03 March 2011

Presidency Essay III

Here is the timeline for the essay:

Thursday, 3 March--
Find at least 2 more sources for your essay; share with me at GoogleDocs using using coachdeb8@gmail.com with filename lastname thursday 2 sources.  20 points

Friday, 4 March--
Find three more sources; share at GoogleDocs with filename:  lastname friday 3 sources.  30 points

Wednesday, 9 March--
Find two more sources (for a total of 11) and prepare a Works Cited page reflecting those sources; share at GoogleDocs with filename:  lastname works cited.  20 points

Friday, 11 March--
Thesis Paragraph due:  Email me your thesis paragraph with the thesis underlined.
Annotated Works Cited:  Write a short paragraph (2-4 sentences) explaining why each source is USEFUL to you in proving your thesis

These two should be shared in ONE document at GoogleDocs with the filename:  lastname thesis.

30 points

Week of 14 March
Rough Draft due by Thursday, 17 March at 11 pm.  Share this document with me at GoogleDocs with filename:  lastname rough draft.  50 points

Week of 21 March
Final Draft due 168 hours after rough draft receives comments from me.  This should be a REVISION of your rough draft shared file--when you are ready to submit it, change the filename to:  lastname final draft.  200 points

Essay Parameters
  • Honors:  1500 - 2000 words not counting Works Cited
  • CP:  1000 - 1500 words not counting Works Cited
  • Submitted properly at GoogleDocs
  • Thesis statement is underlined
  • Each paragraph links to thesis statement.
  • Good writing; proofread--points off for grammatical errors, etc.

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