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Any written assignment given to you with more than one class
night to complete must be typed. No excuses. Please do your work well
ahead of time so that if your printer or computer should explode, you have
time to take care of the assignment. Please only count class nights. If I
assign you a short paper on Friday and we do not meet on Monday, that is
still only one class night even though four nights have gone by. If I give
an assignment on Monday and ask for it on Wednesday and we meet every day
that week, please type it. Figure it out when you write your assignment down
in your notebook. When in doubt, please ask.
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Place your name, period and date in the upper right hand corner of the
paper. These facts will be essential for years to come. I want to know
who wrote the paper. I will never remember which period of English class you
are in (I'm old), and I want to know how long it has been since I have
received your paper and I still haven't marked it.
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Double space your paper.
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One inch margins please. I am not a fanatic. I don't take a ruler
to your paper. Just try for one inch margins on the sides and top and
bottom. It is neater this way.
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Please use only Times Roman or Arial 12 point font.
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Assume all assignments are meant to be on paper unless told otherwise.
Do not walk in to class with a computer disk. If the assignment was
meant to be on paper, have it on paper.
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Spell check your document.
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Have your assignments looked at by a talented peer, a parent or a
writing tutor before I see it and while there is still time to do
something about it. If you should see a minor error on the hard copy, you
may correct it in pen or pencil neatly. Neatly! The
tutors at the Writing Center can be reached by e-mail at: writing-tutors@masconometschools.org
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writing-related questions and papers for editing and feedback to the Writing
Center staff.
Papers should be saved in RTF, or Rich Text Format, and sent as
attachments.
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Assignments are due on time. You will lose five percent of your
grade for each school day the paper is late whether the class meets or not.
You must be the judge as to whether a poor paper handed in on time will get
a better grade than a better paper handed in a day late. Remember that
almost anything is better than a zero.
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Save a copy of everything you ever write. If I lose your paper,
you will have a copy. If you lose your paper, you will have a copy. If you
need your paper again, you will have a copy. If your paper goes to a
competition, you will have a copy. Save everything. Make backup copies. It
is your responsibility to have copies of everything.
