Peer assessment:<\/p>\n
- \n
- Please also nominate at least THREE discussion-facilitating groups who you think deserve 5 points for their discussion session<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Criteria for a self-graded A:\u00a0Thoughtful and respectful participation. You <\/span><\/p>\n
(1) kept up with the reading in the course, and demonstrated that to our community through your <\/span><\/p>\n
(2) generous and respectful participation in class discussions, and your <\/span><\/p>\n
(3) feedback afterwards there. <\/span><\/p>\n
If you decide to assess your work with a B, C, or D range grade, it will likely be because you didn\u2019t manage some or much of what is described above. We\u2019ll talk about that together: come and see me in office hours or leave me a Canvas Inbox message. <\/span><\/p>\n
For the purpose of this class, a failing F grade isn\u2019t a grade as much as an acknowledgment that you did not show up and\/or do the work. Submitting work that is plagiarized \u2013 work that is not your own and\/or that you have copied from someone or somewhere else \u2013 effectively constitutes not doing the work and will result in an F for that assignment.<\/span><\/p>\n
**Important Note**: This self-grading scheme assumes presence and timely participation. Students who consistently don\u2019t submit the required work or participate in the self-reflection process will default to a grade that I will assign, based on the work (including presence and participation) that the student has completed. In that case, I reserve the right to change or assign a grade, where appropriate.<\/span><\/p>\n
(Criteria adapted from Prof. Carla Nappi, University of Pittsburgh<\/a>.)<\/span><\/p>\n
- \n
- 5 = A<\/li>\n
- 4 = B+\/A-<\/li>\n
- 3.5 = B<\/li>\n
- 3 = C<\/li>\n
- 2.5 = D<\/li>\n
- 0 = F<\/li>\n
- (if you\u2019re thinking of giving yourself a mark in the 0-2 range, come and see me first or leave me a message by Canvas Inbox and I\u2019ll try to persuade you of your merits)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
HUMANIMALS READING: A LOCAL BESTIARY = 10%<\/h2>\n
This part of your final grade is 50% PEER-ASSESSED, 50% instructor-assessed<\/p>\n
Object selection and commentary (individual; may be pseudonymous and\/or collaborative; may also overlap with final project work).<\/p>\n
The bestiary will be organised somewhat like bestiaries via, for example, Isidore of Seville and Brunetto Latini (and Marie de France\u2019s Fables<\/i> and other fable-collections from the pre-modern world). We\u2019ll work on its organisation together.<\/p>\n
An object\u2014or rather, a subject: the subject of your attention, close reading or focussed listening, study, and analysis\u2014could be an animal, a representation of an animal, an object or idea associated with or made out of animal; it could include digitised manuscripts, MOA inhabitants, live action video, etc.<\/p>\n
\u201cLocal\u201d isn\u2019t necessarily just UBC but is open to student individual interpretations, so as to be true to themselves.<\/p>\n
\u201dHumanimality\u201d is also a matter for individual choice and self-expression: how human you are, or animal, or both, or neither and something else.<\/p>\n
Peer assessment:<\/p>\n
- \n
- Please nominate at least THREE individuals or groups who you think deserve 10 points for their contributions to our public knowledge project.<\/li>\n
- You may nominate as many people as you wish.<\/li>\n
- You may not nominate yourself or your own group.<\/li>\n
- (You may add some further comments, but that\u2019s optional.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Criteria for your bestiary entry:<\/p>\n
- \n
- Independent or in a small group (2-4 people)<\/li>\n
- Topics \/ criteria:
\n\u2014A description
\n\u2014in the style of a bestiary or fable-collection entry
\n\u2014of an animal
\n\u2014that is from your own local environment: UBC, Vancouver, home, or other definition of your own habitat \/ ecosystem
\n\u2014including at least one image: medieval examples could include a\u00a0manuscript illumination, a painting or sculpture, an everyday object, a building, a map<\/li>\n - Form: commentary (written, read and recorded, or otherwise performed and filmed); expected length around 300 words or equivalent (minimum 200, maximum 500) per person<\/li>\n
- Submission on UBC Blogs public course site<\/a><\/li>\n
- Guidance: on reading and writing)<\/a>
\n\u2014about plagiarism (as contrasted with proper citation, WHICH IS ENCOURAGED!!!)
\n\u2014about style guides (quick version: I don\u2019t mind which system you use provide that you\u2019re consistent in your usage; and your own individual stylishness is far superior to anyone else\u2019s formal rules)
\n\u2014NB:\u00a0brilliant commentary does not necessarily involve any \u201cresearch\u201d in the sense that you may have met in other courses, that is: the reading of or reference to secondary sources (i.e. criticism\/commentary written by others, books, journal articles). It can be done entirely from first principles: that is, the combination of a primary text \/ primary sources (including their representations online, for example in the case of manuscripts in libraries elsewhere and objects in museums), your good reading, and pure reason.<\/li>\n- Examples of how this is done in applied practice:
\n\u2014bestiaries, herbals, and fable-collections from the medieval Romance world (references will be in class notes from week 2 onwards)
\n\u2014exhibits at the UBC Museum of Anthropology<\/a>
\n\u2014and this free multimedia online exhibit (with audio)\u00a0(Links to an external site.)<\/span><\/a>:
\n![\"A](\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/fren333\/files\/2013\/12\/Screen-Shot-2013-12-16-at-5.52.20-PM.png\")
<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\nPOSTER PRESENTATIONS: PEER ASSESSMENT (PART II OF THE ANTI-EXAM) = 15%<\/h2>\n
- \n
- commentary on at least three other final projects, in relation to the course theme and set readings<\/li>\n
- written work during the scheduled exam time<\/li>\n
- in the second part (around 1 hour) of the scheduled exam (the first part = poster presentations of final projects by and to the rest of our class); this may be continued later that day after the exam online (Canvas)<\/li>\n
- open book<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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- Guidance: on reading and writing)<\/a>