Essay 1

The majority of you should have received Essay 1 by now.  I still have a handful that I am working through over here, but those of you still waiting will have them back well before the next essay is due.

This is a good time for my to make a note about revisions.  You have the option to revise any of your essays.  There are three things you must do in order to take this option.

• Let me know that you plan to revise the essay within 48 hours of receiving it back from me.
• Revise the essay and email it to me within one week of its return.  (In other words, if you got your essay back today, I would need your revision by next Thursday.)
• Return the original graded essay and rubric with your new copy.

As you revise, pay attention to both the original assignment sheet and the grading rubric returned to you with the essay.  Also note that I will not raise your grade if you perform only cosmetic, grammatical revisions.  That is proofreading, not revising.  Revising should indicate an overhaul of essay construction or content and should go beyond simply correcting the grammatical notes I have made on your paper.