New assessment rules and semester plan

6 Abril 2020, 08:00 • EDUARDA MELO CABRITA

Feedback on characters' voices was provided individually to all students.
New assessment rules and  semester plan was sent to students today, as follows.

I – Assessment and grading system: new rules (6 April 2020)

 

After the Easter break, there will be seven classes as the second semester will end on May 8.

As you may know, we have been officially informed that FLUL will remain closed and that all activities, tests and exams will have to be done remotely. 

Given these special circumstances, and further to our Dean’s latest instructions, the assessment and grading system had to be slightly adapted to these extraordinary times.

·         the writing test is worth 50%  - (scheduled for 27 April, to be done during class hours) and emailed to macbrita1@campus.ul.pt at 10:15h at the latest

o   The test will focus on everything we have done throughout this semester, both in class and remotely.

o   It will have two groups: a) writing a story based on a prompt (12/20); and b) discussing a citation (8/20)

·         individual short story writing has been cancelled; the first installment of your short story done in class on 2 March is worth 15%;

·         task-based assignments (done in class or sent by email) are worth  30%

This percentage will take into account a) all oral and written participation in class or submitted between 27 January and 9 March; and b) all written assignments submitted between 11 March - April 1; c) any other assignment which you may be asked you to submit.

·         attendance is worth 5% (exclusively for in-class lessons from 27 January to 9 March)

 

Since assessment is conducted on a regular basis, any task that is not submitted when due and/or any form of plagiarism will be given a zero. Any student who fails to do one of the above-mentioned tests/tasks will be given a zero.

Worker students may, if they so wish, opt for continuous assessment (in which case they will have to comply with all the assessment criteria set for regular students) OR sit the Época de Avaliação Final Alternativa examination. The examination will focus on the contents of the syllabus adopted for the C2 Creative Writing course unit.

As you may know, the Época de Avaliação Final Alternativa examination will also have to be done at home during class hours since FLUL will remain closed. The date has not been set yet but it will be in the week 1 to 5 June.

 

II – Proposed activities for classes from 15 April to 6 May

Easter break: 8-14 April

 

15 April:

·         Preparation: please read the short story "Shot" by Joyce Carol Oates (pp 37-44)

·         In class: Creating atmosphere in paintings

 

20 April:

·         In class: Discussing point of view in "Shot" by Joyce Carol Oates

 

22 April:

• Preparation: Read the short story "A quarrelsome peace" by Jane Smiley
• In class: Discussing point of view in the short story

 

 27 April:

Writing test

• Preparation: According to the feedback provided on the homework and other written assignments, students with difficulties in grammar and spelling should check the notes provided on those issues.

 

• In class: Writing test done during class hours (8:00h-10:00h) and sent by email to mcabrita1@campus.ul.pt at 10:15h at the latest.

 

Remember to save your test as a Word file as follows:

e.g.  CREATIVE_WRITING_TEST_ ALICE_RODRIGUES_SILVA

Please remember to write a new email every time you get in touch with me.

 

29 April:

 

In class: Discussing point of view in  paintings

 

4 May:

Preparation: Read the short story "Powder" by Tobias Wolf

In class: discussing point of view in the short story

 

6 May:

 

Discussing character construction, setting, ambience and point of view.

Discussing beginnings and endings.

End of semester

.

The Disappeared

1 Abril 2020, 16:00 • Bernardo Manzoni Palmeirim

Feedback on characters' voices

1 Abril 2020, 08:00 • EDUARDA MELO CABRITA

Providing individual feedback on characters' voices

 a disillusioned nurse,

a bored, gifted student,

a music-loving dentist

a fitness fanatic

Fables

30 Março 2020, 16:00 • Bernardo Manzoni Palmeirim

2 OPs

Marking assignment 2

30 Março 2020, 08:00 • EDUARDA MELO CABRITA

Marking of assignment 2 is now under way.

Other different assignments (different characters' voices) and first installment of the individual short story are  nearly finished .