What do I do when my writer submits a poorly written or incomplete essay just to buy time, knowing that there is extra time to revise it?
Give the essay the respect it deserves: As soon as you establish that it is not acceptable as collegiate level work, you mark it ‘U’ for unacceptable, note that it is incomplete or poorly researched, and hand it back with no further comment. You do not owe the writer the courtesy of a careful or complete reading, for he or she has not shown you the courtesy of such a writing. In fact, your writer has presumed upon your time and owes you an apology. Then consider how foolish it was for your writer to do this. It cost him or her an opportunity for constructive criticism. That all but guarantees that the final version will be inferior to what it could have been. Moreover, if I see an incomplete assignment, I will treat it as late even if it is stamped and penalize it accordingly.
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