Uga First-year Composition Policies
10 Questions
| Total Attempts: 82
This is a quiz about the policies governing the First-year Composition Program at the University of Georgia, as laid out in Chapters 3 and 5 of the First-year Composition Guide, 2010 edition.
Questions and Answers
- 1.In this MWF class, students may only miss 5 classes before they may expect to be dropped from the course.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 2.What grade would a student receive if he or she drops after the withdrawal deadline (October 21)?
- A.
WP
- B.
WF
- C.
F
- D.
I
- 3.If a grade of “I” (Incomplete) is not removed after three terms (including Summer), it changes automatically to an “F.”
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 4.What does a grade of “C” on an essay mean?
- A.
Competent / Credible / Creepy
- B.
Comfortable / Cogent / Average
- C.
Competent / Credible / Complete
- D.
None of the above
- 5.Who is the first person that you should discuss a grade appeal with?
- A.
The Dean of Franklin College
- B.
Your Instructor
- C.
The Director of First-year Composition
- D.
The Department Head of English
- E.
The Governor
- 6.According to the FYC Grading Rubric, there is a single quality that defines "Distinction" and therefore earns an essay a grade of "A."
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 7.A writer can show audience awareness through:
- A.
Developing his or her credibility (ethos)
- B.
Using sound logic and clear reasoning
- C.
Demonstrating comfort and familiarity with appropriate jargon or professional vocabularies
- D.
All of the above.
- 8.All students taking ENGL1101 write a minimum of three essays (1000-1500 words or longer) that count for at least 50% of the student's final grade.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 9.An essay that contains no grammatical or typographical errors automatically receives a grade of "A."
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 10.Your teacher's name, as listed on the course syllabus, i:
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