Parents, please be aware that I mainly depend on papers for the test grades in my class. While we may occationally have a grammar test, the major grades generally come from papers. We spend a large part of class writing these papers. We may be working on a paper for as long as four weeks before the final paper is due. Because we spend so long in class working on these papers, I am very strict about them being turned in on time. Please realize that I subtract ten points for every day the paper is late.