Time to Put the Paper Together

July 31, 2007

Yes, Module IV ends today, so be sure you’ve finished Assn. #10 and Paper 4. Module IV Quiz has been posted in the Module IV, Day 5-6 folder in Blackboard. It covers the proposal paper, searching for reference sources, and documentation styles (PowerPoint presentation). This quiz will be available today and tomorrow only (Tuesday-Wednesday). No notes, books, or internet allowed.

Some of you turned your paper 4 in early so you didn’t get to put in a rewrite for paper 3. You can still do a rewrite, but it will need to be included with paper 4 later. So save it until you get paper 4 back and then put them together and submit in the appropriate place in the Rewrite folder. Rewrites for module 3 work is due by Friday and rewrites for assignment 10 and paper 4 will be due by Sunday. Make a note that the only thing accepted on Sunday are those two rewrites. No late final papers will be accepted. Please submit those by midnight Saturday, August 4th.

The way to make your paper longer is to include more arguments and more opposing views and counter arguments. Remember the paper is yours, so don’t rely too much on your sources. If you find that more than 50% of the paper is paraphrased or quoted material, you have too much. Also keep in mind that too much quoting is not good. A good rule is quoted material should be less than 10% of the whole paper.

I’ll post another announcement later of things to check for in your paper before you submit. I advise that you wait until at least Friday before you submit your final paper. You might find these tips helpful.

When you start to piece together your final paper, keep in mind that you will not get a chance to rewrite it, so any mistakes you make will lower the grade. And any documentation errors made, like not citing sources or not paraphrasing correctly will result in a score of zero. So be careful and ask before you submit.

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