UPDATED  10/2/15


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The importance of READING DIRECTIONS in this course.

Even more important in terms of your future success than reading literature carefully is the ability to read directions carefully and follow them fully and faithfully. Employers regard that as a key asset, and of course see weakness in this area as a serious liability. You can not expect an employer to hold your hand throughout an assignment the way you may have expected your parents or elementary school teachers to do so. Now that you are in college you must make the transition clearly stated in the traditional address to Freshmen at Amherst College. On the other hand, if, after reading the directions carefully, you still have questions, you are encouraged to ask questions in class, email the instructor, or come to see him in his office hours.


PROJECTS

  P1a due online for critiques, due by 2 PM 10-8

If submitted by 2 PM 10-9 -10 points; If submitted by 2 PM 10-10 -15 points; If submitted by 2 PM 10-11 -20 points; If submitted by 2 PM 10-12 -25 points; If submitted by 2 PM 10-13 -30 points; If submitted by 2 PM 10-14 -35 points; If submitted by 2 PM 10-15 -40 points; If not submitted by then -100 points

P1a CRITIQUES OF OTHERS due by midnight 10-17

YOUR COLLEAGUES ARE RELYING ON YOU: DON'T LET THEM DOWN.

IF ALL FIVE OF YOUR CRITIQUES ARE NOT COMPLETED BY THEN YOU LOSE THE CHANCE TO EARN 65 POINTS AND RECEIVE, INSTEAD, -50 WITH NO CHANCE TO MAKE THIS UP, BECAUSE YOUR CRITIQUES ARE OF NO USE TO OTHERS AFTER THEY HAVE WRITTEN THEIR PAPERS.

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P1b final copy due in class 10-27

  P2a due online for critiques DUE BEFORE CLASS 11-10

P2a critiques due by midnight 11-17

P2b final copy due in class 11-24 or earlier


 

PROJECT ONE

250 POINTS AT STAKE 

+ UP TO 100 POINTS FOR HRC RESEARCH

[COMBINED PROJECTS (1+2)

500 POINTS AT STAKE

+ UP TO 200 POINTS FOR HRC RESEARCH ]


However, "You cannot pass the course without satisfactory essays," (Syllabus) no matter how many points you have in other categories.


You must produce two research projects on Lewis Carroll of at least fourteen-hundred words each one combined project. Projects one and two must include at least two images or other multimedia and at least one quotation from a source not available on the internet. You can create two separate projects, or one project of twenty-eight hundred words (which must include at least four images and at least two quotations from sources not available on the internet and must be submitted twice for peer review, either in two separate parts or in two drafts). Each individual project is worth two hundred and fifty points + up to one hundred more points for focusing on materials in the HRC. Thus the maximum number of points you can earn for your research writing is five hundred, plus two hundred more for HRC research, or seven-hundred points, out of a thousand needed for an A in the course. (However, do not slack off in the rest of the course, as it is quite difficult to earn anywhere near the maximum number of points.)

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 reminder: ALL PROJECTS

ALL PROJECTS POSTED ON OUR PROJECT ONE BLOG MUST INCLUDE AT LEAST TWO IMAGES OR OTHER MULTIMEDIA AND AT LEAST MUST INCLUDE AT LEAST ONE CITATION FROM A SOURCE NOT AVAILABLE ON THE INTERNET. YOU ARE TO USE THE BLOG EDITOR TO INSERT TEXT AND PICTURES.   IF YOU SUPPLY A URL TO A DIFFERENT LOCATION IT MUST BE AN ACTIVE HYPERLINK, NOT JUST A TEXT URL. IN ANY CASE, NO ATTACHMENTS ARE ALLOWED.

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Some of the projects will require discovery learning. For these assignments especially, students should be prepared to think for themselves. Discovery learning means that there will be fewer instructions about the content of projects than what students may be used to from other courses. This can be frustrating for some, especially those who want a detailed formula that will guarantee them a good grade. Instead, students will be encouraged to be creative and write about what is most important to them.

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However, all students will be expected to follow very detailed instructions about the form and format of the essay.


WHAT EXACTLY IS THE PROFESSOR LOOKING FOR IN THIS ASSIGNMENT?

