Office Hours and Consultations
I am always happy to talk with you, via email or in person. Please come to my office hours, and bring your ideas, musings, and / or rough drafts. I believe writing and learning are long-term processes and I will reward students who take this seriously. I am happy to consider revisions or second drafts of writing assignments, as long as students spend mental energy substantially reconsidering what they write.
Rewrite Policy
I will accept any rewrites up to two weeks after the paper was returned to you (as judged by the timestamp on the dropbox file). Whatever new grade will erase the previous grade.
Late Work
I will accept work turned in past its deadline but the grade will be reduced three points for each day late. These points cannot be made up with any rewrite, i.e., if a paper’s grade is reduced three points because of lateness, any rewrite of that paper would only be able to receive up to a 97, not 100.
Grading and Requirements
Class Participation 15% of final grade
First Paper 15% of final grade
Second Paper – first draft 15% of final grade
Second Paper – second draft 20% of final grade
Third Paper 20% of final grade
Weekly Writing Assignments 15% of final grade