5.3 Late Penalties

Most of your work will be uploaded to Turnitin.com. If you have a problem submitting your work in the proper format, you may stop the late clock by e-mailing your word-processor file as an attachment or getting a printout into my hands.

Getting Credit for Late Work
If your online assignment is not in its proper electronic slot when I finish marking a stack of papers, I will record a zero for the assignment, and I may never even notice when you eventually do submit it. (If you submit your work before I've finished marking the stack of on-time submissions, I'll notice it and return your grade along with everyone else's. But if I finish the whole stack, I may never even notice when a late paper comes in. (There's no way for me to check "recently submitted papers from all courses" -- I would have to look at each assignment in each course, which would be very inefficient.)

In order to remove that zero and replace it with my assessment, follow this two-step process.

1. Submit the paper in the slot where it belongs.
2. Send me an e-mail that tells me I should look in the slot for your work. Include a subject line with your last name, the course name, the assignment name, and the word "Late". Example:

   "Smith EL267 Ex 1-2 Late"

3. (There's no need to make an extra trip to slip it under my office door.)

I am wiling to make exceptions in the event of extenuating circumstances, such as illness or conflicts caused by your mandatory participation in school activites. In the absence of an approved exception:

• By default, late assignments automatically lose one letter grade per day.
  
• By default, I will not accept any work that is more than a week late. (You may still have to submit, for zero credit, sequenced assignments such as a paper proposal or draft, before I will accept later assignments in that sequence. I will always be willing to meet with you during my office hours to help you catch up, but I cannot promise immediate turn-around if you submit a late assignment.)
  
• By default, a student who misses two class meetings in a row fails the course.
  
• By default, a student who misses any three class meetings during the semster fails the course.
  
• Late entries, early departures, disruptive behavior, and/or lack of preparation may accumulate as absences.
  

All Late Work

For all late work, contact me to tell me what I should find in the late drop box on J-Web -- otherwise I may never see it, and won't know that I should change the recorded zero. If you are asking that I waive the late penalty, upload a copy of your completed Absence Form into the J-Web late paper drop box, with a file name that follows this pattern: "Smith EL267 Ex 1-2 Absence Form".

Unless I grant you an extension in advance, all other assignments are penalized one letter grade for each day they are late (including Saturdays, but not counting Sundays or holidays when the university does not offer classes). (Students who have had me before should note, this is stricter than my previous policy.)

Special Cases

RRRR Items: These time-sensitive assignments (see the RRRR section of the FAQ page) earn no credit if they are late. (You should still complete any items you missed in order to get full credit for your class portfolio.)

Class Participation: The way to get credit for a missed in-class activity is to contribute substantially to the online discussion. Post thoughtful comments on the course website, your peers' websites, and/or your own. To make sure that I see and record credit for this alternative work, paste the URLs of your online contributions into a word processor file, and upload the file into the J-Web late paper box in order to make up a missed set of discussion prompts.-----
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