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Final Draft!

The time has come to turn in all of your stuff pertaining to the research paper.  Please include ALL of the following in your folder:
  • Your final draft, in a report cover - MLA formatting, including a header on the first page, numbering, and a works cited page (NOT your annotated bib)
  • Your rough drafts, including both the one I wrote on and the one you wrote in class
  • Your sources, stapled with note cards, arranged in the order they appear on your works cited page
A couple of all-purpose reminders: 
  1. You must USE all of your sources.  I've said this before, but I think it bears repeating.  It is not enough to simply SAY that you used them; I need to see evidence (in-text citations in the final draft corresponding to highlighted passages in your source).
  2. Make absolutely certain that you have cited everything that you've used and that all sources are included on your works cited page and in your folder.
See you tomorrow.  I'll give you instructions on where to turn in late work then.  You're almost through with this thing, so see it through.

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