Assignments 
 
Assignment
Date Due
Percentage of Final Grade
Listserv
On-going
25
Thesis Statement Exercise
9 July; revision due 13 July
10
Text Quotation and Comment Exercise
16 July; revision due 20 July
10
Preparatory Work for Explication Essay
21 July or 28 July
*
Explication Essay
26 July or 1 August
10
Close Reading Essay
3 August, 4 August, or 5 August
10
 

Grades on the revisions of the Thesis Statement Exercise and the Text Quotation and Comment Exercise will be averaged with the original grade if they are submitted on time.
*Failing to submit preparatory work for the Explication Essay will result in a 20% deduction from the points available for the assignment.