As some of you have no doubt noticed, I have not returned comments on revisions yet.
That is because my cold got worse after Tuesday and through the weekend. I am finally starting to feel better (thanks for asking), so I’ll be working on those tonight and this week.
However, that means I won’t be able to get comments back to you on the Researched Argument paper.
This is good news for you though, because that means I will grade them as is for your final portfolios and you all will get better scores than normal for a teacher draft.
So everyone say, hurray for sick teachers, and start working on getting the other papers ready for the portfolio.
Thanks!
So maybe just to clarify, we will not be getting the final drafts back to revise? They will be turned in and graded as they are right now? Hope your better. Thanks.
Garrett replied on December 6th, 2010:
You can revise (you should if your teacher draft wasn’t finished and you know it) if you want.
But, I won’t be returning comments before the portfolio (most likely).
Hurray for sick teachers!
Totally kidding though, just had to be the one who did it
I was just wondering if I could get some clarification on what we need to do for our portfolio. For each paper in our portfolio there are going to be 3 files, correct? One file that is the cover letter for the paper, the paper itself, and the sources used for that paper. Do we need to include the source in the email if we have a hard copy of it that we can turn in to you?
Also, on the bottom of the second page it says that each major paper must include (all in the same file) final draft, revision draft cover letter, revision draft, etc. . ., I’m confused as what you mean by all in the same file. Meaning the final draft is first and then we do the whole new page thing and copy and paste each of those things after it and then save it with the file name, for example, Shannon Aders_Poposal_Final Draft. Sorry for the lame questions. I just want to make sure I fully understand everything.
nick.simpson replied on December 7th, 2010:
From what I understand there are the two files required(final draft and cover letter) and the sources can be included or if they are used for the rest of your papers they can be put in a folder called “Sources” at the top level. If you have a hard copy of the source there is no need to include it in the soft copy(although it wouldn’t hurt).
For the final draft, you will have one file that includes what is outlined in the handout:
1. Final Draft
2. Revision Draft (if any) Cover Letter
3. Revision Draft (if any)
4. Teacher Draft Teacher Review Sheet (with my comments)
5. Teacher Draft Cover Letter
6. Teacher Draft(with my comments if possible)
7. Peer Draft
Place a page break after each of these so that each part starts on its own proper page.
Hope that helps
shannon_aders replied on December 7th, 2010:
And also, what is the report of english experience that is supposed to be included in the hard copy version? I don’t remember what that assignment was.
nick.simpson replied on December 7th, 2010:
That was one of the first papers we had to do. It was short and emailed to Garrett. Check your “Sent” box in your email. Filter it by “Garrett” and it should be (if you don’t delete your sent messages) there.
shannon_aders replied on December 8th, 2010:
Was it the “writing process” assignment?
Garrett replied on December 8th, 2010:
This is the actually the Research History assignment.
Sorry, I forgot to change the name on the sheet when I changed it on the syllabus.
If you can’t find that one, the Writing Process one will work fine.
Garrett replied on December 8th, 2010:
I think you have it – and Nick clarified it enough, I think.
Thanks!
shannon_aders replied on December 8th, 2010:
Many thanks!
Austin B replied on December 8th, 2010:
A question along these lines just for further clarification: There is nothing due tomorrow we are just doing presentations correct? The only thing “due” the rest of the semester is all that portfolio stuff on next Tues as well as our presentation? Do I have that right?
shannon_aders replied on December 8th, 2010:
I am under that impression, so I sure hope that’s right!
Sorry, one more question. As far as the hard copy of the portfolio that we need to turn in, do we just bring that to class on Tuesday? Or is there somewhere that we are supposed to turn it in?
Carson Lindley replied on December 13th, 2010:
I think he said we could turn it in to the English department; but to be safe, I would just bring it to class tomorrow. The electronic version needs to be submitted before class either by email, CD, or flash drive.
Garrett replied on December 13th, 2010:
No, it cannot be turned in there. Bring it with you to class.
Do we need a cover letter to go with each paper for the portfolio?
josephhumpherys replied on December 13th, 2010:
Yes, all five papers in the portfolio need their own cover letter. Even if you didn’t change anything, you have to create a new cover letter that says you didnt change anything.
Garrett replied on December 13th, 2010:
I know it is annoying – but I do have a very good teacher-ly reason for it.
Mr. Winn I hope you check this tonight. For the revision draft section of the portfolio, would you like us to put the revision draft we turned in? Or the one you sent back to us with the revised scores at the top (and your suggestions)? If you don’t respond I would assume you would want the one you sent back to us because that would have the most recent scores..?
Garrett replied on December 13th, 2010:
I would like every draft in there. So if you did the peer draft, teacher draft, and then revised 2 times, you would have 5 versions of the paper in there (the fifth one would be the final portfolio draft).
Austin B replied on December 13th, 2010:
Right but what I’m asking is do you want the revision that I sent to you (clean and with no comments or scores), or the one you sent back with your comments and recent scores? Thanks for answering that.
Or both?
Are we suppose to include a blank Teacher Review Sheet in the file for the final draft of our Researched Argument or send one seperately like we do for the cover lefter of the final draft?
Garrett replied on December 14th, 2010:
Teacher Review Sheets are only for the teacher review draft. You will only include the version I commented on.
Nick commented on the order.
I would like it to be clarified.
Can I just attach all of my sources individually?
Then, as far as each paper is concerned is there any order in the document to put the teacher draft, final draft, peer draft and cover letters?
I was going to do it like this:
1. Final Draft
~Revision Drafts Here if any
2. Cover Letter Teacher Draft
3. Teacher Draft Cover L. (no comments)
4. Teacher Draft (w/ Winn’s comments)
5. Teacher Review Sheet (w/ comments)
6. Peer Draft
Is that right?
Garrett replied on December 14th, 2010:
Check the Portfolio assignment sheet – it tells the order to do everything in.
Garrett replied on December 14th, 2010:
And, yes, the sources should be each individually attached.