Paper Topics
For this paper, you may choose any topic that has to do with time or timekeeping. I realize that this is a very broad assignment. To keep you from getting "in over your head" inadvertently, I am requiring you to write a progress report well before the paper is actually due.

Purpose of Research
Once again, your audience is a group of students much like your peers in the FYI. I want you to write something that your peers would find informative and enjoyable to read if they were assigned it as a class reading. This paper is a "capstone" project for this course; a culmination of your thoughts about time this semester.

Due Dates

• Writing Center Appointment (3 points, if required): If you earned a "B-" or less for your average grade on the second paper, you are required to meet with a writing tutor at the Writing Center for this paper. This appointment should occur no later than Sunday, December 12.
• Progress Report (3 points): Everyone is required to turn in a progress report to me. This report will consist of three parts. (1) A brief, one-to-two sentence topic statement for your paper, (2) a basic outline of your paper, and (3) a list of the sources that you have used so far. This progress report is due on Tuesday, November 30.
• Rough Draft (5 points, or 2 if you have a required writing center appointment): You are required to bring in a rough draft of your paper for discussion in class. The rough draft is due on Tuesday, December 7. You will spend one hour of the class in small groups to critique the drafts.
• Final Paper (17 points): All papers are due at the beginning of class on Tuesday, December 14. No extensions will be granted.

The Devil's in the Details
This paper should be six to ten pages long. You must cite at least four sources. At least two of your sources must be non-Web based sources. As with the Calendars paper, your "Works Cited" page should include brief (short paragraph) annotations for each source. The purpose of annotations is to help readers of your paper choose among the sources for further reading.

As with the previous papers, your paper will be graded on content, organization, and use of language, in roughly equal parts. This paper is worth 25% of your final course grade.

Citations & Plagiarism
You will use MLA in-text citations to document your sources. Sources will be listed on a separate "Works Cited" page at the end of your paper. Plagiarism is grounds for an F on any assignment, and possibly in the course. If you are in doubt about whether or not a particular idea or phrase should be attributed to a source, err on the side of caution. (When in doubt, cite!)