Independent Study Project Deadlines
(Dates and instructions are subject to change by the instructor only)
JAN. 25: Signed sheets due: Calendar, Plagiarism Contract, Parent Guidelines (10 points)
FEB. 4: Preliminary Research Worksheets due: (30 points)
Two possible topics worksheets + 1 annotated bibliography for each (see handout)
FEB. 14: Final topic choice and thesis due (see handout) (10 points)
FEB. 26: Preliminary chapter outline due (see Information Synthesis handout) (10 points)
MAR. 4: Annotated Bibliography due for 5 of the 10 sources required (20 points)
MAR. 8: 10 Note Cards (4 x 6) neatly written. Follow in-class instruction and worksheets (20 points)
MAR. 12: Final Thesis and Outline due; include quotations (30 points)
Email your Final Outline to each of your group members for 3/14 Panels; write 3 questions/comments to ask each member
MAR. 14: Panel discussions on Final Outline; begin writing!
MAR. 20: Preliminary Draft #1 due. Include parenthetical documentation and Works Cited
CLASSROOM ATTENDANCE A MUST FOR THIS PHASE!(10 points)
MAR. 22: Preliminary Draft #2 due, focusing on style and The Paramedic Method.
CLASSROOM ATTENDANCE A MUST FOR THIS PHASE!(10 points)
MAR. 26: Final Draft due. Include Final Outline and Works Cited (200 points)
TOTAL POINTS POSSIBLE: 350 points
Final notes:
This is a deadline handout, or calendar. You have now been informed of every important date in the ISP process and no excuses will be accepted for late work. The ISP process as described above and any related work is worth 30% of your total second semester grade in this class.
Always look ahead: most assignments may be worked on well before their due date; you should be ALWAYS researching and working on your paper. Do not think of each assignment above as easily completed in one night of homework.
Late work will be downgraded one full letter grade for each regular calendar (not ISP Calendar or class) day late. In case of illness, school make-up policy applies; assignments may be turned in as soon as possible during Support Period. Unexcused absences or phone calls/emails on behalf of a student will not excuse late work.
Each step of the process must be turned in before the next step will be considered for a grade.
All work is to be neatly typed, except where noted.
Specific instructions and formats will be thoroughly explained in class; therefore classroom attendance is a must.
Most paperwork associated with the ISP will appear on my website; students will be asked to print out the appropriate paperwork for each class; Listening and Speaking points will be deducted, and students will put themselves at a disadvantage, if they do not bring required paperwork to class.
Final Draft of ISP must be turned in to Turnitin.com no later than the due date; a student’s ISP will not be graded until a corresponding copy has been submitted to Turnitin.com.
Note: Students planning on being absent on any of the above days for anything other than illness, such as vacations, field trips, or school business must make arrangements to turn in the work before the due date.
No ISPs will be accepted after Spring Break.
There are no exceptions to any of the above rules; a copy of this calendar appears on the class website.
I understand and accept the above conditions and the consequences to my ISP and class grade of not abiding by them.
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