Essays
All essays go through a process of drafting. All final drafts must be
accompanied by all previous drafts and by a metatext at the end. Essays
will not be accepted without previous drafts and metatexts. All essays will be
typed and double- spaced, following MLA format (see Bedford Handbook,
page 119). Late essays will not be accepted. All drafts should be
e-mailed to me two hours before class starts. Extensions may sometimes be
granted IF you speak to me (not e-mail) me at least a day in advance of the due
date.
First Days
Essay I: Exploratory Essay on
Education: What's Worth Knowing? (2 drafts)
Essay II: Analytic Essay on
Morality: Review of One Essay (2 drafts)
Essay III: Analytic Essay:
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Essay IV: Persuasive Essay:
Essay V: Research Essay:
Corrections Symbols
Most abbreviations I use can be looked up in "Corrections Symbols,"
the next-to-last page in The Bedford Handbook. Other abbreviations
used in responding to essay are as follows:
ap = apostrophe
ref = unclear reference
cs = comma splice
SC = combine sentences
p = punctuation
SS = sentence structure
¶ = create paragraph wc = word choice