20-Hour Project Log Due on Jan. 10

But you knew that, right? Remember, 20 hours = A, 16 hours = B, 14 hours = C, 12 hours = D. Even 10 hours is better than zero, so if you haven't finished already, hop to it.

All the research papers that have been submitted to turnitin.com have been graded and entered in Engrade. I think the turnitin procedure went fairly well. After I set the filters to exclude quotations and the Work Cited page, the similarity index went down, in some cases, way down.

When we return to class, you will be working on your slide presentations and practicing in small groups for your Feb. 3 presentation.

Nice Job on Socratic Circle

It's been awhile since we've had a Socratic Circle, so I was happy to see that you got back into the groove today. It was also the first time the class has talked in depth about each person's Senior Project. Everyone had valuable comments and questions, which is good practice for the questions you may get at your presentation on Feb. 1.

Directions for Turning in Final Draft of Research Paper

After you've added your interview (see handout) and made your revisions, log on to turnitin.com (see link at right). Upload your paper before 8 a.m. on Monday. If you click on Compatibility Report, it will show you how many of your words match your sources. If it said 100%, then that would mean a person cut and pasted an entire paper. If it said 50%, it would mean a person copied half the paper. It compares it to your sources. If it is 20% or less, it will show as green (good). It's fine if you have a 4% or 8% compatibility report; it's chance that a certain amount of words will be repeated.

You can only upload an assignment once, so you may want to upload your paper to the assignment that says Rough Draft first to see what the compatibility report says. I've already recorded a grade for the rough draft; I created that assignment so students could try it out first.

I'm trying to figure out how to set the website to allow resubmissions. In the meantime, let's see how this works.