Ancient Civ.

 

Grading

Your overall course grade will come from a combination of weekly reading responses, written essays, and in-class exams.

Your grade for the course will be determined from the following:

Weekly Quizzes and Responses

15%

  • Short, 5-minute in-class quizzes and weekly online responses.
  • Both are based on the assigned readings for the week.
  • In-class quizzes take place at the start of our class meetings and are not made up, so it is important to arrive on time and prepared.
 

Interpretive Essays (3)

30%

  • 3-to-4 page essays on Gilgamesh, Clouds, and images of the ancient world.
 

Midterm

20%

  • In-class 75-minute midterm exam.
 

Final

35%

  • End-of-term in-class final exam.