I just wanted to reiterate what I said in class. I am looking for everyone to bring a full draft of their Stone Angel essay for Tuesday. The reason that it is in your best interest to do so is that we will spend some time trying to make them better.
The way I figure it is that, hypothetically speaking, no matter what grade your first attempt at the essay is worth--55%, 75% or 95%, getting help from your peers and myself is bound to make it better. Some people won't avail themselves of this opportunity, but they never do quite as well as those who get it done early and redraft their papers.
I don't like to speak in terms of "rough copy" and "good copy." I discovered some time ago that some students (if asked to turn in a "rough copy") will actually take the copy of their essay that they wrote and then "rough it up." I prefer to think of the writing process as a never ending circle. Every time you get feedback on a draft of your paper, you casn write an improved draft. Therefore, every time you redraft your essay, it will be stronger. Some university papers I wrote I must have taken through 6 to 10 drafts.
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