Your final grade will be determined by the grade level you complete. Each paper will be marked "ACCEPTED," "EDIT," "REVISE," or "REWRITE." (You may submit only one paper at a time; when one is ACCEPTED, you may submit the next one.) In addition, compliance with your instructor's point system for deadlines and activities may determine your eligibility for a grade of "B" or "A."
ACCEPTED: the paper fulfills the objectives of the assignment and is relatively free of grammatical, spelling, and punctuation errors.
EDIT: the paper fulfills the objectives of the assignment but contains errors. You must avoid similar errors in subsequent papers in order to progress in the course.
REVISE: the paper needs improvement in style, organization, or development.
REWRITE: the paper does not fulfill the objectives of the assignment.
Your final grade will be determined by the writing level you have achieved by the end of the course and by the points you have earned for class activities. You must have one paper accepted before you can turn in the next paper. You must show improvement to make progress in the course.
You're making a C (C means adequate, basically OK, average) if you follow the prescribed format, have a sensible central idea and meet the word count for each paragraph with reasonably intelligent discussion of the topic for that paragraph. C papers might have some errors in grammar or punctuation before revision.
You're making a B (B means good, above average) if you follow the correct format, have a central idea that shows careful reading and insight into a story and have no problem meeting or exceeding the word count for each paragraph with well organized, content-rich discussion of each short story element. B papers will have very few errors in grammar or punctuation before revision.
You're making an A (A means exceptionally good, way above average) if you consistently show exceptional insight into the stories and express that insight with full, rich, organized development and discussion of all ideas. A papers will be considerably longer than the minimum requirements and show no major errors in grammar or punctuation before revision.
However, this does not mean that you should have someone else make any substantial contributions to your essays (this includes editing and correcting). If your C test does not reflect the same writing style, insightfulness, and command of grammar and punctuation that your papers are displaying by the end of the semester, you will fail the course.
Final A and B papers must be prepared without any assistance from tutors or anyone else.