Welcome to Linda Overman's English 097
Format For Turning in the Final Draft of Your
Essay
Note: Come to class with your folder arranged and in order with your name,
clearly written on the outside of the two-pocket folder.
INSIDE LEFT POCKET
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Self-Evaluation
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Write a paragraph evaluating your work on this essay. Include answers to
these questions:
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What steps in the writing process were most helpful to you?
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Which peer in your peer group gave you the most helpful feedback?
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What have you changed and polished in this draft that shows evidence of
substantial revision from your rough. Explain specifically.
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What other classroom activities helped you develop your essay (e.g. group
work, freewrites, reading response, journals, conferencing, bulletin
board discussions)?
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Final Draft of Your Essay
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Double space the entire document!
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First page should have this heading at the top on the left:
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Your name
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Instructor's name
- English 097
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Date due with month written out, day, and year.
Your final draft must be word processed. Do not type on both sides of page.
Make sure you use font size 12. The page number should appear in the upper
right-hand corner with your last name in front of it on every page. This
is to be created as a header in either Word or WordPerfect. Staple pages
together on left-hand corner.
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Peer Reviews Completed By Other Students during workshopping.
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You will get these back on workshop days. Include them and any marginal
comments made on the copy of your draft they commented on. Attach these
together.
- Remember that you get points for participating in peer review during peer review days.
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Rough Draft(s) with peer review comments and instructor's comments
on it.
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Include printouts of any online correspondence with instructor regarding
this draft.
INSIDE RIGHT POCKET
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Invention Work.
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Include all notes for invention, freewrites, short written responses, journals,
online discussions, LRC forms-(Extra Credit), even notes for a topic you elected not to
write about.
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Sources.
- If you used any in class or any outside material, include photocopies (including
annotations) and/or printouts of your sources here. Also include notes from
observations or interviews in this section.
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Warning--Points Deducted
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You will be rewarded for your creativity and hard work;but
hear me now, I will not accept late papers; in addition I will
take away percentage points for the following indiscretions:
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-5% for drafts not set up according to MLA style
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-10% for not being prepared with a rough draft including peer review days
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-5% for a final draft without invention work as described and appropriate
drafts attached.
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