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In some cases, websites that are available in the evening will not be available the next day. The instructor has no control over such situations.

However, in many cases, particular websites are interchangeable (for example, the sites for constitutional amendments are too numerous to count).

All sites were fully available and functioning when checked by the instructor.

Problems with a site for a project might simply mean one fewer project option. As each week’s calendar is posted by 10 p.m. the preceding Friday, students are advised to check relevant information for projects so that they do not have questions or problems as deadlines approach.

A video on the Honor System, the Honor pledge, and plagiarism has been posted, as has a one-page “handout” on plagiarism, which includes paraphrasing and quoting. Both clearly indicate that the Writing Center is available to work with students on any issue related to plagiarism.

*** PLEASE NOTE THAT, IF ANYONE OTHER THAN A WRITING CENTER TUTOR HELPS IN ANY WAY WITH YOUR PROJECTS OR RESPONSES, THAT PERSON CAN DO NO MORE THAN PROVIDE GENERAL, ORAL FEEDBACK.  (If such a person provides the allowed help, he/she must be acknowledged in your Honor pledge with a brief indication of the help provided.)

RECEIVING MORE THAN THE ALLOWABLE HELP–OR NOT INDICATING IN THE PLEDGE HELP FROM SOMEONE NOT IN THE WRITING CENTER–IS A VIOLATION OF COURSE REQUIREMENTS AND CAN RESULT IN PENALTIES AS SERIOUS AS HONOR CHARGES.

a. Adhere to the word limit. If you do not, the instructor will “edit” your response and cut it to the assigned length–and will penalize you.

ALL WORD LIMITS HAVE A REASON–AND THAT REASON IS THE NEED TO LEARN TO THINK PRECISELY AND WRITE CONCISELY. (You do not want to spend 10 minutes reading something that should take 5 minutes; neither do your readers.)

b. Be sure to PLEDGE your entry or the instructor will delete it (and you cannot “claim” it on your weekly list).

c. Do more than congratulate each other for writing a project. Think, analyze, challenge (respectfully).

d. If the instructor (or a classmate) responds to your project (or to one of your responses), do not waste a post saying, “Thank you.” If you respond, do so substantively. Make reading your reply a useful experience for others.