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Revisions:
You will be doing two types of revisions on your
papers this semester after I have evaluated each. (Of course, as part of
the writing process, the paper you initially submit to me on each due date
should not be a rough draft but rather the result of ongoing work with
multiple drafts begun when the assignment is made. We will frequently work
in class on these drafts -- your "papers-in-progress"-- before each due
date, so be sure you get started and have useful drafts to bring on these
workshop days.)
The first type of revision you'll
do on graded papers is actually a process of correction, or surface editing.
On each of your six papers, you need to correct the errors I have marked.
This surface correcting will not raise the grade on the paper, but will
help you learn the correctness conventions and, if done consistently, will
help you make fewer errors on future papers.
The second type of revision is a
truer one in that you will be subjecting the graded essay to a global re-working;
in other words, you'll change more than misspelled words and misused apostrophes.
Based on my comments and your own re-visioning of the essay, you'll make
substantive changes in the paper's material, organization, and expression
on as many as three of your papers so that they more successfully meet
the demands of the original assignments. Each revision will earn a letter
grade which will not replace the original grade, but will be averaged with
your other revision, quiz, and reading response grades and count 25% of
your course grade. Revisions in this category which simply correct errors
and make superficial changes will receive no credit. There will be two
due dates during the semester for these revisions to be submitted: one
near midterm and one near finals week. However, you can turn one of these
revisions in whenever you have one ready.
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Revising Papers
Each of you
has countless opportunities to revise your papers before the due date.
In addition, you will be given ample opportunity in class to participate
in peer review and visit me during office hours for one-on-one assistance.
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