Grades
Using the criteria on the syllabus, I will evaluate your
assignments and give you a score for each. I also will record your scores
in one of the grids below so that you can keep track of your progress.
Please check to make sure that the score written on your assignment matches
the one I recorded here. To preserve your privacy, I have not listed your
names here; instead, I have used the student numbers that I gave you at
the beginning of the course. At midterm and at the end of the course, I
will add up your points, divide by the number of possible points at that
stage of the semester, and record your grade according to the scale on
the syllabus:
|
1.1 |
1.2 |
1.3 |
1.4 |
1.5 |
2.1 |
2.2 |
2.3 |
2.4 |
2.5 |
3.1 |
3.2 |
3.3 |
3.4 |
3.5 |
3.6 |
4.1 |
4.2 |
4.3 |
4.4 |
4.5 |
4.6 |
| Quiz 1 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
|
| Quiz 2 |
4 |
5 |
3 |
3 |
4 |
4 |
5 |
4 |
5 |
3 |
0 |
5 |
4 |
4 |
5 |
3 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
4 |
2 |
3 |
| Quiz 3 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
4 |
3 |
5 |
3 |
5 |
5 |
4 |
3 |
|
5 |
3 |
5 |
3 |
4 |
|
2 |
5 |
|
4 |
| Quiz 4 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
4 |
5 |
|
5 |
5 |
|
5 |
4 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
4 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
4 |
5 |
| Quiz 5 |
6 |
6 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
5 |
|
3 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
5 |
|
6 |
| Midterm |
A |
A |
A |
C |
C |
F |
A |
A |
C |
B |
F |
C |
A |
B |
A |
B |
A |
B |
A |
A |
F |
C |
| Quiz 6 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
| Quiz 7 |
2 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
4 |
2 |
|
5 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
|
4 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
4 |
4 |
5 |
4 |
3 |
5 |
| Quiz 8 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
|
|
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
| Quiz 9 |
2 |
5 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
5 |
|
3 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
|
1 |
|
4 |
5 |
3 |
|
4 |
5 |
| Quiz 10 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
3 |
|
5 |
5 |
5 |
3 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
|
5 |
| Web page |
16 |
16 |
16 |
16 |
16 |
18 |
18 |
18 |
18 |
18 |
18 |
18 |
18 |
18 |
18 |
18 |
17 |
17 |
17 |
17 |
17 |
17 |
| Article |
16 |
19 |
20 |
18 |
14 |
17 |
|
20 |
16 |
15 |
19 |
17 |
16 |
13 |
13 |
15 |
17 |
16 |
14 |
13 |
18 |
19 |
| Portfolio |
20 |
20 |
14 |
20 |
20 |
18 |
|
20 |
20 |
20 |
17 |
15 |
18 |
18 |
16 |
20 |
20 |
20 |
20 |
20 |
20 |
20 |
| Extra |
|
5 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5 |
5 |
|
|
| Total |
90 |
106 |
93 |
93 |
88 |
89 |
|
102 |
88 |
88 |
80 |
83 |
97 |
85 |
86 |
87 |
98 |
94 |
98 |
93 |
78 |
97 |
| Grade |
A |
A |
A |
A |
B |
B |
I |
A |
B |
B |
B |
B |
A |
B |
B |
B |
A |
A |
A |
A |
C |
A |
Quiz 1: What is Proto-Indo-European? Who
spoke it? Explain its relationship to English. What are some other Indo-European
languages? (3 points)
Quiz 2: Compare Old English and Middle English.
Refer to specific lexical, grammatical, phonological, and orthographical
features of each. (5 points)
Quiz 3 (9/15/99): Analyze the text at http://www.bibliomania.com/NonFiction/Pepys/Diary/chap04.html;
argue that this text is an example of Old English, Middle English, or Early
Modern English. Defend your answer by referring to aspects of its lexicon,
grammar, and orthography. (5 points)
Quiz 4 (9/24/99): Identify a lexical gap
in English and coin a word to fill this gap. You may create a portmanteau,
compound, initialism, clipped form, or another type of word. Write a dictionary
entry for your word, making sure to include information about its orthography,
pronunciation, part of speech, meaning, and etymology. Because you cannot
use special characters here, you will have to do your best with English
letters to provide the pronunciation. (5 points)
Quiz 5 (10/11/99): Choose two of the three
terms I assigned you in class and, without using your book or notes, identify
them. That is, explain what each one means, provide an example if possible,
and explain why each is significant to linguists. (6 points)
Quiz 6 (11/5/99): Identify your favorite
example of slang by creating a dictionary entry for your word or phrase,
making sure to include information about its orthography, pronunciation,
part of speech, meaning, and etymology, if applicable. Because you cannot
use special characters here, you will have to do your best with English
letters to provide the pronunciation. (5 points)
Quiz 7 (11/11/99): Analyze Martin Luther
King, Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech (http://www.stanford.edu/group/King/Docs/march.html).
Specifically, describe the register he uses, identify any examples of jargon
or slang, and try to identify his dialect. You may not find examples of
all of these phenomena. In each instance, make sure that you both define
the term and cite at least one example. Finally--and most importantly--explain
the significance of these linguistic elements. How did they shape King's
message and affect his audience? For example, why do you suppose he used
the register he used? (5 points)
Quiz 8 (11/12/99): Please submit your group's
translation of the Gettysburg Address into slang, jargon, informal register,
or euphemism. Please include the names of the group members who worked
on this translation. (3 points)
Quiz 9 (11/17/99): According to Noam Chomsky
and other linguists featured in The Human Language Series, how do
children learn language? (5 points)
Quiz 10 (11/30/99): Analyze the passages
I presented in class (http://www.uncp.edu/home/canada/work/markport/language/ameng/passages.htm).
Two were written by the same person. Which ones are they? Defend your answer
by referring to patterns in lexicon and syntax. Try to identify this author
further. Is the writer male or female? What is his or her race? When did
he or she live? Again, defend your answer. This author is well-known. Try
to name him or her. (5 points)