Students attending official university functions must obtain official excuses from the Office of Academic Affairs. If you must travel out of town on official school functions, turn in your assignment in advance. Always keep a copy of your work, but you must turn in the original. A letter grade will be dropped for each day your work is late, counting weekends and holidays. No research paper will be accepted whose first and second drafts your instructor has not seen in advance.
All research papers are due at the beginning of the class period.
A correct revision will not be upgraded higher than a letter grade. For all parties involved, a single incident of plagiarism will be grounds for failure in the course. Also, to maintain a student s file, each student must turn in a regular manila folder as soon as possible. Anthology of American Literature . Authors we may read, time allowing.