Don t panic if one of the assignments causes you trouble or is so bad that you feel you ll flunk. The 1st three papers may be revised, and I ll regrade the revision. The objective of the course is to learn how to write effectively and to improve from where you are, not necessarily to write one masterpiece after another. However much I can help and advise you though, you will have to apply what you can learn in class and via your texts and research. Altogether, these writing assignments will total approximately 5500 words, as required by the UW Colleges English Department.
All assignments are due at class time.
Late papers, if accepted, will be assigned a lower grade . If you cannot meet a deadline because of some extraordinary problem or emergency, you should turn the assignment in early or contact me in advance to discuss an extension. On peer review days, you must bring a complete paper. Revisions of papers are possible. I'll explain my policy on this in class.