Final projects

Information and requirements

• Final project information (1): Types of projects

• Final project information (2): Deadlines and proposal
  • Includes grading criteria for project proposal

• Paper-writing tips for linguistics

• The first draft -- due M Apr 9
  • Grading criteria for first draft

• Peer commentary
  • Guidelines for writing up your peer commentary on paper drafts

NEW: FINAL PAPERS -- Submission process and grading criteria

• Deadline is F May 4 at 3:00 pm
  • Submit electronically, as a PDF file
    • Recommended: Submit under "Assignments" on Sakai
    • If necessary, you may send me the PDF as an e-mail attachment instead
    • For a free plug-in for MS Word that makes PDF files, see here (for Office 2007)
    • Please let me know by Wed May 2 if you forsee technical problems with the submission or the PDF (if you have a PDF crisis, sending a .doc file is better than sending nothing)

• Grading of the final paper will be based on:
  • The grading criteria for the first draft (see above)
  • The comments sheet you received when your paper was returned, which contains feedback and revisions specific to your project