (15% of final grade)
• Paradigm Shift Paper (15% of final grade)

Unit Three: Understanding Controversy – 20% of Final Grade

• History of a Public Controversy Project (20% of final grade)

Attendance, Participation and Blogging: 20% of final grade

• Passion and RCL Blogs (15%)
• Participation and Attendance (5% of final grade)

Grading Scale

A = 95 to 100, A- = 90 to 94.9, B+ = 87.9 to 89.9, B = 83.3 to 87.8, B- = 80 to 83.32, C+ = 75 to 79.9, C = 70 to 74.9, D = 60 to 69.9, F = 59.9

Note: The Penn State grading scale does not allow the option of awarding grades of C-, D+ or D- grades. This grading scale is recommended by the Penn State College of Liberal Arts. Instructors are not required to “round up” according to this scale.

For detailed information on course assignments, please consult the assignment-specific tabs on this course website