- You are doing well on volume and willingness to express.
Now I want an emphasis on quality.
- What is missing from so many papers are quality and care.
Ask yourself, "If my friend's life depended on this paper
being really high quality, what would I do?" You would read
it aloud with a fine tooth comb. You would ask me for some help.
You would ask others. You would go to the writing center. You
would not make sloppy mistakes.
- Read aloud five times.
- Ask for outside input before the paper is due. Get help now.
Don't wait. I will look at your research papers until November
10. Set up an appointment for either before or after class.
- Make sure your conclusion follows your argument. For instance,
if you are discussing one subject, make sure your conclusion is
about that subject.
- Follow directions.
- Staple upper left corner. Paper clip to notes and drafts.
- Notes and drafts are required on research paper.
- Sheehan is spelled
- Punctuation almost always goes inside quotation marks.