The final day to turn it in is December, 11th. You must reach an "Acceptable" paper. If you do, you will receive an "A" (100%) on your research paper. If you do not you will receive a 50%. The rationale for this assignment is as follows:
As seniors in high school you need to be cognizant of the two major aspects of the writing process. 1.) The research, formulation and writing of the piece. 2.) The revising and editing of the piece you have created. Many students complete number one fine, yet they give a half-effort on the second portion. However, it is the second half of the process that separates acceptable (great) essays and unacceptable (poor) ones. This process will hopefully assist you and teach you that you must create and work on multiple (approximately 4) versions of your essays before you turn them in. Next year the expectation will be that you turn in fully formed, revised and polished essays to your college professors and instructors. You wouldn't turn in a report or work order to a boss in an unfinished form would you? No, so don't do it here. Good luck, and know that I am here to help you along the way.
Don't forget...make sure that your essay makes a statement, creates an argument that needs to be proven through support and analysis, and provokes the reader into thinking along your same lines.