Because the medium IS the message, because form and content are inseparable, grades are based not only on content but also on number of errors and infelicities in writing style.

All projects must be concise, and have correct spelling and punctuation, consistent tense usage, logical transitions between sentences, and above all, the best word and best punctuation in the best place. The smart thing is to try to write technically perfect papers that are well unified and flow smoothly.


WHO IS YOUR AUDIENCE? AT FIRST IT WILL BE MEMBERS OF THE CLASS. EVENTUALLY, YOU WILL BE TURNING A PRINT VERSION IN TO THE INSTRUCTOR.



LOOKING AHEAD  TO P1b,

FINAL HARD COPY CRITERIA AND REQUIREMENTS

 

WHAT HAPPENS IF IT IS LATE?

For turning in hard copies to me late: -10 pts. for each class day late. Printer and other computer problems are not acceptable excuses (= my dog ate my home work). EXPECT unanticipated problems; you need to do your work in advance so that you can deal with such problems before the deadline.

MUST THIS BE A MULTIMEDIA ESSAY?

ARE FOOTNOTES REQUIRED?

HOW WILL IT BE GRADED?

THIS ESSAY WILL BE GRADED ACCORDING TO THE CRITERIA  USED TO EVALUATE YOUR BLACKBOARD VERSION.

 IN ADDITION, POINTS WILL BE ADDED AND SUBTRACTED AS FOLLOWS. (CLICK HERE -- THIS WILL BE A TEST OF YOUR ability to read and follow directions)


 

WHAT SHOULD BE IN THE P1b FOLDER TO BE HANDED IN?

[1] YOUR FINAL COPY. FORMAT: DOUBLE-SPACED, WITH A TITLE, PAGE NOS., and FOOTNOTES AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGES, using the University of Chicago footnote method (See Faigley),with at least one QUOTATION FROM AT LEAST ONE ACTUAL, PRINTED BOOK NOT FOUND IN ANY WAY ON THE INTERNET. LAST PAGE SHOULD PROVIDE THE WORD COUNT (both with and without quotes) AND THE U.R.L. OF THE BLOG VERSION. THIS FINAL VERSION SHOULD BE PUT IN A POCKET FOLDER WITH YOUR NAME ON THE OUTSIDE. 

ALSO IN THIS FOLDER SHOULD BE [2] A COPY OF YOUR ORIGINAL DRAFT, THE ONE YOU UPLOADED TO BLACKBOARD; [3] COPIES OF ALL CRITIQUES YOUR COLLEAGUES MADE AND ANY MADE BY THE INSTRUCTOR ON THIS OR PREVIOUS WRITING SAMPLES; [4] A SECOND DRAFT WITH ALL THE CHANGES YOU MADE IN RESPONSE TO ALL THE CRITIQUES,INCLUDING ANY INSTRUCTOR CRITIQUES OF YOUR WRITING, WITH CHANGES NOW HIGHLIGHTED AND COLOR-CODED TO SHOW WHICH CHANGES WERE MADE IN RESPONSE TO WHICH REVIEWER;

(SUBSEQUENT ESSAY FOLDERS WILL INCLUDE THESE MATERIALS AND MORE)


 


WHERE CAN I GET HELP?

Take advantage of the services you have paid for in the Undergraduate Writing Center and Jester Learning Center. For more specific help, feel free to email me, or call me on the phone to make an appointment to meet in my office.

Writing Center: I strongly encourage you to use the Undergraduate Writing Center, FAC 211, 471-6222). The Undergraduate Writing Center offers free, individualized, expert help with writing for any UT undergraduate, by appointment or on a drop-in basis. Any undergraduate enrolled in a course at UT can visit the UWC for assistance with any writing project. They work with students from every department on campus, for both academic and non-academic writing. Whether you are writing a lab report, a resume, a term paper, a statement for an application, or your own poetry, UWC consultants will be happy to work with you. Their services are not just for writing with "problems." Getting feedback from an informed audience is a normal part of a successful writing project. Consultants help students develop strategies to improve their writing. The assistance they provide is intended to foster independence. Each student determines how to use the consultant's advice. The consultants are trained to help you work on your writing in ways that preserve the integrity of your work.

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