Week 7
Due: Uploaded to Canvas by 5pm
Given that attention to process improves everyone’s writing, you are required to turn in a rough draft of each paper. As long as you turn it in on time (on Friday), you will get my comments back by Monday. This should give you enough time to revise, talk with me in office hours, or talk with the Writing Center before the final is due.
Rough drafts can be hard to describe. To get credit for this assignment you need to make a solid effort at a rough draft. Every time I assign one, at least one student wants to clarify what I mean by “a solid effort.” By this, I don’t mean that you need to turn in a perfect paper, or even a completely finished paper. But you do need to write enough that it is a real attempt -- you need to attempt to write out / write through an idea that you’re thinking might work. You need to write long enough to give yourself either a firm sense that your plan is working or that it isn’t working at all. You need to have enough of a beginning that you can begin to see the difference between what you thought you’d write and what you’re actually writing. For this paper that would be at least 1200 words, which is about four double-spaced pages. You absolutely need to have a thesis statement.