There is good research to indicate that revision pays off. Your grade will be determined by what you turn in at the end of the semester in a portfolio. I will give you a preliminary grade to anyone who inquires so that you can see about where you stand, but there will be no official grade until the end. If students cannot bear this system, I can be persuaded to be more traditional. Generally, each paper and the final exam will count as one grade.
Additional grades are total point and revised daily writing.
All papers must be handed in on time unless you make specific, individual arrangements with me. You cannot pass the course if you fail to hand in a paper. In other words, if you miss nine classes I will administratively withdraw you from the course. If you have a crisis in your life, please contact me, and I will help you decide how to fit this course into your life, or help you decide that the prudent thing is to drop it. I want more than your warm body in attendance.