Agenda
Today
1. Announcements
2. Plan for rest of semester
3. Overview and Introduction to Texas Politics
Wednesday
1. NO CLASS - Exam 2 Recovery
Next Monday
1. Exam 2 Extra Credit - Must be in class to participate
Announcements
1 - Wednesday office hours this week will be by Microsoft Teams or Google Meet
- I will post the Google Meet link in GroupMe and Canvas
- Teams will require setting an appointment
2 - I will check GroupMe periodically during office hours and will have it open when not meeting one-on-one with someone
Plan for Rest of Semester
You should have completed all Inquizitive assignments from We the People - Chapters 1 through 10
We will spend at least part of one class day after November 5, revisiting federal government ideas in light of the current election
The rest of the semester we will work in Governing Texas
Recommended Governing Texas Schedule
- Chapter 1 - Do by November November 3
- Chapter 2 - by November 10
- Chapter 3 - by November 17
- Chapters 4 - by November 24
- Hard deadline for everything is November 26
Plan for Rest of Semester
Deadline to drop with a W is November 20, don’t wait if you need to drop
If your Total Grade is 50 or below, please consider dropping this week or soon
Estimating your grade if you missed Exam 1:
- Add 0.3 times your Exam 2 percentage for an estimate (but you must do that well on the Final, too)
If you missed Exam 1 and 2 - drop or study 12 hrs a week starting now
Grade questions: office hours soon
Plan for Rest of Semester
3 class weeks left
- November 20 - Last day of class, short Final Exam review
- November 20 - Final Exam Extra Credit, in class only
- November 25 and 26 - Final Exam
- November 25 - All late work and extra credit due
- I will finish grades shortly after Thanksgiving break
Final Exam
In CASA or the Dart Center, November 25th and 26th
In person
No exceptions, no makeups, no excuses accepted
- Extreme, very well documented medical emergency might get an incomplete for the semester if 85% of work including taking both Exam 1 and Exam 2 are completed. All bureaucratic burden of documentation will fall on the student.
Final Exam
In CASA, in person, on campus
No makeups
57 questions 70 minutes
- same format as Exam 1 and Exam 2
- 3 points per question
- 57 questions
- 171 points possible
Final Exam Content (subject to minor change)
Will be in Practice Exam:
- 17 questions each from Exam 1 and Exam 2 Chapters and lectures
- 17 questions from Unit 3 (Texas) Chapters
- 7 Second Chance questions from Exams 1 and 2 - topics and definitions will be posted in Canvas
- Unit 1 to 3 questions will be in practice exam including Second Chance questions
Will be posted in Canvas without answers for study:
- 10 Exam 1 Lecture Questions - will be posted in Canvas without answers
- 6 current Texas politics questions from Unit 3 Lectures - will be posted in Canvas without answers
Final Exam
- Unit 3 Lecture questions will not be surprises: For example, I might be talking about an action taken by the Governor of Texas, Greg Abbott, and say, “What is the name of the Governor of Texas? You should know that for the exam!”
Hint: Greg Abbott is the Governor of Texas!
- Second Chance or “I know it now” questions will be important questions widely missed on Exams 1 and 2.
- Second Chance questions will be similar to the Extra Credit Questions
