This course is organized to emphasize the importance of the revision process in effective writing. This means that revisions, as well as the final product, will form a part of your grade for each major assignment. Tutors in the Center will help you in the revision process. Information not considered common knowledge must be correctly documented. Compositions which are not written by you or are not fully documented constitute plagiarism and are easily recognized.
Deliberate plagiarism is illegal, unethical, and a guaranteed way to fail an assignment.
Please keep and bring to class a notebook or folder to hold these assignments. Assignments in this notebook will constitute part of your process grade, but none will ever be graded for spelling, punctuation, organization, etc. All notebook assignments are designed to help you to prepare for writing your research papers, so they may involve practice with techniques, self-analysis, and anything else which seems useful for helping you learn about research and your own writing abilities. Revision and process activities will be an integral part of most assignments. Details on what to hand in will be provided with each assignment.