BEFORE TURNING IN THE FINAL DRAFT OF YOUR ESSAY, BE SURE TO DO THE FOLLOWING:
1. READ AND RE-READ YOUR ESSAY. SPELL CHECK, TOO...SIMPLE, SILLY LITTLE ERRORS WILL BE COSTLY.
2. YOU DO NOT NEED A COVER PAGE, BUT YOU SHOULD HAVE SECTIONS LABELED PART A AND PART B.
3. BE SURE THAT YOUR PART B IS UTTERLY BRILLIANT. WOW ME WITH YOUR ANALYSIS! IF YOU READ IT AND THINK BLAH, PROBABLY I WILL TOO. IF YOUR BOOK WAS BLAH, THEN ALL THE MORE REASON TO CRITIQUE IT. HOW DARE AN AUTHOR OF A BOOK ON SLAVERY MAKE IT BORING. PART B IS YOUR CHANCE TO BE BOLD IN YOUR THINKING. WE PRACTICE THIS IN CLASS ALMOST EVERYDAY, WHEN YOU TURN TO A NEIGHBOR AND ANALYZE SOME TEXT. DON'T JUST SAY WHAT THE TEST SAYS, DELVE INTO WHAT IT MEANS. BOLD ANALYSIS BASED ON THE TEXT IS YOUR GOAL FOR PART B.
4. BY ALL MEANS, BE SURE THAT YOU DO NOT USE ANYONE ELSE'S WORDS WITHOUT PUTTING THEM IN QUOTES. REMEMBER, THESE ISSUES OF ACADEMIC HONESTY ARE VITAL.
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