Narrator: Listen to part of a conversation between a student and her professor. Emily : Thank you for letting me speak with you to day, Dr. Miller. I would like

Narrator: Listen to part of a conversation
between a student and her professor.
Emily : Thank you for letting me speak with
you to day, Dr. Miller. I would like to
talk with you about my semester
average.
Dr. Miller: I see.
Emily: Well to be honest with you, I was upset
when I saw my grade. I thought that it would
have been better.
Dr. Miller: Why is that?
Emily: I got an A on my midterm project.
Dr. Miller: I remember how good yours was.
Emily: I received an A on my final exam, but I
still received a B in your class.
Dr. Miller: Your grades were very good
according to my grade book.
Emily: Can you explain why I received a B
instead of an A?
Dr. Miller: Twenty percent of you grade was
based on your participation in the class
discussions. Eventhough you always did well on
you assignments, you never added your
opinions or volunteered in class.
Emily: But I tried, I am just shy.
Dr. Miller: I am sorry Emily the syllabus states
that everyone must participate in order to
receive there full grade for the class.