Explaining the obvious, one draft at a time

I can't read it if I can't see it.
I can't see it if you didn't submit it.
A full draft is better than a partial draft, but a partial draft is better than no draft at all.

Reading the abstract is not the same as reading the article.
Reading the article is not the same as understanding the article.
Quoting the article is not the same as synthesizing the information into your argument, but it's a good start, especially if you cite it properly.

The words "Works Cited" indicate that the works on the list have actually been cited within the accompanying document.
"Cited" means the document refers to the source specifically, by author's name or title and, when available, page number.
Vaguely gesturing toward "some experts" is not the same as citing a source.

It may be accurate, in a metaphorical sense, to refer to an institution of higher education as a Collage, but students who want to be taken seriously spell it College.

Using only commas is better than using no punctuation at all, but just barely.
Consider the colon: a pause that promises more to come.
Or the dash--that dashing shift to something different.
Or if you can't manage those, how about the occasional question mark at the end of a question?
Really, at this point, any punctuation at all would be a nice thing. And would it kill you to capitalize proper nouns?

Kidding! We are all improper now. We should be happy simply to receive a pile of words, in whatever form they arrive--provided that they actually arrive. Because let's face it: the easiest paper to grade is the one that does not, in the strictest sense of the word, exist.