March 8 ... 3rd 9 Weeks CBA .. Research Paper Final Drafts ... Pandemonium Ensues

• We have to take our 3rd 9 Week Exams TODAY.

• FINAL DRAFTS will now be submitted electronically to me either today or tomorrow (since you'll lose the period today due to the 3rd 9 Week Exam.
• Even if you shared it with me once already - SHARE it again.  The date and time on the email I receive to show that it has been shared will serve as your official time and date of submission. Anything not turned in by 2:35 tomorrow, Friday 3/8 will be late.

• No phones, computers, or electronic devices of ANY kind during the exam.

March 6 ... Self Check ... Editing/Revising

• Grab a copy of the research paper checklist from the top of the laptop cart
• It is modified from a peer evaluation/editing assignment - so there are some things that are slightly changed or crossed out.  When in doubt, refer to the requirements for our paper.
• It is an optional quiz grade - but you MUST turn in a completed rough draft to receive that grade.  No rough draft, nothing to self-check/edit ... thus, no grade.

• Once you finish the checklist (you have today and tomorrow to work), finish your editing and revising on your rough draft so you are ready to print when we are in the lab on Thursday (3/8) when your paper is due.

• Once you have finished cleaning up your paper, copy and paste your works cited page to the end of the paper (make sure it starts on its own page).  Works Cited do NOT count toward your word count, just FYI.

***Also ... one last time ... the Advisory Passports cannot be used to substitute for the rough draft***

March 5 .. One More Week (and Research Papers are due Thursday!)

The rubric for grading your Final Draft is below - remember it is due on Thursday.

Also ... your notes and sources need to remain in the room starting today to receive a grade.  If you need them to work on your paper outside of class, you need to make sure I am aware of that.

• Rough Drafts are late ... they were due on Friday 3/2
• We will have a revising/editing/MLA checklist activity for you to complete in class tomorrow
• Final Drafts are due on Thursday, 3/8 ... we will be in the lab that day to print them.