REGARDING THE TWO FORUM ASSIGNMENTS (#6 & 7 below):
YOUR TWO MAIN FORUM CONTRIBUTIONS MUST BE POSTED
24 HOURS BEFORE OUR 3RD CLASS, NEXT WEEK.
YOUR FORUM REPLIES CAN BE POSTED
ANY TIME BEFORE OUR 3RD CLASS.
Small Homework Assignments Grading Policy: Short assignments like forum contributions are not difficult and require only time, preparation, and engagement.
These assignments are graded on an ALL-OR-NOTHING basis. Students receive full credit if they submit the assignment on time and meet all requirements. The goal is NOT necessarily to have the correct or best answer but to engage with the material thoroughly and honestly, demonstrating thoughtful participation.
For a forum assignment specifically, to earn full credit:
- Both your main post and any required replies must be posted on time.
- All posts must follow the instructions closely, including requirements for content, word count, or number of sentences. Vague, simplistic, and short sentences that don’t demonstrate a clear engagement with the specifics won’t count.
- Students who fail to meet these requirements (e.g., late submissions, incomplete or vague posts, missing replies, or failure to reach the minimum word-count by one single word) will receive a zero.
Please contact your teacher before our 2nd class, by MIO, if you wish to address specific elements of the course outline and requirements.
2) COURSE REGISTRATION: DECIDE WHETHER YOU WISH TO OFFICIALLY ENROLL IN THIS COURSE.
If you do not wish to take this course, I wish you all the best!
3) MOODLE: IN MOODLE, ADD A USER PICTURE TO YOUR ACCOUNT.
Log in with your student id (ex: 2018362) and password found on your student schedule under 'Personal Data."
In Moodle, click on your name in the upper-right corner, click on 'Preferences' and, then, on 'Edit profile.'
Upload a user picture: a close-up photograph or, even more fun, an image of an object you relate to, a famous person, an animal, a sport team, etc.
THE BASIC ELEMENTS OF COMIC BOOK STORYTELLING:
4) VIDEOS: WATCH CLOSELY THE FOLLOWING VIDEOS WHILE TAKING DETAILED NOTES.
Keep in mind that 55% of your final grade this semester will be directly determined by your understanding of the comic book terms, elements and tensions. Take very clear and detailed notes. For the upcoming test on the theoretical concepts, you will be permitted to use one sheet on notes (handwritten & double-sided).
5) READING: READ CLOSELY THE SHORT GRAPHIC STORY "HYPOTHETICAL QUANDARY" (pdf) BY HARVEY PEKAR (PP. 122-124 IN COURSE PACK), A KEY FIGURE OF THE ALTERNATIVE COMIC BOOK MOVEMENT, AND PAY ATTENTION TO THE SEEMINGLY UNRELATED COMBINATION OF WORDS AND IMAGES.
6) 1st MOODLE FORUM (one post / one reply): USING THE MOODLE FORUM THAT CORRESPONDS TO YOUR LAST NAME, PARTICIPATE IN THE MOODLE FORUM ON "HYPOTHETICAL QUANDARY."
You will find detailed information about this forum, including its requirements and deadlines, in my first post at the top of the forum, on Moodle.
24 HOURS BEFORE OUR 3RD CLASS, ADD ONE MAIN POST.
ANY TIME BEFORE OUR 3RD CLASS, REPLY TO ONE PEER.
7) 2nd MOODLE FORUM (one post / two replies): READ CLOSELY THE INSTRUCTIONS ON THE MOODLE FORUM TITLED "CREATE YOUR OWN WORD/IMAGE COMBINATIONS."
You will find detailed information about this forum, including its requirements and deadlines, in my first post at the top of the forum, on Moodle.
24 HOURS BEFORE OUR 3RD CLASS, ADD ONE MAIN POST.
ANY TIME BEFORE OUR 3RD CLASS, REPLY TO ONE PEER.
Remember: Your teacher's support is only one MIO away!
