Hi Dr. Jerz,

You wrote that a presubmission form needs to be filled out by March 5th. Does this mean that we do not need to have anything done for Friday, March 2nd, on the presubmission? Will there be a slot for this on turnitin.com? Also, is there an actual form to fill out or is it just us writing for permission to revise? Thank you!

I'd like you to submit an "acceptable presubmission" by March 5, and your fist try is due on Friday.

I will aim to give very quick feedback. If your submission is not acceptable, I'll check for revisions on Monday. Yes, that means you'll have to do the revision during the spring break... all the more reason to make sure your first submission is acceptable.

I have an office hour on Thursday afternoon at 4 if you'd like to bring a printout of your first draft, so that you'll have a better chance of passing it on the first try.

By the end of the work day on Monday March 5, I want to have all the presubmissions approved.

There will be a form to download and fill out, and yes I am asking that you upload it to Turnitin.com. I haven't posted the form yet (and probably won't get to it until tomorrow afternoon).

If you want to start working on it now, the main things on the form are:

What exactly you plan to change (this can be a bulleted list, and it should focus on global revision rather than spelling mistakes or missing words).

A passage from your revision; a comment that I left on your paper (or something that you learned from the assigned reading or an in-class workshop) that explains the problem with that passage; and a sample revision of that passage.

Another passage that illustrates a different problem, along with an explanation and suggested revision.

A final comment that explains why you want to choose this one instead of your other two exercises.

Thank you! I will stop by your office around 4 pm.

My fault -- that should actually be 3-4.