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EXTRA CREDIT
EXTRA CREDIT FOR AN EXTRA ESSAY: As noted in your course description, you must do three full essays plus the research portion of the course--which is added into your persuasive essay to become a fourth, fully revised essay.
If you wish to write an extra essay you can get extra credit. That would be a total of five assignments.
You would have to contact me to discuss your extra essay proposal. We'd decide if it could make up for any earlier "sins" of omission or commission! IF I APPROVE IT, you can do an extra essay assignment for extra credit.
EXTRA CREDIT FOR EVENT ATTENDANCE: If you wish to go to an author's talk and review the event, I will give you extra credit for your attendance and review. A review would be a page long (aprox. 300 words) and, in addition to reporting on who, what, when, where, you would also make a critical statement about the author and his/her work. It would, of course, help if you gave evidence of reading that work!
EXTRA CREDIT FOR ACCURACY
To some extent, this course must include the warning—the apology— "Don’t do as I do, do as I say." No matter how I try, I know I have never produced a "perfect" product. Of course, that relates to comments on your "Grading" page about how writing is infinitely perfectible.
However, by way of apology, it also has to do with a
long-standing vision impairment I have. I have damage to my eyes which makes it
difficult to proofread, particularly on-screen. Of course, this should obligate
me to find a way to overcome my physical handicap. I have stated that I
will be unforgiving in my evaluation and grading of your own work, if you send it
to me with inaccuracies.
In the instance of these web pages and lessons, however, I am publishing course
material which I sometimes have not even printed out to proofread. As a side
note, I would caution you that composing, revising and presenting work entirely on-screen--without
printing it out to proofread--simply does not allow the kind of careful editing and proofreading that working
with hard copy, print-outs will allow. Still, knowing this, you'd think I would
take the time to print-out each page to edit and proofread my lessons and
website. Sigh... I haven't done that...
Thus, don’t do as I do, do as I say. I am
telling you not to send me anything unless it has been carefully edited, even as I
am asking you to become my editor and proofreader. In your case you will get
extra credit for any corrections you make.
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THE PROOFREADER'S CHALLENGE!
EXTRA CREDIT IF YOU ADD TO THE COURSE
I am always pleased when students send materials which can be published as part of the
course.
A class like EG 35 often draws students who are already
expert in a wide variety of areas, students with jobs, hobbies, talents which
could be shared as examples and instructional models for us all. If you have
written work which is creditable, send it for extra credit. I am interested in
seeing any writing you have done and I am willing to give you extra
credit for it. Better still, if you offer your work for inclusion in the course,
it certainly would be to your credit to see it appear as a part of the course.
Please also offer web links, properly credited source materials, advice and assistance of any kind that would further enrich and perfect this on-line course. Your suggestion will be of great use and remember the first rule for essay writing: Utility!