There will be no more second chance for the “research papers.” I will be grading them (albeit using an unorthodox standard) as they are. The problem is that no one told me that you don’t know what a research paper is and how to do it. Even if I rejected your papers for revisions, you’ll not be able to produce a viable one because you don’t know yet what to do. It was my fault; I operated on the basis of untested assumptions.
I’ll be conferring with your English teacher regarding this matter. Research paper writing is an integral part of academic training both in high school and college. Research topics may vary according to level, but the core skill of researching, as well as the values of intellectual honesty and responsibility is always there. There’s nothing collegiate about research paper writing – it is prescribed in the Basic Education Curriculum for High School. In most public schools, the rudiments of research are taught during the Second and Third Years so that by the Fourth Year students can apply what they have learned in all their subjects. It is not supposed to be hard – if you know what to do.
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