Each of you will be graded according to how much improvement you have made, how much effort you have made, attendance, participation and how much you have learned. In order to grade dialogically you will be asked, constantly, for input and you will be responsible for the direction the class sessions take. Another important component of writing is the editing process. It is important to keep editing separate from composing. While constructing your projects, little attention should be paid to the mechanics of writing.
Later drafts are the place to concentrate upon sentence-level grammar conventions.
For instance, it makes little sense to spend time and effort editing a sentence that will be omitted in a later draft. Rewriting and editing are different processes. Commentary on early drafts will be in the form of questions and suggestions for rewriting and clarification while grammatical concerns will be left for later drafts. I want you to think of this class as your writing space. I am not solely responsible for the content of the class.