Here is an overview of all of the different types of assignments in the course. You can find the detailed directions for the assignments and the grading rubrics in the module where they are assigned.
Social annotation assignments ask students to use Hypothesis to “annotate,” or add notes and comments, to specific texts. You will work in small groups and with the entire class to share ideas about specific lines of texts.
Challenge task assignments ask students to flex their creative muscles and engage in the assigned texts. You’ll have choices such as re-writing texts, creating videos, illustrating poems, and more to think more deeply about specific texts.
The video discussion assignments ask students to use Studio to record brief presentations using specific prompts in each module. You’ll then have an opportunity to watch and respond to your classmates’ videos to learn more about their ideas and consider other approaches to the texts.
The proctored midterm assesesment provides you with an opportunity to demonstrate your mastery of the course knowledge. Although no notes or books are allowed, you have a couple of opportunities to practice for the Proctored Midterm Assessment in Modules 2 and 3. You can find the information on how to take proctored midterm assessment in the Proctored Assessment Module.
This major essay, the Readings in Conversation Essay, will help you apply and communicate what you have learned in class in a researched analysis. You are given two options for the final essay. Choose the one that appeals to you most.
The final assessment is not proctored like the midterm. Rather you are provided a myriad of options for "remixing" your Readings in Conversation Essay from Module 5. This is a place where you can really shine, choosing a remix that plays to your strength as a student of literature.