<p>I've received some vague, unhelpful feedback on an assignment from my professor this afternoon, and since the assignment is part of a huge one that's due at the end of this week (during break, of course), I really don't know what to do. </p>
<p>It's a major reflective assignment about our writing experiences that requires us to connect to class readings, and he just told me that I need more details from the readings and that I need to show what I learned from them more, though he didn't mention exactly where I'm lacking it. (I thought I had elaborated on at least some of them, but now I don't even know what parts were good or which ones need more oomph) </p>
<p>Naturally, I want to email him and ask him what he specifically means so I can do it right for Friday when it's due electronically, but he told us that he's going on vacation over break and won't be able to get back to us as quickly as usual. (he never said we couldn't email him, though) </p>
<p>So basically, is this important enough to disturb him on his vacation? I don't know how to do more than what I did, and even if it's a few days from now, more clarity would be very helpful, especially since this is a huge grade. What should I say if I email him? </p>
<p>If it would be too annoying to ask him about, how can I generally make the best of vague suggestions? </p>
<p>Thank you very much, and I'm sorry if I myself am being too vague!</p>
<p>I would say that it is worth it to email him (esp. if it is such a large part of your grade). I would put some time into your email, however, and give him examples he can target (remember, he’s not going to remember what your paper was or what, necessarily, was the feedback he gave you). You might need to copy/paste entire sections you think are vaguer and mention what kind of details you would add.</p>
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<p>From that, I would say that you already basically know what you need to do-- you just want the prof to tell you what you need for an A. I would go in and punch up all of your sections-- maybe you need more specificity in details whe you elaborate, maybe you need to do it for everything you’ve done. I wouldn’t expect the prof to tell you what sections he wants better- it sounds like he’s made it clear he wants it all, basically, better, and I don’t see him hand-holding you through to an A. If you have a friend in the class, ask him or her if y’all can trade papers and read each other’s. Look at previous assignments and get a good writer to look over it for you. Remember that a better grade isn’t going to be because you’ve finished some kind of check-list-- it’s going to be because it’s good, period, and it shouldn’t be the professor’s job to tell you exactly what sections (x, y, and z) need to be better (and how).</p>