English B1A CLASS PACK - Bakersfield College

The Second DraftAfter making revisions based on your peer review and self review, you will printout a new copy of your research paper. Bring this second draft along with thefirst draft and copies of all your sources to your second draft conference.Basically, I want to catch any major problems that still exist that would preventyou from earning a passing grade on the research paper so that you have theopportunity to work on these issues before turning in the final draft.Please note that there will not be time to work on grammar or mechanics at thistime; if you need additional help, please arrange to see me during office hoursor seek help in the Writing Center.It is extremely important that your sources are organized in alphabetical orderand that they are highlighted: Highlight the source every place that your essayrefers to.Here’s what I’m looking for at your second draft conference:• Are you going to be able to finish on time? Your essay should be more orless complete at this time, in need only of some minor corrections orrefinements.• Have you met the minimum requirements regarding length, sources, andreferences?• Is there any plagiarism?• Can I find all of your paraphrases, summaries, and quotations in thesources?• Are there any issues with your thesis statement, organization,development, support, etc?SECOND DRAFT CONFERENCEDay/time/room _________________________________________Please bring• a copy of all drafts you have so far• copies of all your sources, in alphabetical order, highlighted• MLA Handbook34